CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW -- CYPRUS

Created: 8/30/1956

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ay truce on Cyprus called by tbe Cyprlot guerrilla organization EOKA has ended and terrorist operations have been resumed. Londonintends to take nosteps toward giving the island self-government until the EOKA organization le.

The British response to EOKA's truce call onugust, ordering EOKA members tofor trial or forto Oreece, was rejected by the nationalists. EOKA then threatened to resume ItsIf the British did not reopen talks with exiledKakarioa byugust. Security forces are continuing their campaign 'gainst EOKA and have now placed under house arrest the mayor of Nicosia, leading lay nationalist, and acting ethnarcbAnthlmos of Kltium. Also, six convicted EOKA prisoners have been transferred to England following the escape ofife sentence.

Karamanlls told thecharge* in Athens onugust bis government now faces tha choice of accepting "tbe humiliations heaped upon Oreece" or of "fighting back." Foreign Minister Averoff latorajority of the cabinet favoredtougher" Cyprus policy or resigning. Averoff suspects London wants toKaramanlls and warnsew government might lead Greece out of NATO "regardless of the consequences."

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