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The Minister in Albania (Grant) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 14—5:38 p.m.]
39. A circular note dated April 13, 1939 addressed to the Legation was received today from “The Albania Kingdom. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs”. I have not replied and I await Department’s instructions. The text of the note follows:
“The Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its best compliments to this Diplomatic Mission and has the honor to communicate to her what follows: (1) the deposition of the King Zog dynasty and its regime; (2) the offering of the Royal Crown to His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III King and Emperor of Italy as King of the Albanians; (3) the preservation of the flag, of the independence and of the sovereignty of Albania; (4) the constitution of a government under [Page 402] the presidency of His Excellency Shevqet Verlaci assuming ad interim the Ministries of the Interior and Public Works with members Mr. Xhafer Ypi, Minister of Justice, Djemil Dino, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Feizi Alizotti, Minister of Finance, Ernest Koliqi, Minister of Public Instruction, and Andonbec Minister of National Economy.
The Ministerial Council taking into consideration this historical event for the nation has decided that the 12th, 13th and 14th of this month should be holidays.”