Word: turkeys
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...bitter battle over Cyprus between Turks and Greeks extended last week beyond the island to United Nations conference halls in Geneva and New York City. In each arena, military and political, Turkey was emerging as the decisive victor. 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...
...Favoring Turkey. The Turks refused to obey peacekeeping orders from blue-helmeted U.N. troops. They made U.N. soldiers leave Turkish enclaves and forbade them to bring food to Greek refugees in Kyrenia, permitting the International Red Cross to handle the job instead. Snapped one Turkish official last week: "The U.N. has been openly favorable to the Greeks from the beginning, and it has got to stop...
Such antagonism was not a hopeful sign for the second round of talks due to open in Geneva this week to find a peaceful solution for the island. Last week the three guarantors of peace under the 1960 treaty of independence -Britain, Greece and Turkey-completed the first round during six days of lengthy discussions at the U.N.'s Palais des Nations. They agreed to a basic declaration that largely favored Turkey by allowing it to keep its troops in Cyprus and also reiterated a cease-fire plan worked out at the U.N. The mood of the participants...
...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...
Such declarations got strident support from Ankara. Premier Btilent Ecevit, Turkey's new hero for his decision to send troops to Cyprus (see following story), noted that "many things have irrevocably changed." In Athens the new democratic government of Constantine Caramanlis had little choice but to accept the changes. "Mistakes have to be paid for," said Caramanlis in a reference to the former junta's rash decision to overthrow Makarios. Greek Foreign Minister George Mavros explained that "we did not go to Geneva for diplomatic glory. We went there to prevent a deterioration of the situation...