▁al lied ▁with ▁King ▁Z og , ▁who ▁fled ▁Alban ia ▁before ▁the ▁inv ading ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁firm ▁anti - Axis , ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁front . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁N oli ▁established ▁some ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁commun ist ▁government ▁of ▁En ver ▁H ox ha , ▁which ▁seized ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁un success fully ▁ur ged ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁regime , ▁but ▁H ox ha ' s ▁increasing ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁all ▁relig ions ▁prevent ed ▁N oli ' s ▁church ▁from ▁maintain ing ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁hierarchy ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁Despite ▁the ▁H ox ha ▁regime ' s ▁ant ic ler ical ▁bent , ▁N oli ' s ▁ar dent ▁Alban ian ▁national ism ▁brought ▁the ▁bishop ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation . ▁The ▁F BI ' s ▁Boston ▁office ▁kept ▁the ▁bishop ▁under ▁investigation ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade ▁with ▁no ▁final ▁outcome ▁to ▁the ▁pro be . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁F an ▁S . ▁N oli ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ' s ▁degree ▁( Ph . ▁D ) ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁Boston ▁University , ▁writing ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁Sk ander beg . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁he ▁also ▁conducted ▁research ▁at ▁Boston ▁University ▁Music ▁Department ,