Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
THE SUNDAY STAR A-27
washington, D. G.
SUNDAY, sEFTEMBEn -, 1855


political future. the great majority
Of the people here would vote Tor
union with Greece.
Theoretically there are other pos
sibiiities. Makarios mentioned In
dependence for the island IA some
kind Of loose federation with Greece.
and independence with the British
Commonwealth. / asked II either
was d likely result Of o plebiscite.
mo, !" he replied, smiling. II doubt
this Is likely. But the full measure
OF his confidence was In hts COM
ment that Eve are ready for another
piebiscite. even under British .sais-
pieces and control"
Extremist Bishop
While Makarios presses the case
for DIFFERENTIATION here and
abroad, his chief rival for influence
within the church. 45-year-old
Bishop Kyprianos Of Kyrenia. takes
much more militant position In
his public utterances, VIZ. praising
the underground terrorists Of the
EOKA as heroes"
II have no relations with EoKA.s
Archbishop Makarios said simply.
! asked him II he thought his
peoples cause was being helped or
handicapped by the bombings. muir.
ders. riots and threats which have
characterized the operations Of this
National Organization for Cypriot
Resistance since the terrorist caIn-
paign began April with the bomb
ing the new $2.00o.o00 Cyprus radio
station.
Personally" he said. 4 believe
it is by peaceful means that public
opinion may be more advanced In
our favor. have not taken q pub
lie stand for or against EOKA be-
cause big section Of the people
Is behind EOKA, and ] didn't want
to divide the people. But ! hope
the use Of violencs VIII come 70
an end
British Side
The British are In Cyprus to stay.
and nothing but superior force or
world condemnation 10 likely TO
move them out.
British military men make this
clear. They point to their 10-year
program to develop Cyprus as the
nerve center Of British defenses In
the Middle East. They cite Cyprus
role as jumping OF place for troops
protecting British interests In the
vast area from Tunisia to Pakistan
and from Turkey to Uganda.
Cyprus will never be q base COM
parable to Egypt, where $4,000 men
were stationed and vast stores Of
equipment were stockpiled. This ts-
lands garrison win be less than
10000. Effectives win number about
half that.
Cyprus win not be . materiel
base because It lacks suitable har-
bors. Moreover, 1t d too vulnerable
to Russian air attack from the
Crimea.
The force In Cyprus win be Brit
aims Middle Eastern "flre brigade
ready to be flown to trouble spots
or to 60 into action Immediately
in event Of war. In all, Britain VIII
have only o division In the Middle
East. and this win be spread tf1iniy
lin Cyprus, in Lbya, IN Southern
Jordan and on. Malta.
Fifteen hundred Marine com.
mandos from Malta are now 10
Cyprus. having recently been SAINT
I here to help the Cyprus police
combat the underground terrorist
EOKA organization.
Compromise Not Favored
The proposal that Britain should
compromise with the Cypriots and
with Greece on self determination
and subsequent union with Greece
In return for military rights does
not find favor with the British.
1--WE couldn't establish our Middle
East headquarters In q foreign
country. particularly country ~
politically unstable as Greece.
which might 60 Communist. or
might simply decide not to honor
its agreement" an informed source
explained. Moreover. we would
have to have control over the police
and other security forces and ar.
rangements. and all communica.
TONS" he said.
Thus from the strategic stand-
point. the 5O0, 000-odd Cypriots can
expect at best only limited self
government to be. conceded by the
British so long as Cyprus remains
the hnch-pin Of Britain's Mid
die East defenses. The military
wouldn't object to the Cypriots'
running most OF their domestic af-
fairs, but would want Britain to
maintain control over foreign policy,
security and defense.
EOKAs answer to such o pro-
posal is already being given: Bomb
ings, the threatening and murder
ing Of policemen. riots. signs and
slogans painted along all major
roads reading "Enosis" and "Out
English" and demands Of Britain
and the United Nations for the
right" to vote their country .
part Of Greece.
Turks Position
Until this month the Turkish
minority Of about Is per cent has
watched the enosis movement fear
fully. With EOKA's increasing vio-
lence, however, the Turkish Cypri-
OTIS have organized \ their own
underground movement, called
''volkan" tfor Volcano). and have
warned ECKA Of reprisals In kind
II EOKA harms Turkish Cyprtots
or their property.
The Turkish Cypriots' nervous
ness has reached such pitcn that
when group of Turks saw q Greek
Cypriot taxi driver apparently lurk-
ing by his parked car near the
home of a Turkish physician. the
Turks attacked him in the belief
that he was waiting to throw o
bomb into the doctors house. Res
cued by police. the frightened cab