Word: zog
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Jugoslavian incident rubbed Foreign Minister Mussolini the wrong way because for three months Italy's puppet King Zog of Albania has been acting uppity. Albania was violently objecting to Italian officers commanding her troops. She was refusing to allow Italian immigrants to settle in the rich Mushakia Valley. Italy had pretty definite knowledge that Jugoslavia was secretly backing Albania's stand, had offered to fight on her side if Italian troops landed in Albania...
...Durazzo and Albanian troops started digging trenches on the hillside. Two British officers, Major General Sir Jocelyn Percy and a Major Cripps, instructors to the Albanian gendarmery, did more than anything else to prevent an open break. The cruisers were withdrawn, and last week reason returned to Puppet Zog. He was persuaded by Benito Mussolini to accept a handsome loan with which to buy more munitions from Italy. Ten thousand Italian settlers will be admitted and Italian officers will continue to command the Albanian Army...
...Cantu and three Rear Admirals who were swapping yarns aboard his flagship. Instantly Admiral Cantu began to splutter orders. The Rear Admirals were piped off to their ships, engine room lights winked full speed ahead and Italy's first squadron tore for the mountain-jabbed coast of King Zog's Albania...
Without firing the customary salute, without notice of any kind to King Zog, the Italian squadron of 19 war boats entered the Albanian harbor of Durazzo and cast anchor. Scared Albanians begged particulars which Admiral Cantu, somewhat embarrassed, seemed unable to give. "The relations between Italy and Albania are so friendly," he asserted, "that there is nothing unusual about our visit, sudden though...
This assurance was repeated by Italy's Minister to King Zog but Albanian Foreign Minister Jafer Gila, hopping mad, protested: "Only the immediate departure of the Italian fleet can remove the bad impression caused by so many warships...