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mid XoAs5e for November 526 - page two e heavy Russian controle The re-assembling and building work of the reffinerics nas already started. It is entirely carricd out by Russian technical experts, The labor used is nearly exclusively Albanian. Approximately 4,000 men and women work on that job; the majority ere farmers who had opposed the collectivizetion drive. They are housed in barrack camps, hastily built up around the future plant. At the same time another eroup of workers is already employed at the excavation and construction of huge underground depotse These are located near the airports and. nevy yards s mostly in the Vlone area, Here the refined petrol will be stored for the Soviet Navy and Air Force purposes. As far as it could be established, these projects are advancing to satisfaction and according to schedule. It is believe that the refineries will be ready to start operation by the end of the months After full development of the scheme, experts believe that the navel and air vnits stationed in Albania shovld thus be independent as far as fuel is concerned. In case of an open conflict, the availability of such well equiped bascs will greatly extend the renge of possible Sovict action on Italy, North Africa end the whole Mediterrameaen arc&e Draft for military and lebor service. A previous report on Albania has mentioned the huge effort of this tiny Republic in calling 35.000 men under the In the labor front, these men have to be replaced, The use of forced labor bataillons and the “liberation of women from the domestic slavery" ere the answers to the probleme According to most reliable estimates, the mmber of Albarian slave labor reaches to-date about 13 thousand, that of women workers about | 29 thousands together approximately 3% of the total populations | The oressure put on women to enter industry is increasing stronge In total “equality” with men, they perform the heaviest tasks, They work as turners, machine operators, bricklayers, miners, Weedless to say that most of the heavy farmwork, even the work with tractors, is done by women. According to prevailing labor plans, the number of women, employed in industry and ey a. shovld reach about 40 to 45 thousand by the berinning o = @ : 3 ús an mm —. MG. sti cae ME AN Eg a eo i ae ae
