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THE AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE 1964 CYPRUS CRISIS AND THE GREEK POLITICAL REACTION (FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1964)

Cilt: 17 Sayı: 35 30 Mart 2018
  • Gürhan Yellice
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THE AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE 1964 CYPRUS CRISIS AND THE GREEK POLITICAL REACTION (FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1964)

Abstract

This work is about the American intervention in the 1964 Cyprus Crisis. In particular,

the study concentrates on the Greek political reaction to the US mediation efforts during

the crisis. The process that brought about the first US involvement in the crisis started in

November 1963, when Makarios sought to change the constitution in order to centralize the

government. This move soon led a civil war on the island and after the war, the guarantor

powers got involved. Believing Makarios’ “independent” actions on the island were a threat

to “peace” in the Mediterranean. The primary objective of the US was to avoid a war between

Turkey and Greece and to secure the Natofication of the island. Both Turkey and Greece

accepted the elimination of Makarios but disagreed on how to achieve it: “Enosis or Enosis

with compensation to Turkey”. Turkey wanted the second option while Greece insisted on the

first. Makarios, on the other hand, achieved the internationalization of the crisis by demanding

help from Soviets. Under Cold War conditions, the Johnson administration, believing that

the second option was the best solution for the interests of all the parties, tried very hard to

find the silver lining between the parties however, they failed to convince the Papandreou

government in Greece. By examining this historical process, it is proposed to analyze the

parameters that led Greece to not accept the US proposals to come to an agreement with

Turkey. This will help reveal why the Cyprus issue remained unresolved in 1964, results of

which affected 1967 and 1974 Crises and still affects the current deadlock.

Keywords

Kaynakça

  1. TNA: The National Archives, London
  2. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Papers (FCO)
  3. Foreign Office Papers (FO 371)
  4. Cabinet Papers (CAB)
  5. War Office Papers (WO)
  6. FRUS: Foreign Relations of the Unites States, Washington
  7. KAK: Kratiko Arheiou Kyprou, Nicosia
  8. Ta Nea

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Gürhan Yellice Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Mart 2018

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Ekim 2017

Kabul Tarihi

18 Şubat 2018

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2017 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 35

Kaynak Göster

Chicago
Yellice, Gürhan. 2018. “THE AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE 1964 CYPRUS CRISIS AND THE GREEK POLITICAL REACTION (FEBRUARY-AUGUST 1964)”. Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 17 (35): 367-401. https://izlik.org/JA22BM45BD.