‘Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/29 : CIA-RDP80-008104001800460004-8 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ‘Host Duos ofthe Utes Sten hi Shane INFORMATION REPORT Seaton ee emt Sine the pat i form roid SBCRET/CONTROL = U, S, OEFICIALS ONLY SECUNTY NFOMAAT.ON 25K1 ‘counter ‘Albenta/Yugoslavia Reon sumect Yugoslav Plan for the DATE piste, 23 July 1953 Invasion of Alberta NO. OF PAGES 2 DATE OF INFo. REQUIREMENT NO, RD 28x1 PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES ms aa asx 1, The Tugoslay Military progran concerning Albania was draim up over a year ago by Generals’ Polo Dapeevic, Svotosar Yulaanovic, and Kosta Tt is inom as Flan Re7 and its general Gutline provides for a conquest of Albania mainly ty ‘Albanian troops with the até of sone Yugoslav Kosover elements. 2, According to the Flan, diversioniste and propagendiste would erouse Albanian public opinion against Hexha and against the Soviets prior to nilitery actions Following this preparatory action, Albanian militery unite in Yugoslavia, Anter= spersed with a division of the Yugoslav regular arny male up of Kosovar elenent would enter AIbanta and converge on Mirsna from several different approachoss Meaminile, the Yugoslav regular army would renain concentrated along the Albanian, ‘order and the Yugoslay Goverment would declare ite intention not to interfere An Albanian internal affaire without direst orders from the United Nations. During ite avanco on Trane the Albanfan force would mob{lize the local popula fn athoring strong fro votantecre ea well ae dacotere from oxhata| erage However, no abtenpt would be nade to engage amy unite which renained loyal to, Higtha unless conbat could not bo avoided, in whieh oase anal] unite vould be do ‘tached for this purposes otherwise, all wits vould bo by-passed, In tho evert ‘that Horha trocps chould put up an unexpectedly strong o extented resietance or that Soviet troops should intervenes the Albenian fornations would break dom into minor units and conduct guerdila varfare in an attenpl to establish @ otate of rovolution and civil war an the comixy. In comection with thie plan, the Yugoslav Communist Party estimates that the ‘organized Albanian force would be able to inoreaso its strength to appraxi~ nately 50,000 during ite march on Tirana, and thet it would be able to complete Ate missién within a vory short tine, It'49 also expected that once Mrena had. fallen, the Soviet troops in Albania would fall back to Saseno Island where ‘they could be evacuated. 25 YEAR RE-REVIEW) SBCRET/CONTROL ~ U. 8, OFFICIALS ONL Eig = CC x [rT Jwe TT [1 I Rais Wage Ban Sea Wy Wd Dion PHT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/29 - CLA-RDP80-008104001800460004-8Santtized Copy Approved for Release 2010/01/29 : CIA-RDP8O-00810A001800480004-8 28x1 «@ @ rod Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/29 : CIA-RDP80-008104001800460004-8