Thousands of leaflets floated down on the tents of Turkish refugees north of Nicosia last week. They were from a Piper Cub of Archbishop Makarios' small Greek Cypriot air force, and they demanded: "Why all this armed conflict, which destroys our country and leads to disaster? Why all this bloodshed and tears? Don't you realize this crisis could lead to total war?"
It was some question for Makarios to ask. In five out of seven nights last week, shiploads of fresh arms and men had arrived at the port of Limassol for dispatch to...
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