George Kazamias, "From Pragmatism to Idealism to Failure: Britain in the Cyprus crisis of 1974", GreeSE Paper No. 42, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
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Verbatim passages
The Turks must be disappointed at the meagre success of their armed intervention.
UK Cabinet note, 22 July 1974 — GREESE-42, LSE Hellenic Observatory (quoting UK JIC and Cabinet files), 2010-12-01 · QUOTED AT ONE REMOVE — see above
The Greeks and the Greek Cypriots would almost certainly oppose the Turks but we have no doubt that the latter would succeed in attaining their objectives.
UK Joint Intelligence Committee, assessment of 19 July 1974 — GREESE-42, LSE Hellenic Observatory (quoting UK JIC and Cabinet files), 2010-12-01 · QUOTED AT ONE REMOVE from a peer-reviewed paper. The underlying TNA file has not been independently verified. Treat as secondary until the file is pulled.
Document metadata
| Reference | GREESE-42 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | LSE Hellenic Observatory (quoting UK JIC and Cabinet files) — George Kazamias |
| Date | 2010-12-01 |
| Document type | report |
| Archive | Peer-reviewed secondary scholarship (quoting archival files at one remove) (INT) |
| Provenance | SECONDARY SOURCE. Quotes the UK JIC assessment of 19 July 1974 and a Cabinet note of 22 July at one remove. The underlying FCO 9 / CAB 128 files are cited but not independently verified here. |
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Turkey was increasingly likely to intervene militarily in Cyprus.
UK JIC, 19 July — an independent national assessment reaching the opposite conclusion to the US community's June judgement. Quoted at one remove.
Assessments recorded from this document
- UK Joint Intelligence Committee — high (1974-07-19) · "we have no doubt that the latter would succeed"