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[insan]

All the intimate details and the unknown aspects of 1973-1976 era shed a great light on what was happening during those years. A must read! This report destroys all GC and Hellenic propaganda over Cyprus Problem.
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/96606.pdf

CYPRUS—AN OLD PROBLEM
Summary
The conflict between the Greek and Turkish communities on Cyprus
has had repercussions far beyond the island. Greece and Turkey have
twice threatened war to protect the interests of their communities on the
island. The US and UK have been caught up in the island’s problems,
the Soviets have occasionally tried to take advantage of the situation,
and a UN peacekeeping force has been on the island for almost a decade,
keeping the lid on deep-seated intercommunal antagonism.
Cypriot intercommunal problems continue to elude a satisfactory
solution. Animosity between the two communities is deeply rooted in
the island’s history, and independence in 1960 did not help. Major hostilities
erupted in 1963 and again in 1967, and passions continue to
smolder. Though talks between the communities have helped to keep
the level of violence down, they have made little progress toward basic
solutions—despite the addition of “advisers” from Greece and
Turkey, as well as a UN observer. The talks remain deadlocked; the
Greek Cypriots will accept nothing less than majority rule, and the
Turkish Cypriots demand greater participation in the administration
of the island than their 20-percent minority would seem to justify.
Total political supremacy on the island is a basic goal of President
Archbishop Makarios. A shrewd political maneuverer, his tactics have
at times created misunderstanding and mistrust in both communities.
Makarios clings to the conviction that he was hoodwinked into accepting
the original terms for independence, which included a protective
veto for the Turks; he is dedicated to expanding the already dominant
Greek Cypriot position on the island.
Cyprus has been relatively quiet since 1968, but trouble has been
brewing since late last year. This time the threat lies within the Greek
Cypriot community. George Grivas, a leader of the fight for independence,
secretly returned to the island late in August 1971. The aging
guerrilla leader has always been a fierce champion of enosis—union
of Cyprus with Greece—and he is now a bitter foe of Makarios, who
favors enosis in theory but not in practice. Grivas has carried out a
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1 Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence, Job 79–T00861A,
Box 22, Folder 14. Secret; No Foreign Dissem.
series of terrorist acts against the Makarios government, and there is a
danger that violence could eventually spill over into the Turkish
Cypriot community.
This working paper defines the major issues, identifies the principal
players, and provides some historical background of a complex
problem that promises to be with us for a long time.

[insan]

Mr. Sisco: We need a public line for the noon briefing. I think we
ought to put out a low-key statement, indicating we continue to operate
on the assumption that the political integrity of Cyprus will be preserved.
We don’t want to alarm the Turks and we don’t want to give
them an excuse for exploiting the situation.
Secretary Kissinger: Bob (Ambassador McCloskey), do you have
anything you would like to say?
Ambassador McCloskey: It has been my observation that Makarios
has been deeply worried for several years now that he would be
killed. He has been worried about it for some time.
Secretary Kissinger: Why wasn’t he killed earlier?
Ambassador McCloskey: There have been several attempts to kill
him over the last few years but they all failed. His (Makarios’) overriding
concern all this time is that Grivas is behind the whole thing.
But I am a little disturbed by this report that Sampson has been put in
as the new leader.
Secretary Kissinger: I’ve never heard of him. Who is he?
Mr. Boyatt: He is a killer. He has already got twelve notches on his
gun. I’ve known him personally for several years.
Secretary Kissinger: It seems to me that our immediate objective
is to keep this thing from becoming internationalized, the Greek-Turk
problem, the Soviet angle. There is really nothing we can do at this
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time internally but we can keep it from becoming an international
issue.
Mr. Colby: He (Sampson) is far to the right. This could stimulate
Communist elements.
Secretary Kissinger: Can we get some cables off right away on what
our line is? Can you (to Mr. Sisco and Mr. Clements) get together on
what we send out so that both the Embassy and Defense are saying
the same thing?
Mr. Sisco: Sure, we’ll make it a joint message. We can get it out
very quickly.
Ambassador McCloskey: There is one thing, the UN question. Do
we want the UN involved?
Secretary Kissinger: Not until it becomes an international issue. At
this moment we don’t see it that way and I think that taking it to the
UN would only internationalize the situation, which is what we want
to avoid. Am I not right?
Ambassador McCloskey: Somebody could talk to (Secretary General)
Waldheim. That might be a way to keep it out of the UN.
General Brown: How about NATO?
Mr. Stabler: They have a watching brief.
Secretary Kissinger: We can tell (Ambassador) Rumsfeld what we
are doing—give him our position. If NATO calls for a meeting we’ll
just have to see what happens. No problem if they want to offer to mediate.
But I see no objection to telling Rumsfeld what our line is.
Mr. Sisco: And could we slip in, could you see the Cypriot
Ambassador?
Secretary Kissinger: Yes, let’s make it 12:30 today.4 Does he know
anything? We will let you (the WSAG members) know what he says.
Mr. Sisco: He (the Cypriot Ambassador) doesn’t know what is going
on. He probably knows less than we do.
Secretary Kissinger: Then why see him?
Mr. Sisco: It would be consistent with our policy line on the integrity
of Cyprus.
Secretary Kissinger: We don’t want to pick a fight with the Greeks.
We want to keep this fairly low key. We want to let them know our
thinking, but in a low-key way. Can (Ambassador) Tasca do this?
Mr. Sisco: He is out of the country—no, he’s back now.

[halil]

I hope Poli will read this series as some of his teachers saying ..... this is the time we must learn the truth !

and get face with it !

[Kikapu]

Can the CIA tells us where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.?

[Get Real!]

Can the CIA tells us where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.?

I thought he was beneath the turf of some stadium... no?

[Get Real!]

All the intimate details and the unknown aspects of 1973-1976 era shed a great light on what was happening during those years. A must read! This report destroys all GC and Hellenic propaganda over Cyprus Problem.

No! Please! Spare us! Quick! Take the rest of Cyprus!


It must be all that reading power gaining momenum and climaxing out of his ears...

[Nikitas]

Jimmy Hoffa is under the good seats at Yankee stadium. You should know that Kikapu!

[wyoming cowboy]

well just by reading the article aprubove it clearly shows that Turkey had no right of intervention in Cyprus for Makarios had no interest in union with Greece, and if he received 95 percent of the vote it clearly shows that the vast majority of Greek cyps did not aspire towards enosis, therefore Turkey's claims that enosis was eminent are rediculous

[insan]

well just by reading the article aprubove it clearly shows that Turkey had no right of intervention in Cyprus for Makarios had no interest in union with Greece, and if he received 95 percent of the vote it clearly shows that the vast majority of Greek cyps did not aspire towards enosis, therefore Turkey's claims that enosis was eminent are rediculous

Just for ur information. Makarios was withdrawn and escaped outside of Cyprus. On the other hand report states that the ultimate aim of Makarios was Enosis but not under 1974's circumstances.

Do u think the aim of fierce Turk hater, fascist Sampson was to bring peace and a just solution to Cyprus?

[Kikapu]

Jimmy Hoffa is under the good seats at Yankee stadium. You should know that Kikapu!

Oh.!

I thought he was wearing concrete boots at the bottom of the Hudson River.!