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After Geneva, Carter planned to double back to London to address NATO leaders. This extra day in the British capital will give him a valuable opportunity to confer separately with Greek Premier Constantine Caramanlis and Turkish Premier Süleyman Demirel...
...underlying cause of the trouble is Cyprus. Three years ago, after an Athens-inspired coup against President-Archbishop Makarios, Turkey invaded the island to protect its Turkish minority. A strongly pro-Greek U.S. Congress responded by cutting off military aid to Ankara, which retaliated by taking control of 26 U.S. military installations in Turkey. Congress's action did not make many points for the U.S. in Athens; the Administration was blamed for backing the hated military junta that collapsed after the failure of the Cyprus coup and for not stopping the Turks. The new democratic regime of Prime Minister...
...action embittered the Turks, who felt that it was an insult to a staunch anti-Communist ally. The rebuff on the Phantoms was particularly galling since Congress last month approved the sale of 18 F-4s to Greece-on credit terms. Meanwhile, the embargo reduced the effectiveness of the Turkish air force by 50%; planes earmarked for NATO service were grounded for lack of spare parts...
Meeting Carter this week in London, Turkish Premier Suleyman Demirel will undoubtedly complain that Greece is getting preferential treatment. Demirel will also stress that no Turkish government can negotiate a Cyprus agreement under U.S. pressure, particularly in the midst of an election campaign so violent that 36 people were killed last week in Istanbul...
...Aegean crisis began in 1974 after oil was discovered off the island of Thassos. Both nations, which are heavily dependent on foreign oil, began a search for other pools. Athens claimed that each of its islands has a continental shelf. Such a claim would preclude Turkish drilling in much of the Aegean. Nonetheless, the Turks last year dispatched the seismographic ship Sismik1 to carry on oil explorations near several Greek islands; the converted trawler was challenged by Greek destroyers and a battle was narrowly averted. Sismik1 was supposed to sail on another exploratory mission this month, but its departure...