Cyprus: A Cherub from Finland

The Canadian and British troops on Cyprus last week were issued U.N. shoulder patches and light blue berets and helmets. Thus the U.N. formally assumed responsibility for keeping the peace, and India's Lieut. General Prem Singh Gyani, a veteran of U.N. operations in the Gaza Strip and Yemen, took over the military command. En route to Cyprus to serve as the U.N. political mediator is Sakari Tuomioja, 52, a blond, heavy-set Finn with a cherubic face, who was nominated by Secretary-General U Thant and accepted by all the interested parties. Most recently...

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