Regarding the tense international situation, on August 8, 1914, the International Commission of Control announced the decision to remove international forces from Albania. Only Italian forces remained in the country. Utilizing the established situation, Italian diplomatic representative Baron Alioti asked the Albanian government for forestry concessions, telegraphic interconnection and fishing. Later developments hindered the fulfillment of its demands in favor of Italian firms.
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc