he People's Assembly--Administers and conducts
governmental functions between Assembly meetings. Issues decrees and
judges constitutionality of laws. In early 1970, composed of a
president, two vice presidents, and ten members.

revisionism--As interpreted by Albanian Communists, the actions and
ideologies of Communist states that are inconsistent with Albanian
interpretations of Marxism-Leninism.

Sigurimi--Name applied to state security police under the Communist
regime; derived from the Directorate of State Security (Drejtorija e
Sigurimit te Shtetit).

Sunni--One of the two major branches of Islam.

Tosks--The smaller of the two subgroups of Albanians. They live south of
the Shkumbin River. Differences in social organization between the two
groups lessened under Communist rule. They abandoned their tribal
pattern of life earlier and were more influenced by foreign cultures
before 1945 than were the Gegs.

Zogu, Ahmet--Served as prime minister and president during the early
1920s; then ruled as King Zog from 1928 until 1939. Was leader of
conservative forces composed of landowners, former Ottoman bureaucrats,
and tribal chiefs.

INDEX

Abazi, Dede (religious leader): 98

administrative divisions: vii, 33, 34 (fig. 3), 35

adult education: 87, 88, 90-91

agas: 95

agrarian reform: 15, 16, 75; law, 21, 96

agreements. _See_ treaties and agreements

agriculture (_see also_ collective farms, crops, state farms):
deterrents to goal attainment, 145;
exports, 151, 174;
five-year plans, 145, 152, 155-59 _passim_;
imports, 173;
investment, 167;
land use, acreage, 152;
mechanization, 146, 152;
new methods, 145, 152;
pattern of organization, 146, 151, 153;
production, 145, 151-52, 155-56 (tables 10, 11), 157-59;
productivity, 149;
share of labor force, 147;
summary, viii

aid, foreign (_see also under specific country and under_ Communist
countries): 3, 4;
economic, 146, 169-71;
military, 175-79 _passim_, 190;
summary, ix

air force: 180, 184-85; chief, 184

air transport: ix, 46-47

airbases: 184-85

Albanian (language): 55-56, 137

Albanian Party Political Bureau. _See_ Politburo

Albanian Telegraphic Agency (news agency): 131-32

Albanian Workers' Party (_see also_ Central Committee, Central Commission
on Education, Directorate of, Politburo, Secretariat): v, 1;
activists and agitators, 107, 125, 128, 129;