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No mention of Kim Philby & incredibly biased

First of all, article has no mention of Kim Philby & co. as likely sources for the betrayal. As others have pointed out, this article is completely non neutral, it reads like a propaganda leaflet from a third world country. Not to mention that the title is completely random. The page should be named after the operation, or more generally "Covert Operations in Albania" or something like that. High Leader (talk) 20:30, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't find the article biased now. If you think it is non-neutral, which side's viewpoint do you think it presents? Omission of Kim Philby: assuming that you can cite published evidence that it was only, or mainly, Philby who leaked information about the operations, he could be mentioned; but I don't see it as necessary to the core of the article. Longitude2 (talk) 22:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Dwyer links to the wrong person.

In operational section Peter Dwyer links to a person that was 12 years old at the time and has nothing to do with the military, intelligence or the government. 2A04:EE41:3:12EA:3D40:66A3:F4A1:E486 (talk) 23:58, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move Page

Hello everyone I wanted to suggest that we change Operation Valuable to Anglo-American Invasion of Communist Albania because not only was this operation not called Operation Valuable it was also OBOPUS/BGFIEND on that also I found an article where it was described as a 1950s invasion I would then just do it in such a way that we would change it the way I did it before NormalguyfromUK (talk) 16:42, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This probably shouldn't be regarded as a military operation at all. It's certainly not an invasion. Gugrak (talk) 17:46, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But it was also seen as a paramilitary operation, these are facts NormalguyfromUK (talk) 18:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Albanian soldiers were also used to surround and kill the paramilitary soldiers, and there were skirmishes! NormalguyfromUK (talk) 18:32, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So again it would be better if we move the page to 1949 Anglo-American invasion of Communist Albania the page for the first reason because Operation Valuable was called the English operation of MI6 and the operation of the American OBOPUS/BGFIEND did go to 1957 and to that too this page has a lot to do with the American operation eas and in many articles this was commonly referred to as the Anglo-American invasion of Communist Albania NormalguyfromUK (talk) 17:38, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@NormalguyfromUK As noted on your talk page, do not move the article unilaterally when there is no consensus among the participants here. Your best bet is to open a requested move discussion and invite the broader editing community to help arrive at a consensus. – robertsky (talk) 17:44, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There wasn't an Anglo-American invasion and I've seen absolutely no evidence of thisbeing referred to in such a way in RS. The WP:COMMONNAME is Operation Valuable.Gugrak (talk) 05:46, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Forces involved

The recent additions are either not properly sourced, or outright fail verification. The CIA pirate submarine force never actually existed. Gugrak (talk) 04:31, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But the source says that e were 5 and there were no CIA pirates NormalguyfromUK (talk) 13:08, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, the source talks about a proposal to get 5 submarines and to operate thaem unflagged like pirates. It does not say that this force ever actually existed or operated.Gugrak (talk) 13:15, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rename page

Dear Wikipedia community, I would like to draw the attention of all participants to the proposed renaming of the military operation codenamed "Operation Valuable." It is suggested to change the name to "1949 Anglo-American Invasion of Communist Albania." I would like to highlight some important points that support this change. Firstly, "Operation Valuable" was the codename used by the British intelligence agency MI6 for a military operation that took place in 1949. This operation has been referred to as an invasion by many historians and authors. Therefore, using the term "invasion" seems appropriate and accurate in describing the nature of the action. Secondly, "Operation Valuable" was not the only military operation that occurred during this period. There were also the operations "OBOPUS" and "BGFIEND" carried out by American intelligence agencies. These operations, which lasted until 1956, aimed to contain communist activities in Albania. Renaming the operation would better reflect the diversity of actions involved. I propose that we adopt the new name "1949 Anglo-American Invasion of Communist Albania" to emphasize both the British and American contributions and to provide a more comprehensive historical context for these operations. Please consider these points and share your thoughts on the proposed name change. We should strive to provide an accurate and comprehensive representation of history, supported by academic sources and recognized historians. Thank you for your attention. Best regards, NormalguyfromUK (talk) 15:19, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

:This is exactly the same discussion as above. :There are sources calling it Operation Valuable. There aren't any sources calling it the 1949 Anglo-American invasion of Communist Albania (not least because such an event never occurred). There's no reason to chance the name. Gugrak (talk) 17:56, 6 June 2023 (UTC) Blocked sock. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:20, 7 June 2023 (UTC) [reply]

Even if you have been blocked, I still want to answer it first in sources such as here[1] He seems to betrayed the invasion of Albania in 1949 or also here[2] When the CIA later planned a covert invasion of Albania or also here [3] As for Philby, CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton accused the Englishman of sabotaging the abortive 1949 Anglo-American invasion of communist Albania—the nations’ first joint covert endeavor in the Cold WarHere in the 4 sources you can see for yourself that it was considered an invasion. Therefore I would also recommend changing the article to 1949 Anglo–American invasion of Communist Albania because Operation Valuable as already explained was code only as was OBOPUS BG/FIEND NormalguyfromUK (talk) 19:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]