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[Oracle]

Turkish Cypriot representatives bound for Geneva were equally belligerent. The Turkish community on the is land is already making plans to enlarge Kyrenia's port. In addition, a new ferry service linking Kyrenia and the Turkish mainland nearly 50 miles away will soon start. The Turkish Cypriots, who are outnumbered almost 5 to 1 by Greek Cypriots on the island of 659,000 people, apparently do not intend to relinquish any of the salient that has been won for them by the Turkish army. Said Rauf Denktas., leader of the 119,000 Turks on Cyprus: "We want Kyrenia to come back to normal, but it will be different now; we will be the master." Denktas. hinted that federation of the Turkish sector of the island to Turkey it self might be his eventual goal.

[Oracle]

Bloody Turks ..... leave Cyprus NOW!

[zan]

Turkey invaded Cyprus knowing full well that the demoralized Greek junta would not intervene and that a full scale war with Greece was unlikely. The Greek junta collapsed from day one of the invasion , which by their earlier actions was encouraged .
Only Britain and the US could have successfully averted the planned invasion , Britain had a labour government with Harold as its PM , and Harold was NO Thacher , he was to preoccupied with his fear of a military coup against him when in July of 1974 the British army took over Heathrow airport as an exercise against possible IRA attack. Wilson was convinced that this was the start of a military take over !!! He had no time for little old Cyprus .

Is that why there was fighting for at least five days

[denizaksulu]

Bloody Turks ..... leave Cyprus NOW!

OrPh, could I suggest you make a giant plackard with your message and go to the Turkish Embassy to pass on your message. Either come to London, North Cyprus or even Constantinopolis.

Your ranting here is pointless my dear. If you come to London, you could also do your christmas shopping. Istanbul isnt bad for shopping either.

[Nurgary]

Turkey invaded Cyprus knowing full well that the demoralized Greek junta would not intervene and that a full scale war with Greece was unlikely. The Greek junta collapsed from day one of the invasion , which by their earlier actions was encouraged .
Only Britain and the US could have successfully averted the planned invasion , Britain had a labour government with Harold as its PM , and Harold was NO Thacher , he was to preoccupied with his fear of a military coup against him when in July of 1974 the British army took over Heathrow airport as an exercise against possible IRA attack. Wilson was convinced that this was the start of a military take over !!! He had no time for little old Cyprus .

The 74 exercise at Heathrow was ordered by the Government due to IRA activity - Not in any way a direct action by CDS to warn off the Government and any attempt at a Coup.

The same exercises have happened many many times since 74.

[denizaksulu]

Thanks for the link GR. Will study in depth.

Have a lovely Easter and dont forget your church duties holding the candle.

Regards

[Gabira]

Bloody Turks ..... leave Cyprus NOW!

Vay be ... giavolem ... tam gahbagratli

Hade Oracle ... let's live together as compatriots ... I know you really want to

[purdey]

Anyone remember the excercise at Liverpool docks...

[Nurgary]

On the island, the invading Turks continued to pour men and equipment into their corridor between Kyrenia and Nicosia. By week's end the Turkish force was estimated at 30,000 men backed by 300 tanks. In political talks in Geneva, the Turkish government delayed attempts to scale down its Cyprus force and took advantage of the situation by broadening its Kyrenian beachhead in open defiance of a ceasefire agreement.

Because large scale murders of Turkish-Cypriot families continued to take place, particularly in the villages of Aloa (Times, Guardian, 21st August), Zyyi, Sandallaris, Mari, Maratha, and Tokhni, and again despite the presence in Cyprus of UN troops. In Tokhni on 14th August 1974 all the Turkish-Cypriot men between the ages of 13 and 74, except for eighteen who managed to escape, were taken away and shot.

In Zyyi on the same day all the Turkish-Cypriot men aged between 19 and 28 were taken away by Greek-Cypriots and were never seen again. On the same day Greek-Cypriots opened fire in the Turkish-Cypriot neighbourhood of Paphos killing men, women and children indiscriminately. On 23rd July 1974 the Washington Post reported "In a Greek raid on a small Turkish village near Limassol 36 people out of a population of 200 were killed. The Greeks said that they had been given orders to kill the inhabitants of the Turkish villages before the Turkish forces arrived." (See also Times, Guardian, 23rd July).

On 24th July 1974 France Soir reported "The Greeks burned down Turkish mosques and set fire to Turkish homes in the villages around Famagusta. Defenseless Turkish villagers who have no weapons live in an atmosphere of terror and they evacuate their homes and go and live in tents in the forests. The Greeks' actions are a shame to humanity." On 28th July the New York Times reported that 14 Turkish-Cypriot men had been shot in Alaminos.

[Oracle]

Bloody Turks ..... leave Cyprus NOW!

OrPh, could I suggest you make a giant plackard with your message and go to the Turkish Embassy to pass on your message. Either come to London, North Cyprus or even Constantinopolis.

Your ranting here is pointless my dear. If you come to London, you could also do your christmas shopping. Istanbul isnt bad for shopping either.

Thank you for your suspect advice oh Kindly Turk ... to sow seeds on stony ground!

More fertile methods are in progress, for my plans to succeed to fruition