TIRANA, June 14 /ATA/ The Authority for Information on Former State Security Documents declassified the former State Security file for the “Vatra” (The Hearth), the Pan-Albanian Federation of America.
“Albanian propaganda tries to tarnish the national policy of the Albanian Communist Party,” is read in the three-volume dossier on the “Vatra”, monitored for decades by the State Security, with over 800 pages of documentation.
The organization “Vatra” was formally established on June 13, 1912 in Boston, USA. In a few years, it managed to have at least 65 branches throughout the country. The organization was the first to lobby for the Albanian cause to the then U.S. President Wilson.
“Vatra” gathered well-known personalities around the cause, from Fan Noli and the publisher of the “Dielli” Konica, to Kristo Kirka, Kristo Floqi, Kostë Çekrezi, Koço Kotta, Kole Tromara and others.
Over the years, “Vatra” has been active in the Albanian cause and has maintained strong ties with the motherland. Today, the Pan-Albanian Federation “Vatra”, more than a century after its establishment, continues its mission of helping between them and love for the nation, protection of the right, human dignity and national interests of Albania.
The file can be made available to researchers, in accordance with the amended law 45/2015 and the guide for media researchers. /j.p/p.s./
