The U.S.A. policy toward Albania during the Second World War 1943-1944 Cover Image
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Qëndrimi amerikan ndaj Shqipërisë në vitet e rezistencës (1943-1944)
The U.S.A. policy toward Albania during the Second World War 1943-1944

Author(s): Hamit Kaba
Subject(s): History
Published by: Qendra e Studimeve Albanologjike
Keywords: U.S.A. policy ; Albania during the Second World War ; 1943-1944 ; Albania; Albanian History;

Summary/Abstract: This article on the U.S. attitude towards the Albanian resistance during 1943-1944, deals with a previously unconsidered case by the Albanian historiography and almost not at all by the foreign one. The researchers have focused primarily on the British reports and of their missions in Albania during the war period by leaving almost unmentioned the U.S. position and of the OSS Mission (Office of Strategic Services) in Albania during 1943-1944. The aforementioned article is based mainly on unpublished archival documentation or partly published, founded on Albanian and American archives, as well as in several foreign studies. During 1939, U.S.A. unlike Great Britain, France and the neighbouring countries of Albanian, it condemned the Italian occupation of Albania, an action, which was followed by the withdrawal of its diplomatic representation in Albania. Although, Albania did not constitute a priority for the U.S.A. policy during World War II and was not included in the list of countries that benefit from the program "Land Lease", it sent to Albania an OSS mission. This mission helped the Albanian resistance and informed the State Department on the political and military forces in the country. In the activity of the OSS mission in Albania until the end of the war dominated the military interests against those political. The U.S.A. government during the World War II did not recognize Zog’s government in exile or the governments of the National-Liberation Front that emerged from the Congress of Përmet and Berat Meeting. In addition, it did not legally considered Albania as a nation allied or associated allied. The U.S.A. stance toward Albania during 1943-1944 is based on documents of the high levels of the U.S. policy such as the State Department, the President, etc., but also on the documents originating from the ground as was the case for the documents forwarded by the OSS Mission in Albania, Office of Bari in Italy etc.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 03-04
  • Page Range: 067-081
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Albanian