CONDEMNS NIXON'S WAR ESCALATION

All the Albanian people, the Govern- imperialism is the most savage and tricky The paper also points to the tremend- ment, the Party and the newspapers enemy of the people of Viet Nam and ous support of all the progressive people reacted very sharply to Nixon's new lndochina, and is set on turning the of the world for the Vietnamese people, escalation of the war in Viet Nam on whole of lndochina into a U.S. colony. especially the continuing support of December 18. "Zeri i Rinise," the paper of the People's China which is backing their GOVERNMENT STATEMENT Albanian youth, said that Nixon's dema- struggle powerfully, sincerely and in an The Government through the Foreign gogy about "ending the war in Viet Nam" all-round way. Ministry, issued a statement on December and his "desire for peace" were nothing TALK PEACE_MAKE WAR 23, pointing out that U.S. imperialism but big lies designed as part of his ln another article on December 20, the does not intend to give up its strategic election campaign to. win reelection to same paper writes that the latest escala- plans presidency. for Southeast Asia, which includes the He made many speeches tion again reveals Nixon's real face of a the permanent division of Viet Nam, and about end ing the wa r to f oo I the bloody and cunning aggressor. While he turning South Viet Nam, Laos and American people into voting for him. pours out a river of words about "peace" Cambodia into a permanent base of Then no sooner was the election over, and "ending the war " he actually was aggression against the peoples of Asia. than he gave the order to resume the intensifying the war. Nixon's puppet These barbarous air attacks against bombing and mining and escalate the war. Thieu has at the same time intensif ied his Hanoi and Haiphong are designed to NIXON CAN'T WIN BY terror campaign against the South Viet- achieve by brute force what the U.S. DIPLOMATIC TRICKERY namese patriots arresting and shooting couldn't gain by its machiavellian diplo- "Zeri i Popullit " the paper of the thousands, and systematically llquidating matic maneuvers. lt is designed to force Party of Labor, on December 22, pointed thousands more in his jails. people give the Vietnamese to up their out that Nixon's strategy is to try to gain But the heroic Vietnamese people are struggle and accept "American an Peace." at the conference table by trickery what waging victorious struggles, they are The Government Statement demands the U.S. imperialists have failed to win on invincible, and the U.S. air pirates are that the U.S. immediately stop all war the battlefield; then when they fail to paying dearly for their crimes. acts and get out of Viet Nam. lt reaff irms achieve their objective at the conference (cont. on pg. 4) Albania's all-out support for the Vietnam- table, they go back to the battlefield, ese people, and expresses confidence that, intensifying their aggression to a higher in unity with the peoples of Laos and leve l. Cambodia and with the aid of the Chinese ALBANIAN DIPLOMAT people and other people around the WOUNDED IN HANOI world, they will win the f inal victory. NIXON'S BIG LIES INDUSTRY SHIFTING BY U.S. BOMBING --Anany editorial articles have appea+ed TO BIGGER UNITS When American bombers battered the in the various Albanian newspapers residential areas of Hanoi and the Albania's industry has been steadily denouncing the brutal fascist violence of diplomatic quarters on October 1 1 two changing from small plants big plants, , the U.S. imperialists. "Luftetari " the to Albanian diplomatic personnel were and thus the degree of socialization of people's army newspaper said that U.S. wounded in the same bombardment industry has been increasing. which destroyed the French legation and ln 1963 only 167o of industrial killed the French Delegate-General, Pierre PRINCE SIHANOUK THANKS enterprises employed 500 or more work- Susin i. ers, while in 197 1 this f igure had jumped Oemal Rahmanah, Charge d'Affaires ALBANIA REPORT to 42o/o. a i. of the Albanian Embassy in Hanoi, Samdech Norodom Sihanouk, Chief of Counting the number of workers, in was in the French Legation visiting with State of Cambodia, sent the following 1963 about 50% were working in large M. Susini at the moment the bombs fell. telegram on November 2-7 to the editor of plants with 500 people, while in 197i Mr. Rahmanaj was wounded, but re- Albania Report'. this figure wasTO%. covered after treatment in a Vietnamese

"My very warmest thanks to you a,s These larger production units facilitate hosp ita I . well as to the whole group of your better and more scientific organization Nazmi Cani, an Albanian driver courageous journal for the noble support and management, with more efficient use attached to the Embassy, was outside the which you are giving to the struggle of of material, f inancia I and labor resources. French Legation in his car, waiting for the Cambodian people STOP With high During the present five-year plan, this Mr. Rahmanaj when the bombs fell. He esteem, and cordially (signed) Norodom trend will be further advanced with the also was wounded. Sihanouk." building of such big facilities as the The Vietnamese Government sent a This message was in response to our Elbasan Steel Plant, the Fierza Hydro- message of regret to the Albanian Albania Report No. 17, July 1972, in power Project and the big Petrochemical Government over the incident, and which we reported on Prince Sihanouk's Plant, which are expected to be in showed great concern for the recovery of visit to Albania. operation by 1975. the Albanian personnel. JOYOUS CELEBRATTON OF NATIONAL DAY

Albania's National Day this year was the Ottoman Turks, the Balkan chauvin- rested in the hands of the patriotic joyfulness celebrated with unprecedented ists, the ltalian fascists and the, German people, organized into a national libera- all over the country, and also in many Nazis. All were,defeated and driven out in tion army by the Albanian Communist parts of the world. time by the heroic Albanian people, arms Party under the leadership of Enver The Albanians have a double holiday in hand. This proves that no matter how Hoxha. 28,OOO men and women gave up on th is occasion, November 28 and small a country may be, if the people are their lives in that liberation struggle. November 29. The first commemorates determined to make every necessary PEOPLE'S POWER ESTABLISHED the 60th anniversary of the day, Novem- sacrif ice, they can triumph over any The new People's Power was set up on ber 28, 1912, when the patriotic enemy, no matter how great and the basis of an alliance between the Albanian revolutionaries led by lsmail powerful it may be. working class, the working peasantry, the Oemali raised the national flag for the SCANDERBEG'S GR EAT VICTOR I ES patriotic intellectuals. The reactionary first time and proclaimed the independ- The victory of the independence exploiting classes and feudals wer€ not ence of Albania as a nation from the struggle in 1912 goes back to the 15th allowed to come back on the coat-tails of oppressive 500-year rule of the Ottoman century national imperialist armies power Empire. when the hero Scander- the and take beg united all the Albanian clans for a once again to oppress the people. The raising of the f lag, and the setting brilliant war of resistance against the Today the country is celebrating the up for a revolutionary council, took place mighty armies of the Ottomon Sultans, great advances made in socialist con- in the city of Vlora, in the South. The which outnumbered the Albanian forces struction and the well-being of the square where Oemali raised the flag is a ten to one. For 25 years, until his death, people, despite the imperialist blockade national shrine, and is called Flag Square. Scanderbeg led the Albanian people to and the treachery of the Khrushchov This year, as part of the 1972 celebra- great victories, defeating the Turks time revisionists. All around the world, the tions, a heroic monument to the fighters and time again, and incidentally saving waves of revolution are on the rise. But for independence was erected and dedi- the rest of Europe from being over-run by the two super-powers have formed a cated in the square by the leaders of the the Ottoman Empire. criminal alliance to divide the world Party of Labor. After Scanderbeg's death, the Turks between them and suppress revolution. NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR finally did manage to gai'n control of the FOREIGN POLICY STAND The second day of the national country, but the Albanian patriots never The speeches stress the great friend- holiday marks the victory of the Albanian laid down their arms and never stopped ship and cooperation between China and people in the National Liberation War fighting a guerrilla war until the general Albania; full support for the Vietnamese and the setting up of People's Power on uprising of 1912 and the proclamation of people in their struggle for national November 29, 1944. That day the last of independence by lsmail Oemali. The f lag liberation against U.S. imperialism; and the nazi German invaders were driven out that Oemali raised on that day in the full support for the Arab and Palestinian of the country by the national liberation square of Vlora was the same f lag used by people. army led by the Albanian communists Scanderbeg in the 15th century, a black Referring to the feelers put out by the and headed by . This victory two-headed eagle on a field red. of Soviet leaders about "normalizing" rela- opened the way for the development of This is the same flag that is used tions with Albania, the Albanian leaders Albania as a free and independent today, with the exception that a gold star firmly reject this as demagogic tactics. People's Democracy building socialism. was added over the eagle to symbolize the "We will not fall into their traps," said ln view of the special nature of the partisan fighters, the victory of the . "We will not be deceived by 60th anniversary of independence, the people's war against the ltalian-German the olive branch. They owe us great main festivities this year were held in invaders, and the setting up of People's political, ideological and economic Vlora. Enver Hoxha and other leaders of Power in 1944. debts. " the Party of Labor and the Government BIG POWERS DIVIDE ALBANIA ENVER HOXHA SPEAKS went to Vlora to spend the holidays with But the biS imperialist powers of Speaking at a banquet in Vlora, Enver the people of the district. Taking part in Europe had no more respect for the Hoxha pointed out the great achieve- the festivities in Vlora were also the national aspirations of the Albanian ments of the Albanian people: the Chinese Ambassador to Albania, other people than did the Ottoman Turks. ln reconstruction of all the cities, villages, Chinese visitors, friends from fraternal drawing up the borders of the new Balkan roads and ports; the growth of an Marxist-Leninist parties, and a delegation states, over half the territory and independent industry with mines, power of war veterans from Algeria. population of the Albanians was left plants, iron and steel, railways; the A number of important speeches were outside the borders of the New Albania, electrification of the whole country; the made over the holidays at meetings, and given to the Serbians and Greeks. big leap in agriculture based on collectivi- receptions and banquets, by Enver Furthermore, in a secret treaty in London zation, mechanization, modern technol- Hoxha, , Hysni Kapo, Haxhi in 1915, plans were made to wipe out ogy, and large-scale organization; educa- Lleshi and , both in Vlora Albania completely, dividing up its tion that is widespread; medical care that and in . All the speeches stressed territory among ltaly, Serbia and Greece. covers the whole country; cultural and persistent, the centuries-long struggle of After the October revolution in Russia in sports centers; a steadily rising standard the Albanian people with arms in hand '1 917, when the Bolsheviks got a look at of living. for their freedom, independence and the secret documents in the Czar's palace, We must be social progress. alert and vigilant against Lenin disclosed this treaty to the world the dahgers of either armed aggression or 2OOO YEARS OF STRUGGLE and warned the Albanians. economic enslavement, which might Hysni Kapo pointed out that the ln April 1939 the ltalian fascists come from the imperialists or social- Albanian have fought against the power- invaded Albania in one of the first moves imperialists. When the imperialists and ful legions of the Roman empire, the of World War 2, and the reactionary King revisionists offer us "aid," they want us barbarian Goth tribes, the armies of the Zog regime capitulated. From then on, to sell out our country, to let them invest Byzantine empire, the mighty armies of the struggle for the liberation of Albania their capital so that they can suck out profits from our people, to turn us into IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM satel I ites. THE PAST EVILS OF CAPITALISM ln our country, prices are very low and "Zeri i Popullit" newspaper in Tirana withdraw is sometimes an indispensable stable, rerits are very low, education and carried a feature article on November 26, though temporary revolutionary '1972 defense health care are free, taxes are no more. ln commemorating the 50th anniver- tactic from the onslaught of the capitalist-revisionist prices the countries sary of the 4th Congress of the bourgeoisie, in order to preserve and go up constantly, rents are skyrocketing, Communist lnternational, at which Lenin consolidate the proletarian forces for a education health care getting and are out gave the main report titled "Five Years of new attack at an appropriate time. of reach of the working people, and taxes the Russian Revolution and the Prospects are a crushing burden. This has nothing to do with the of the World Revolution." The article revisionist policy of giving up all revolu- those countries see ln we the evils of applies the ideas of the 4th Congress to tionary struggle and accommodating to narcotics, crime, sexuality, hippies, rock present the world situation. Following is ca pita lis m. music, and all kinds of phoney theories a summary of some of the salient features spreading designed to cause the degenera- of the article: THE FASCIST DANGER tion of the people and the youth. They Lenin stressed that the world revolu- The 4th Congress analyzed the fascist would like to bring these evils into our tion required proletarian inter- danger and the liberation struggles of the country, but we have shut the doors on nationalism. mutual aid and collabora- peoples. lt rejected the ultra-leftist idea f them. We ight to build what is beautiful, tion. But the Khrushchov revision ists that the coming to power of fascism pure, progressive and revolutionary, to have betrayed this principle, and try to would be a good th)ng because it would develop high standards of proletarian impose their counter-revolutionary poli bring the revolution closer, it would morality and virtue, to bring up a cies on other countries and parties. create a revoltuionary situation, and it healthy, happy, optimistic, serious youth would revolutionize the working class. I n th e past- the criterjon of inter- able to carry out its revolutionary tasks The congress also criticized the tendecy nationalism was support for the Soviet with honor. to underestimate the danger of fascism, Union of Lenin and Stalin, the center of CHINA'S INTERNATIONALIST AID the world revolution. or to adopt opportunist methods in But today the fighting against it. Albania and China have shown that criterion has become the opposite-it present socialism can be built by relying on one's means sharp struggle against Soviet The day revisionist cliques present own forces despite the phoney theories revisionism, which is a center of counter- the same fascist danger that Lenin of the Soviet revisionists. China's aid to revolution. warned against. They have set up fascist dictatorships in Russia, Poland, Czecho- Albania is real internationalist, fraternal The revisionists have turned the Soviet slovakia, etc. They have set up a close aid, without conditions; but the decisive Union into a dictatorship the of alliance wth U.S. imperialism, which factor in the building of socialism is the bourgeoisie, of a fascist type, exploiting practices fascist violence at home and internal forces. China and Albania are the working class, and social-imperialist in internationally, which sponsors fascist truly socialist countries led by real foreign policy. At the 4th Congress, regimes such as Franco, etc. Marxist-Leninist parties, travelling the Lenin had pointed out that the world same road, having the same aims, and the revolution does not progress in a straight The unity of the revolutionary forces same enemies. The great China of Mao line, but will suffer partial and temporary against the fascist danger cannot be Tse-tung is a powerful socialist state turns and setbacks. achieved without a struggle against both which gives selfless aid; a the U.S. imperialists re- it is not Lenin pointed out then that the and the Soviet super-power, neither imperialist nor vtstontsts. Communist Parties should know how to socia l-imperia list. pointed combine the ability to attack with the The 4th Congress also out that The Soviet revisionists are out-right ability to withdraw. The need to the anti-imperialist struggle of the liars when they claim that their system is colonial and dependent people is a socialist. They have transformed their then Greece would be ours.,, . . . No, we component part of proletarian revolution, country into a capitalist state. The kind will never allow any evil to come to our and it must be a foremost question for oI "aid" they offer is no different from fraternal Greek neighbors from our soil the revolutionary parties the aid of U.S. imperialism. The two GREETINGS FROM ABROAD U.S. imperialism and Soviet social- powers super are preparing for the next grcat imperialism have become international big ',hq1.'war, ,,aid,, A rlumber qf gree-tlngs from all and their is desrgrTe+- poured gendaimes. the greatest enemies of the to enslave you. The sori.t ;;ri;;;i; over the world into Albania for the occasion congratulating the Albanian peoples of the world. The spearhead of tried for a long time to sabotage the people' struggle must be directed against the two development of our economy, the Party of Labor' and the our in- Government. came su per-powers dustry and mines' They from foreign governments socialist countries, Marxist- KHRUSHCHOV'S AGGRESSIVE PLANS Leninist parties, groups of Albanians SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST When Khrushchov was visiting Albania living in foreign countries, friendship "* Vol. X and Vol. Xl of Enver Hoxha's (in 1959), Enver Hoxha relates, they societies, and individual friends. out- Works have just come off the press in stood near-by looking at the magnificent standing among the greetings was one Tirana. They cover the period from Sept. 1952 to Aug. Vlora Bay. Gen. Malinowsky whispered from china, signed by Mao Tse-tung, ** 1954. to Khruschschov: "with the missiles in Tung pi-wu, chu Teh, and chou En-lal. On December 1st Albania announced East Germany we can hit Gibraltar and Also notable were greetings from North the establishment of diplomatic relations now with Vlora Bay we have the whole and south Viet Nam, Laos and cam- with Equatorial Guinea on the ambassa- Mediterranean in the palm of our hand.,, bodia. dorial level. Well, our Party destroyed their plans. Helping the people to celebrate appro_ "" The 25th anniversary of the birth of Never will Vlora Bay be a naval base in priately, there were special concerts, Albanian film production was marked in the hands of foreigners. theatre performances, November with appropriate celebrations. exhibits sports *" Later when they were inspecting events, etc. The leaders of the party went Recently published in Tirana: a new (on Butrint the Greek border) Malinow- around to visit with the families of the book of short stories about the life and sky again said to Khrushchov: "lf we cut heroes and martyrs. Also delegations of struggle of the Vietnamese people; it is through the coastline, this lake would leaders and foreign friends laid wreaths at written by Anastas Kondo, who recently make a magnif icent submarine base, and the graves of the iallen martyrs. visited Viet Nam. NIXON'S WAR (cont'd.) ALBANIA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR CAMBODIAN PEOPLE

On November 12, Zeri i Popullit cal plans of Nixon, and to fight on to APPRAISAL OF NIXON'S ELECTION carried an article expressing the firm final victory. Commenting previously Nixon's on support of the Albanian people for the The statement shows that the Cam- election campaign and his reelection, the Cambodian people's struggle against U.S. bodian patriots papers will accept no com- Albanian pointed out in early imperialism and its puppets. The paper promise at all with the Lon Nol puppets, October that N ixon's war budget for declared that the Cambodians are f ighting will accept no international conferences 1973, which is 1.8 billion dollars more a just war for national freedom, inde- or national "reconciliation," and will not year reveals than last the demagogy and pendence, peace and democracy, and fall prey to the deceitful political and nature "peace." diabolical of his talk of therefore they will be invincible. diplomatic rnaneuvers of Nixon and his His talk of peace and disarmament Commenting on the statement of the adviser Kissinger. with the Kremlin leaders were nothing Royal Government of National Ur.rion of The paper quotes a statement made by but a smokescreen to cover up their Cambodia, headed by Samdech Norodom Prince Sihanouk that even if a truce frenzied armaments race. That budget Sihanouk, which was issued on the agreement is concluded between the U.S, revealed once again the unchanging occasion of the 'l 9th anniversary of the and Viet Nam, this will have no bearing at aggressive nature of U.S. imperialism. independence of the Kingdom of Cam- all on Cambodia, which will never make Commenting on Nixon's November 2 bodia, the newspaper said that this any compromises with the U.S., and speech, before the election, the Albanian statement showed the Cambodians' deter- which will never recognize any inter- papers pointed out that it was clear that mination to reject the tricks and diaboli- national agreements concluded without Nixon's war poliby had not changed, that its participation. peace his talk of was a bluff , that all this Talk of a cease fire for the whale of talk was only to fool the U.S. voters. SHORT ITEMS OF !NTEREST lndochina is deception and hypocrisy, While Nixon was talking of peace, he ** since the Cambodians are determined to was rushing more planes tanks and ln November an Albanian military drive out completely the Lon Nol armaments to Saigon to prepare for more delegation visited China. while a dele- puppets and their U.S. bosses. The "Vietnamization" and more escalation. gation of Chinese metallurgy experts Cambodian people reject any interference visited Albania. POST.E LECTION COMMENTS ** by an international control commission, ln articles November 9 and 1O, "Zeri i The Albanian Football T,eam "Besa" which would only work in the interests of Popullit" and other papers commented of Kavaja, played the "Hibernians" of the two super-powers, and would not on Nixon's reelection, saying that another Edinburgh, Scotland, in Durres on Nov. work for peace. years 9th. This was part of the international four of Nixon in the White House SOVI ET REVISIONIST DANGE R promised good football matches. and the game was nothing for the U.S. The paper points to the danger of the people or for the people the supervised by three Swiss umpires. lt of world. His Soviet revisionists who pose as friends, reelection meant a continuation of his ended in a 1 :1 tie. * * but sabotage the struggle of the Cam- past policies aggression and war abroad, recent months trade agreements ln bodian people. They continue to have plus brutal oppression and exploitation at for i 973 were signed with Bulgaria, relations with Lon Nol, and oppose the home. Greece, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslo- liberation war of the National United Nixon's name is connected with the vakia, East Germany, ltaly and China. Front. The revisionists have an agreement criminal escalation of the Viet Nam war, "" A civil air transport agreement was with the Americans that the Cambodian its extension to Laos and Cambodia, concluded between Albania and China in and Vietnamese peoples should not win deeper U.S.-Soviet counter-revolutionary October. their freedom and independence, that the collaboration, full support for the lsraeli Americans should be allowed to remain in Zionists, support for reactionary and I ndochina. fascist puppet dictators, support for the made the same kind of promises four The paper points to the all-out support Portuguese colonialists and the South years earlier, which he did not carry out. and aid given by People's China to the Af rican racists etc. U.S. imperialism has Now he has made the same promises Vietnamese and Cambod ian people. lt become more openly the international again, and has convinced the voters to quotes from a telegram sent to Prince gendarme of world reaction. believe him. Actually, over 50 million Sihanouk by the Chinese leaders pledging NIXON PREFEBRED voters did not bother to vote at all, their firm support and aid to final BY.BIG BUSINESS showing the widespread disillusionment v rcto ry. of the people with the elections Nixon proved in his f irst four years that The U.S. imperialists keep suffering he is a faithful representative of U.S. big ANOTHER FOUR YEARS one failure after another in Cambodia and monopoly capital, the real rulers of the The next four years of Nixon promise lndochina but they do not want to accept country; so they determined to reelect the same reactionary course. When Nixon their defeats and do not want to get out. him to another term, pouring tens of talks of "peace with honor" he means the But the patriotic war of the people is a millions of dollars into his campaign for complete surrender of the Vietnamese iust war, and they will surely triumph. demagogy and propaganda to fool the people to an "American peace" of people that he was for peace And the neo-colonialist domination of lndochina. Soviet revisionist leaders also made it When Nixon talks of "world responsibil- Send ln Your Sub Now! pla preferred in that they Nixon and ities" he means more wars of aggression S3.00 U.S. & Canada would like to continue doing business throughout the world guarantee the to ($2.00 Students, G.l.s, Pensioners) with him. domination of U.S. imperialism. ALL OTHER COUNTRIES Nixon won the election not because The next four years will see further $4.00 First Class Mail, Sealed the American people had any great love consolidation of the Soviet counter- U.S. AIRMAIL for him, but (mainlV) because he had "a revolutionary alliance, and new plots $5.00 weak rival," and he was able to convince against the freedom and independence of ALBANIA REPORT millions of voters that he would bring the peoples, against revolution and P.O. Box New York, N.Y. 10008 "peace and prosperity " Actually, Nixon socia lism 912

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