Dashnor Kaloçi
Part twenty-two
Memorie.al/ publishes some archival documents issued by the institution of the Authority for Information of Former State Security Files, where is the voluminous file (forms, investigative and court), of Myrteza Bajraktari originating from Gostivar, who after finishing school high school in the city of Tetovo, in 1952, began his higher studies at the University of Skopje, in the branch of Philosophy, where in addition to teaching he was employed as a journalist in the newspaper “Flaka e Vllaznimit” published in Skopje, from where he was fired soon after, he published an article where he was openly against the displacement of Yugoslav Albanians to Turkey and as a result, he was appointed as a teacher in the 7-year school “Shaban Zeneli” in Kumanovo. Myrtezai was arrested by the UDB in 1952, after he was part of a secret organization called the ‘Albanian National-Democratic Organization’, and he was sentenced to seven years in political prison, which he served in the Nis prison and Idrizovo. Escape from Yugoslavia and coming to Albania, where after staying for some time in the internment camp in Seman of Fier, he was given the right to high school, graduating from the University of Tirana in Language and Literature, but after refusing the appointment in the city of Berat, in 1971, he was arrested and sentenced to seven years in political prison, on charges of “agitation and propaganda”. Release from prison and leaving without work until the collapse of the communist regime and his appointment as Consul General of Albania in Switzerland, until 1993, and then his election as Honorary President of the Albanian League in the World, for the countries of Benelux, where he worked for the cause of Kosovo, until he passed away on December 11, 2020. The entire complete file of Myrteza Bajraktari, with the names of officials and officers of the State Security, the nicknames of collaborators, “colleagues” and The “compatriots” who followed and monitored him, the provocateurs in the investigation cells, the witnesses who appeared in court, the letters sent to Enver Hoxha and the high official instances where he demanded his innocence, etc., etc., are published for the first time by Memorie .al
Continued from the previous issue
The secret document drafted by the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Tirana district, Kadri Gojashi, with the plan of agency-operational measures, to verify how some secret documents of the State Security were handed over to Myrteza Bajraktari!
APPROVED SECRET
Single specimens
Tirana on 26 / VIII / 1974
MASH PLAN
ON THE VERIFICATION OF SUBMISSION OF SOME SECRET DOCUMENTS
MYRTEZA BAJRAKTARIT
On 31 / VII / 1974 Myrteza Bajraktari, formerly convicted of hostile activity, submitted to the Special Branch two hostile operative notes, a sheet of biographical notes and a letter of operative assessments. According to Myrtezai, these materials were handed over to his wife, Kimete Bajraktari from the Tirana Branch of Internal Affairs, along with some other personal items taken during the control of the apartment.
Considering that in these materials are exposed data that constitute a state secret, the following measures will be taken to verify the case:
- To find the minutes of the submission of these documents to Kimete Bajraktari, to verify P.Op. Deliverer and delivery time. For this, study the processing file and the investigative file in charge of Myrteza Bajraktari.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Until 26 / VIII / 1974.
- Since the case was investigated by the former Investigation Branch in the Ministry and these documents were produced in the Special Branch, it should be verified how they were sent to the Directorate of Internal Affairs, the time of submission, etc. To do this, check with the secretary of the Directorate of Internal Affairs and the secretariat of the Special Branch to find the accompanying letter.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Until 26 / VIII / 1974.
- Ask the former P.Op. Petrit Deda, who handed over the personal belongings to Kimete Bajraktari and J. Petrika who assisted, to clarify the following issues:
- When and from which body did M. Bajraktari’s personal belongings come, the time, the order given and how it was concretely acted for their delivery.
- If the documents submitted by Myrtezai are recognized by the former P.Op. P. Deda and why he did not administer them in the processing file of M. Bajraktari.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Until 28 / VIII / 1974.
- Call Kimete Bajraktari, who should be asked for clarifications on these issues:
– When and by whom the personal belongings of her husband were handed over.
– What items were specifically delivered and whether these items were all included in the delivery record.
– Where he kept them and he read or checked all the letters that were delivered to him, when he did this and what he ascertained.
– Has told the husband or any other person about their content.
– Did she tell her husband that she found some documents in his belongings and what else she did about the actions he did for these documents?
– Her statements to be fixed in the verbal process.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Until 27 / VIII / 1974.
- Call Myrteza Bajraktari and ask about these issues:
– When and under what circumstances was his wife informed about these materials?
– When and where specifically his wife told him about them.
– What did he do after getting acquainted with these materials and did other people inform him.
– Why did not he immediately hand over the materials as soon as he got acquainted with them?
– What are his thoughts on this issue?
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Until 27 / VIII / 1974.
- To verify the reactions between them and the accuracy of the statements, to organize in the waiting room in the Directorate of Internal Affairs Tirana, the hearing with T.O. of Myrteza Bajraktarir and his wife.
Performed by K. Gojashi, M.Kosova
Dt.27 / VIII / 1974.
- Ask P.Op. Veip Proda, of the Special Branch to clarify when and how he sent to the Directorate of Internal Affairs Tirana, the personal belongings of M. Bajraktari, what order was given to the Directorate on this occasion, because he is familiar with the documents submitted by Myrtezai, have were these along with personal belongings and what order was given for them.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Dt. 28 / VIII / 1974.
- At the end of these actions and after the issue has been clarified, an information should be provided to the leadership of the Ministry.
Performed by K. Gojashi, Dh. Beshiri
Dt. 29 / VIII / 1974.
Vice President of D.I.DR. INVESTIGATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Dhimitër Beshiri Kadri Gojashi
The document of the State Security Operational Worker, Petrit Deda, where he explains to his superiors, how the secret documents of the State Security could have fallen into the hands of Myrteza Bajraktari’s wife!
Some clarifications related to the delivery of personal belongings to the wife of Myrteza Bajraktari, who was convicted.
I do not remember the exact time when the materials in charge of Myrteza Bajraktari were handed over to me for the first time, but it must have been the end of 1971. These materials were placed in a large file, one part was the processing file and in the other, were his personal belongings, taken during the search in the apartment, which were placed in another large folder and all in a large separate box.
I did not accept these materials, for two reasons, first, that they were not in the direction of my work, second, it was not clarified to me what to do with the file as well as with his personal materials. I was told that; keep them for a while and later it would be clear to me about the path the materials would follow.
Times passed and all my requests, I was not given the correct answer to them. Several times, I intervened and without education to my superiors and finally, I met with the investigator, comrade Elham Gjika and finally I was ordered to hand over my personal belongings to his family. One day, I called his wife and in the presence of my friend Jorgaq Perika, I handed over these items to her in exchange for the minutes.
Before handing over these items, a day or two ago, I did the preparatory work, prepared the process, and was ready to hand it over to my wife. In the preparatory work, I say responsibly, that I have seen with the greatest attention and care all his personal documents and belongings and I do not remember being caught in the eye, the documents, which he says I gave him i.
Also, I have read these documents, some time ago, out of curiosity rather than operational interest and again, I do not remember seeing this document.
During the delivery, I do not claim that until the end, I gave her everything in pieces, but I know to say, that we gave her in pieces and she intervened, not to do this job and called it formal, but I insisted and did my job.
Given this fact, I say that, it may have influenced in this direction and may have reduced my vigilance. But the preparatory work I had done before, I claimed to have done well and with the utmost care.
I wanted to clarify that: for the two dossiers we are talking about, in this report, they were not large dossiers, but they were dossiers the size of an ordinary envelope for letters, and based on this, I thought that it is very difficult to disguise that whole large group of letters.
That we did not give him the letters specified in the piece, this is also explained. These papers were misused and they had no beginning and no end and as a result, I could not determine how many pieces of paper there were in total, this forced me to form two small folders of papers.
The materials in his charge, I have never had in charge. I know that his file has taken this path: It was processed in Fier, from there he came to Tirana, after finishing high school, he was appointed to work in Berat and the materials went there, but his arrest took place and Berat sends it to the Ministry and the Ministry sent it to us and after they came from there, they were given to me for administration.
These were some of the clarifications I intend to give on this issue and if deemed necessary, I am ready at any time to give any kind of explanation that is needed.
Clear proofs
Petrit Deda
Tirana, on 2/9/1974
The secret document with the report-information drafted by the two State Security Operational Officers, Asllan Duro and Mustafa Kosova, regarding the recording with operative technique of the conversation made by Myrteza Bajraktari and his wife, Kimete Berisha, in the waiting room of the Directorate of Internal Affairs of Tirana.
DIRECTORATE OF P. INTERIOR TIRANA SECRET
No. 82 Single specimen
Legend: G.R. of secondment
B – Myrteza Bajraktari It was performed in the waiting room of the Directorate
G – Kimete Bajraktari Tirana, on 17/9/1974
Reproduction is prohibited
Information of T. O.
On the conversation held on 31/8/1974, between Myrteza Bajraktari and his wife, Kimete Bajraktari, in the waiting room of the Directorate.
B – What did he tell you?
G – He asked me how you saw them, where you saw them, where I worked, I told him.
B – I said, I saw them later?
G – I saw them later, I said, when we checked them to see them, he said yes it is not said, that maybe you e said, he pulled it I told him and it was typed and I thought it was her, I said I did not keep it? Yes well he said, well, what did those letters say, to clarify a dubious letter on this sheet, it was the job I said, something like that, more concrete, I said, we got a little upset, so we had said.
B – Another did not say anything?
G – Next, this was the conversation, he said the letters when you handed them over, and the postcards, you saw them said, i.e., to give the letters and the postcards in one place, I told him, that I did not give him the letters for anything, what contained those letters he told me, when you read them, there was another man there, I told him, only the two of us were, yes you told the other man he told me, whatever I told the other man, well said, wait there, that they will call again.
B – (Does not answer).
G – If you did not notice this letter, it would not have been there in blocks before, no I said, if it was in blocks before, I would say it is not mine, I said where I had in mind and neither it occurred to me that there would be something of yours there, it did not occur to me for that job.
B – I did not see the notes, did not you tell them about the letters?
G – I said, a letter was that I saw, it was thin and written on the outside, that he had written it irregularly, it was in pelican ink, you did not see it, he told me, that this letter is not it was yours, I said no.
B – In the beginning, when I looked at them, did not you tell them?
G – I said, if I had seen them, I would definitely have sent them, what do I need it for! What contained the letters, he spoke I said, so for dubious work, there is one e.g., analyzed, they said, I said these two things were there, besides, there is something else. He was one of those who asked a few easy questions.
B – (Talk about the magazine on the table).
G – He asked me like this, I told him that LEZHA has it; he said …… that I told Myrtezai, that so, so, but I completely forgot that you told me so.
B – I remembered that there is no guarantee from work now.
G – They did not say anything to you about work, as long as he told you, come on, is it work that they did not say anything to you?
B – ………………………………………….
G – He remembers when we handed him these letters, how many of us there were, me, my mother, I said, that friend, the other one, was from Korça.
G – Did he say that this was a friend?
B – Six months.
G – Now November marks the year.
Note:
With that, the conversation is interrupted because the husband leaves and when he returns, he no longer comes to the waiting room, but the two leave.
It was handed over to the Operational Worker, Haxhi Dashi. Memorie.al
Operational Workshop Operational Workshop
Asllan Duro Mustafa Kosova
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