875.01/11–344
The British Embassy to the Department of State
Memorandum
As the Department of State will be aware, Enver Hoxha made a declaration on October 20th in Berat that the first “Albanian Democratic Government” had now been formed, and that the Governments of the U.S.S.R., United States and Great Britain, “and all those in the anti-Fascist League”, would be asked to give full recognition.41 In the present confused situation in Albania His Majesty’s Government do not propose to recognise the Provisional Government which has been set up by the F.N.C., and in informing the Department of State of His Majesty’s Government’s view, the British Embassy has been instructed to express the hope that the United States Government will concur.
- On October 26, the pro-Axis government of Ibrahim Bicaku resigned, its members fleeing to the hills. The National Liberation Council was at the time meeting in Berat and on October 22 formed a provisional government for Albania with Colonel General Hoxha as Prime Minister. (875.01/11–1344)↩