760H.68/10–345: Telegram
The Ambassador in Greece (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 4—5:34 p.m.]
1119. See my despatch 1518, Sept 12.82 In strictly confidential note, Foreign Office states that according recent information 700 Greek hostages taken by EAM are now in Albanian concentration camp at Lesh (Alessio) 20 kilometers from Skutari. Note requests US Mission Tirana undertake rapid and secret investigation to uncover this camp which Hoxha has been able conceal till now and would immediately move elsewhere at first alert exposing inmates grave dangers. Note concludes: “The Royal Minister deems that this question is so closely related to the basic moral principles of the United Nations that nothing should be neglected which might aid in finding traces of those who have disappeared and putting an end to an intolerable abuse.”
Sent Dept as 1119 for such instructions as deemed advisable to Tirana and repeated Tirana for information.
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