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...only practical way of saving humanity from nuclear devastation," is to establish a permanent, independent, U.N. peace force, said Zenon Rossides, Cypriot Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Besides Favors New U.N. Force | 3/25/1966 | See Source »

Cyprus has been in a state of crisis since December 1963, when fighting broke out between the ethnic Greek and Turkish population over Greek Cypriot efforts to obtain greater political control through constitutional revision. U.N. forces have been in Cyprus since March...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Besides Favors New U.N. Force | 3/25/1966 | See Source »

Early last week a Greek Cypriot patrol probed into a Turkish orchard, drew immediate fire that wounded one member of the patrol. Within hours, the Greeks launched a massive counterstroke that isolated the Turkish communities from each other. In two days of bitter fire fights, one Turkish Cypriot was killed and five were wounded. The Greek Cypriots suffered six wounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cyprus: Shots in the Orchard | 11/12/1965 | See Source »

Once again, a fait accompli had put Makarios' men in control of important new strongpoints from which to threaten the Turkish Cypriots. Inside the Famagusta fortress, the Turkish Cypriots were left in a perilous situation. Their food and water could be cut off at any moment; already their telephone line had been disconnected. Said one Turkish Cypriot leader: "The Greeks want to make us surrender. If they go on like this, we must have help from Turkey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cyprus: Shots in the Orchard | 11/12/1965 | See Source »

...Pakistan in playing East and West against each other, the Turks soon began smiling at their big northern neighbor. Also Unsettling. The latest events on Cyprus have hardly worked against friendship with Moscow. Last month Archbishop Makarios angered Ankara by abolishing the separate electoral rolls for Greek and Turkish Cypriots, which effectively barred the Turkish community from the seats it had held in the House of Representatives. Turk ish Cypriot Representatives, who have not been attending meetings for fear of their lives, tried to re-enter the cham ber but were refused admittance unless they would agree to relinquish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey: The Hug of the Bear | 8/20/1965 | See Source »

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