LETTER TO HONORABLE JOHN A. MCCONE FROM J. EDGAR HOOVER

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• Publication Date: December 18, 1961
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WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
December 18, 1961
BY LIAISON
Honorable John A. McCone
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Administration Building
2430 E Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. McCone:
Material contained in the enclosed memo-
randum was supplied by sources who have furnished
reliable information in the past. Information in
this memorandum concerns relations between the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Albanian
Party of Labor.
Because of the sensitive nature of our
sources, we have classified this communication and
its enclosure "Top Secret." This information is
being furnished to other appropriate officials of
the Government.
Sincerely yours,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
December 18, 1961
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE
SOVIET UNION AND THE ALBANIAN PARTY OF LABOR
The 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union (CPSU) was held in Moscow, Russia, in
October, 1961.
Briefing on "Albanian Situation"
At the outset of the above Congress, a detailed
briefing on the "Albanian situation" was presented to the
various fraternal delegations by representatives of the
International Department of the Central Committee of the
CPSU. Individuals active in this briefing were V. Korianov,
a deputy to Boris N. Ponomarev, the head of the International
Department; Nikolai Vladimirovich Mostovets, the head of the
North and South American Section, International Department;
and Aleksei Andreevich Grechukhin, an assistant to Mostovets.
This briefing was continued on a regular basis throughout
the duration of this Congress.
While in the initial and many subsequent briefings
on this matter these individuals spoke directly of Albania
and the Albanian Party of Labor, the inference was clear
that their remarks were also intended to apply equally to
the Chinese and the Communist Party of China (CPC). The
purpose of the briefings was to convey to the various com-
munist and workers' parties the seriousness of the situation
and to determine the attitudes of such parties toward the
Albanians and the Chinese.
These individuals in their briefings pointed out
that today Albania is mobilized and on a war footing. They
claimed that the Albanians have surrounded the Soviet
Embassy in Tirana, Albania, with tanks and that Soviet
citizens could not move freely in Albania. Throughout
Albania there is a continuing arrest of Albanian citizens
who might express some sympathy toward the Soviet Union.
They noted that the Albanians are still holding certain
Soviet ships and will not release them.
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Revelations by Soviet Officials
Concerning Other Communist Parties
These briefings also brought forth the following
information furnished by the Soviet officials.
The Communist Party (CP) of Malaya, which now
maintains headquarters in exile in China, is a virtual
prisoner of the Chinese. The Malayan Party is split and
some members are looking for a way out of the situation in
which they now find themselves in China.
The CP of Japan is 100 per cent in the pay of
the Chinese. Because of this situation, and due to the
proximity of Japan to China, the CP of Japan fully supports
the Chinese.
The CP of Indonesia is in the pay of the Chinese.
Dipa N. Adit, General Secretary of the CP of Indonesia, is
a "stooge" of President Sukarno of Indonesia.
The Workers' Party of Vietnam agrees with the
Chinese due to the proximity of Vietnam to China.
Kim I1-sung, head of the Korean Party of Labor,
is presently playing a dual role in this situation, attempt-
ing to maintain friendship with both the CPSU and the CPC.
The CPC became so loud and boisterous in its
support of the Albanians that the Soviet Union contemplated
sending an official delegation of protest to China.
Net Result
Throughout these discussions, the individual
representatives from the International Department of the
Central Committee, CPSU, did not make an outright request
for the various communist parties to support the position
of the CPSU, but they did influence these parties to take
a position in this matter. The net result of the efforts
of the CPSU was shown in the 100 per cent support of the
Soviet position which was given by the communist parties
located in North and South America.
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