Article on Albania

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the link,

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The last paragraph:

In 1941 Enver Hoxha formed the Communist party of Albania, later called the Party of Labour.  Hoxha became first secretary of the party's Central Committee and political commissar of the communist-dominated Army of National Liberation.  He was prime minister of Albania from its liberation in 1944 until 1954, simultaneously holding the ministry of foreign affairs from 1946 to 1953.  As first secretary of the Party of Labour's Central Committee, he retained effective control of the government until his death.   Hoxha was a Stalinist and after a period of steadily deteriorating relations with the Russians beginning at Stalins death and ending in 65, he sided only with Red China.  Albania received small arms from China after 1958, including Type 56 SKS, Type 56 AK, RPD and RP46 as well as TT, Type 59 Mak, Type 68 etc.  He provided a Naval base to the Chi-Coms before breaking with them also in 1978.  During the period of 1967 to 1979  SKS's were manufactured in the  Umgransh Arsenal  with aproximately 18,000 made.


If this article is correct it gives a good timeline for when China sent these over. It also means there are Tok's and Mak's to be had just waiting to be imported!

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And...    t63/68 parts kits.         Surely someone can stamp out some US made receivers.