STAFF NOTES: WESTERN EUROPE CANADA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Created: 11/19/1974

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This uublkallori it propared lor regional specialists in th* WashingtonII 'tUirlrty-by,ot Current Inlelho,ith

occasional. conTnbulionl from orrwrithit tht Dircclorale ol Intelligence. Comments and queries arc welcome. They should br tlireclrd In the authorshe Individual

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to Meet with Makarios In PriorMtcv Athena

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clerldea to1 meat with makarios in london prior -to athens summit

acting president clerldea will travel to london today to beet with archbishop makarios, presumably to discuss the situation on cyprus and the question of makarios' lerideei le expected to urge mskarioa to postpone his return in order to avert clashes between pro land antl-makarloe elements. of this kind have already occurred, including one! laat week in larnaca thattudents.) clerides will alao want to larify his own statue aa negotiator for the creek cypriote aide in the talks with turkiah cypriote. derides haa refused to rulei-ional 'geographic federation forosition that makarioa has publicly rejected.

inal decision on the timing of makarios' return to the island will not likely be reached until tha scheduled sussmit next week in athene between the two awn and greek prime minister

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he greek government le anxious about the impact!of makarios' return on tha greek cyprlot cofffsunity and on the negotiations with the turks. makariosia less flexible than either karamanlle oriclerides on |the issues involved in any future negotiations.; horamanlia' landslide electoral victory last:sunday haa given him qreater man-euverability on the cyprus question and he le nowetter pen ition to pressure makarios to moderate his demands or delay his return.

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