Dashnor Kaloçi
Part thirteen
Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents issued by the institution of the Authority for Information of Former State Security Files, where there is a voluminous file belonging to Tuk Jakova, who since the period of Zog Monarchy, was one of the leaders of the Communist Group of Shkodra, sentenced to political prison in the famous trial of 1938, together with Qemal Stafa and Vasil Shanton, participant in the founding meeting of the Albanian Communist Party and member of its Central Provisional Committee, since the founding meeting of November 8, 1941, political commissar of the First Assault Brigade and the First Corps of the National Liberation Army, where from the end of the War, in November 1944 until 1955, he held several senior party and state functions and duties. , as: member of the Politburo and secretary of the Central Committee of the Albanian Communist Party, full ambassador of the People’s Republic of Albania in Belgrade, President of the Trade Unions of Albania, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the Albanian government, headed by Enver Hoxha, etc. The entire voluminous file (forms and investigative) that is published for the first time by Memorie.al., Where there are hundreds of unknown documents, in charge of the former lieutenant general Tuk Jakova, (“People’s Hero”), which belong to the period 1951-1959, when he, after numerous contradictions with Enver Hoxha since the end of the war, in 1951 was expelled as a member of the Politburo and in 1955, he was expelled from the Central Committee of PPSh, being dismissed from all party and state functions, which he had held until then, was interned with his family in the district of Berat, where after working for some time as head of the Carpentry Department in that city, in 1957 was sentenced to solitary confinement in Kanina Castle, Vlora district, where he was arrested in 1958, sentenced to 20 years in prison, accused of being a “traitor and enemy of the people”, until he died in the Prison Hospital. of Tirana in 1959, in mysterious circumstances! What is said in the secret documents (reports, photographs, cards, forms, reports-information, notes, minutes, surveillance reports, plans-measures, denunciation letters, etc.) belonging to the period 1955-1959, when he was in constant surveillance and surveillance by the State Security bodies, who were the officers of the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who were in charge of his surveillance and the names and nicknames of the Security collaborators, who kept him under strict surveillance ?!
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Report-information of the State Security officer, Lieutenant Anastas Bojaxhiu, with the data of the Security collaborator with the nickname, “Philanthropy”, regarding the pursuit and surveillance of Tuk Jakova and his family in the district of Berat
Given the source “Filantropi”
Lieutenant Anastas Bojaxhiu
Report dated 28/8/1956
The source informs that Viktor Stratobërdha, Kujtim Jorgaqi, Mihal Shkarpa (cinema servant) and he, had decided that on the boy’s day, dated 26/8/1956, to organize a picnic in the village of Drobonik, but this was canceled because; Kujtim Jorgaqi, went to his house in Fier, also next Sunday, they will not go because he has a party in the family, it remains for the picnic to be organized another Sunday.
On Saturday, 25/6/1956, while he was standing in one of the windows of the Hotel “Mallakastra”, Arqile Aleksi and another person he did not know came in front of the Hotel Kujtim Jorgaqi, Kujtim told him that; we will also take Arqilena to the Drobonik picnic, Arqileja jumped up and said; I cannot come with people condemned by the Party, he’s supposedly to protect Viktor, said to Arqile, that; keep that word to yourself, when Victor fought, you eat pancakes to mom, but do not talk like that.
Arqilea told him not to take the mold. He, on Sunday, 26/8/1956, went to Viktori at the “22 October” Cinema and told him that; you Viktor do not associate with Arqile Aleksi, after he, when Kujtim invited him to the picnic, said that; does not come with the people the Party has condemned, Victor told him that; Arqilea is good, but he said it to the face, he said more, he is dirty and beware of him, Victor again said that; no more man, that Arqilea is good.
On 26/8/1956, he had met with Tuk Jakov in the field of sports and told Tuk that; a few days ago I saw Dhora Lekë here and I was sorry I did not meet him, Tuku told him that; she came and stayed only two days at my house and after that she left for Gjirokastra.
After she was appointed music manager there with 4,500 ALL per month, she was convicted and suffers unjustly for me. I have said this and I will say it constantly, that the Conference of the Party of Tirana, has issued things with grounds and they should take advantage of these that they themselves say that we are not in 1948.
Now the class struggle is easing, when in fact these are exacerbating it. Enver himself at the III Congress said that the class war is softening, while these reject the Party militants. Enver Hoxha’s policy triumphed, as he found the support of the Soviet Union, he told him that; where does the Soviet Union know what is being done here, Tuku Said that; you have a short horizon, we do not have the Soviet Union in Moscow but in Tirana, as Soviet advisers say Enver Hoxha does.
Therefore, as long as they call the report of the Third Party Congress fair, they won the guarantees, so I withdraw from the previous opinion (here the former word before, said that the Soviet Union and Tito, will fix the situation in Albania).
After that, Tuku said; here was Franua (Tuku’s brother) and I stay two days, for that man Tuku says, I am deeply touched, that they have done hostile work towards him, for my reason he suffers, Franua is not to blame. When I went to Shkodra when I was an MP, the granddaughter of Father Anton Arapi with all her father, looked for a job, as she was a cutter (tailor).
As this presented and some others for work, I called those of the Party and the County Government and told them that some of these should be settled now at work, and some others later, so that the granddaughter of Father Anton Arap, is settled cutter in the Tailoring Cooperative.
Later, they asked for her autobiography and fired her, as the granddaughter of Father Arapi; this was clearly four days in a row as her eyes were swollen. Later he was thrown from the window and ended his life, at this time Franua had gone to Shkodra for art issues and after returning to Tirana, he tells me this story.
I immediately went and told Enver, who was sorry, but later, things were fabricated, telling me; why did Franua tell you these things?! I said, because I have a brother and I told you right, this is very serious.
For this, I was struck down, and to avenge myself, I said with hatred that; Enver Hoxha is not the founder of the Albanian Communist Party, but there are some others like Miladin and Dushani. For this job, Franon was taken to Gramsh, a salesman in a shop and receives 2,600 lekë per month, because he cannot fulfill the norm, he suffers for bread, as I suffer.
But what saved me sold the couple, Franos’s wife is a cutter, but those of the Branch tell the people not to sew to her while the people go at night, as she is a good professional. Franko, the Party militant, is persecuted in vain for me, he had been appointed by at least a certain boss, to receive 5,000 lekë per month, because he is not guilty, he is not fit for work, as I am.
After that Tuku said that Titua does not love Enver Hoxha, but what to do with the Soviet Union that approved the report of the Third Congress, so Yugoslavia is no longer discussed for me, that if you take it right, you should do as Rakoshi did, who proved to be honest and resigned himself, but Enver, knows how to escape cunningly.
After this came the word of the Suez Canal, in this connection, Tuku said that; the British are using pressure methods; there they have assembled the fleet they had in Nepal and on another island. He said; but could it be the cause of a new Suez war, Tuku said; no, there is no danger there, there is only pressure, Suez belongs to Egypt, for this it was supported by India, which sent 300 thousand workers, while for the British, those companies were concessions. The danger of war was West Germany, from there war could break out.
After this conversation he said that; I saw a newspaper that the Congress of Agricultural Cooperatives is opening in Korça these days. Tuku tha; interesting, has received wide proportions of collectivization, I saw the article of Qemal Myrseli, which said that 1,200 Agricultural Cooperatives, he told me that I do not like the area of Paftal, who were associated with the War and today resist to set up cooperatives in their villages.
Tuku said that; they have the right to object, as the province of Paftal is a mountainous area, the irrigation canals do not catch it, they never make bread, so, if they set up cooperatives, let them not be able to be found by the state, the state will be forced to keep them with bread, while for the fields, said Tuku, it is right to collectivize.
Tuku later said that before starting the sport, I met Victor and invited him to come to the sport, Victor said; I have 10 lekë and I have Mihali with me, so I cannot separate from him and I need another 10 ALL, I say Tuku, I told him; let me pay them.
However, Victor did not come, after the sport was over, Tuku parted from him, telling him that; now I will take Mita for a walk. He did not report that a few days ago, Tuku told him that I met Ymer Dishnica and wished him well that he was released from prison.
“Philanthropy”
Report-information of the State Security officer, Lieutenant Anastas Bojaxhiu, with the data of the Security collaborator with the nickname, “Philanthropy”, regarding the pursuit and surveillance of Tuk Jakova and his family in the district of Berat
Given the source “Philanthropy”
Lieutenant Anastas Bojaxhiu
Report dated 4/9/1956
He says that on 28/8/1956, before the Executive Committee of Berat, he met with Tuk Jakova, with whom he talked about the issue of an article he had done about the Kelmendi war in the 1st Brigade, Tuku i told him to give this article to the Party Committee, while the photos you had when you were a partisan, copy and give a copy, not original, keep them if you will need them.
He told Tuku; if you have any material from the War to submit, Tuku said; I had a mesh bag, in which I had the whole war diary, but when I left for the 5th Division, I left it to Aleks Nano and when I returned to Tirana, I asked for it and Alex told me that I did not know where it was. I left, I had other valuable things there and for that I got caught up badly with Alex.
After that he told her that; today I was at Dishnica at home, I visited the girl, Dishnica told me that; because you are a beautiful girl, so we will marry you, I told her that this is easy, we are leaving it to their liking when they grow up, but thank goodness you came out of prison safe, then he told Tuku that; on Sunday I saw you in the garden drinking with Dishnica, I wanted to come, but I thought we would not look each other in the eye, all together. Tuku said that; Dishnica himself came to meet Frankon (my brother) and his wife, with whom he has known since the time of the War.
When I told Dishinca to sit down, he said; no, as the devil will eat us, I said; more sit down because they cannot find anything for us, Dishnica sat down with all his wife and we started drinking beer, after that, the conversation of Dishnica prison was opened, says Tuku, they arrested him in vain, ostensibly as if he listened and commented on the news of the stations the foreigner, says Dishinca, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Dishnica said; I did well to spend 9 months in prison, there I made a general visit and saved the whole camp and shared the diseases, among them there were people who would soon die and be kept in prison. After we finished drinking, I started withdrawing money to pay, Dishnica said; will you pay me and ask me how much salary do you get?
I told him that I get 75 thousand lek per year, counting it for years. Dishnica said; I have been out of prison for two months and I have taken 70 thousand lek, so I will pay you. Tuku said that; Dishnica is a good man and quite smart, but the work of Mukje’s betrayal, they have done it continuously and always talk about it, even though she is 12 years old, while Sejfulla Malëshova is a thick beast.
“Philanthropy”
Tasks:
- Meet Tuk and ask if he will go to the Skrapar festival and say that the people of Skrapar are good.
- Ask in the conversation who the members of the Shkodra Group were and when it comes to Vasil Shanto, say if he left people and how they are treated.
- Talk about the war fought by the 1st Brigade in Peshkopi, in order to give birth to conversations about Dali Ndreu, how Tuku comments on his arrest.
Note: The purpose of these assignments is to teach us how Tuku found out about the recent arrests of anti-Party elements and how he comments on them. Memorie.al
Lieutenant
Anastas Bojaxhiu
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