POGRANIČNI PROMET JUGOSLAVIJE I ALBANIJE I DVOVLASNIČKA IMANJA 1945–1948.
BORDER TRAFFIC OF YUGOSLAVIA AND ALBANIA AND TWO-OWNER ESTATES 1945–1948

Summary/Abstract: As neighbors, Albania and Yugoslavia relied on each other economically. Before World War II, border traffic between Yugoslavia and Albania was governed by the provisions of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation. After 1945, the two countries fostered economic cooperation, and the resolution of relations along the Albanian-Yugoslav border was of great importance. To that end, negotiations were conducted, resulting in the signing of the Agreement on Border Traffic between Yugoslavia and Albania. After the visit of Enver Hoxha to Yugoslavia, border cooperation gained more intimate forms; customs borders were abolished and currencies of both countries were equalized. The problem of landholdings by two owners (dvovlasnici) was being resolved by a commission, which was organized in February of 1947. The commission concluded that the problems emerged because the Albanian authorities had implemented the land reform incorrectly. A mixed Yugoslav-Albanian Commission was organized to solve this problem. The Commission decided that all expropriated land should be returned for cultivation; shepherds in Yugoslavia were able to drive their cattle out to pastures in Albania; issuing licenses for landholdings with two owners should be more efficient, and it was necessary to identify suitable sites for crossing the border. An open crisis in Yugoslav-Albanian relations began after Albania's acceptance of the Cominform, when the Yugoslav-Albanian border was closed and there were numerous incidents.

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