MARRËDHËNIET SHQIPTARO-GREKE GJATË PERIUDHËS SË KRIJIMIT TË PAKTIT BALLKANIK (1952-1954)
THE ALBANIAN - GREEK REPORTS DURING THE PERIOD OF CREATION OF THE BALKAN PACT (1952-1954)

Summary/Abstract: After the conclusion of the civil war in Greece, the situation between Greece and Albania remained tense. The troubles of the Albanian government grew obviously when Greece, Jugoslavia and Turkey entered the road of their rapprochement, a process which terminated with the signature of a treaty of friendship and collaboration, otherwise known as the Balkan Pact. These troubles were increased also by the Greek-American agreement for the naval bases which was proclaimed on October 12, 1953. The Albanian government protested against the Greek government and accused it that accepting the establishment of the bases of NATO in the Greek territory it was threatening directly the peace and security in the Balkans. These steps undertaken by Tirana were dictated by Moscow which strove to exerce pressure on Grecce. The Yugoslav-Turkish-Greek treaty didn’t bring essential changes of the Greek policy towards Albania. Athens continued to wait the opportune moment to realize its territorial aims in direction of South Albania. As result of the insistence of the Greek goverment this claim was left open in the documents of this alliance. In them it was confirmed the will of the three allied Balkan states to respect the independence of Albania as an important element of the peace and stability in the Balkans. But this formula avoided the mention of the territorial integrity of Albania. This defect of the treaty was put in evidence even by western diplomats of that time. Also behind the scene Greece and Yugoslavia reached a secret agreement to partition Albania in the case that would break out a war between the two blocks in the Balkans. Only the Turkish government did not comply with the Greek aims. It aimed at drawing Albania into the Balkan Pact, moving it away from the Soviet dependence and, at the same time, conserving its independence and territorial integrity. This stand manifested in the discussions for the creation of the alliance as well as in the Turkish press.

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