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...stop the Greeks from engineering the Cyprus coup. Judging from past statements and policies, this probably was because Kissinger and the State Department had long been irritated by the neutrality of Cyprus President Archbishop Makarios in the light of U.S. bids to strengthen NATO's base in the eastern Meditarranean, and Kissinger's old desire to maintain a strong NATO alliance to counter the Communist bloc dictated an unwillingness to intercede on Makarios's behalf. But how is subsequent U.S. behavior explained? Only when the junta was deposed did it become evident just how heavy a role U.S. agents...
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