THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1958.
I urge Macmillan
MR MACMILLAN'S state- ment on Cyprus was made with his usual skill, and one must be grateful that further measures are to be taken to establish peace.
Yet I cannot help wondering whe- ther we are not moving in a costly was in the wrong direction-and that it is possible in another way to mulvage the situation before it further duterforates and more lives are lost.
This could be done it Britain wETO to announce Bruly that, because of the continued bloodshed, the Macmillan Plan should lapse and that it was the Government's intention to continue to rule for the time being withoni conimit- ments for
future
to drop his
Cyprus plan
tory way."
By LORD LAMBTON, MP
The main argument for taking could unerally act in a media- such a course is the very real change of nilitude In Athens during the last few months which is still unapprivleted in Britain. Zur now, without a doubt, the Greeks would welcome such a declaration by Britain.
A change
This change of attitude cums about on the production et de Macmillan Plan. For the Greeks believe that it must inevitably lend to partitlen. In order to avold that eventuality they were ready to accept, and indeed welcome, the euntinuance of British rule.
This is supported by evidence which is worth rescuing for
the dark. Writing ta M: Macmillan on June 29 the Greek Prime Minister Mr Karamandia, having stated his Inability Lo accept the Macmillan Plon, went on:
rule for the moment UNICOM- Then there are our own Macmillan Plan and say that, mitted? They all agreed that interests. At the moment we are uncommitted on future pulley, And again, "I believe that, if I would be.
mixing politics and a military we shall for the present continue the British Government
Greek I asked the were
leaders operation. Under a Governor to rule in Cyprus, prepared make this
new
whether such a move would whose heart does not appear to And why not? For the last effort, appeasemeni 151 th Sisfy them. They told me be in the application ct the ve years we have been trying istand would follow, thus making without exception that they necessary Armness. wes are to get Greeks to support A it possible to reach through
would welcome it. They said placing our soldiers in
British connection with Cyprus various stages a Anal soiution. they would do all they could increasingly difficult position. And now when their desire in for
to end the terrorism. They were
us to stay surely it is folly probably exaggerating. But not
ignore them. all the folly of Mrs Castle con that
~(London Express Service). disguise the complete reversal of Archbishop Makarios's earlier # attitude towards Enosia,
However, throughout the summer the clear suggestion behind this statement пуня ignored. The Macmillan Plan wta pushed forward desplie ita containing la Greek eyes the fatal seed of partition,
It is only fair to point out that the plan had great value dra demonstrating to the Greeks that continued intransigence on their part was pushing Britain
extreme to on
solution that would be fatal to their alms.
Promises
and
But, this having been realised, the Greeks stand ninazed that their offer a compromise Enosis has been neglected **Since the main be, that the Macmillan Plan 1015 namely, the right of the Cypriot been pushed on. people to decide their nwn future, is being put aside for a period of Reven years, the plan would have been more con- structive in proposing a tempor. ary solution on the basis of democratic self government under British sovereignty And postponing
on the settlement
the main issue until a more appropriate time.
"This would be a matter be tween the British Goveatunent and the Cypriot people, The
Now it may be said that Greek promises are of little value. You hy own experience makes believe that in this esp can be relied upon.
they
All this summer they have been in a state of mind ready to accept the British move to stay in Cyprus as long as the Mac- millan Plan WIN 200 Imaple- mented.
period of sevent years, the I saw the leader of the country, put lo them the simple Greek Government would be question: Would it not be best prepared to help whenever they for us to shelve the plan
und
Opportunity
Despite the fact that, “COUT- nged by the Socialist Parly, Greece has often behaved in an inexcusable fashion we mist re- gard her not only as an oppon- ent ever Cyprus but also Als д partner in NATO and Europe.
At the Greek elections last spring the vote for the extreme Left increased by 10 per cent and while we now have a Govern- ment that is willing to co- operate, that may not always be tine case, and the present oppor- Lunity should not be wasted.
We must realise what Cyprus means to Greece. The country hus for the istand an illogical, but true, love. If, over the years, we steadily puzli on towards partition we die risking such conflicts, the stirring up of such passions, that a state of affairs might be brought About in which Communism would thrive, The dangers to Turkey of an independent Cyprus are nothing compared with the dangers of a Communist Greece.
The Suspicious Scots
EV
VER since the Scots, 250 years ago, agreed to merge their parliament with the English one at Westminster, they have harboured a sus- picion that their southern neighbours have pulled a fast one on them.
This suspicion is readily ex-
ploitable by anyone who wishes PETER BURGOYNE'S.
to belabour the government al Westminster. Thus, for instance, Bonnic Prince Charlie whose Catholicism and autocracy were Inimical to the liberal-minded, presbyterian Scots is on of their
heroes notional
berausc 210 marched south with the latent of deposing the presiominantly English government,
News From Britain
foreing them to emigrate to and a living
The mental pleture this can- jures up, of heartbroken Seot toms from their misty moun- lugh Naylor Gaitskeli, leader tain homes to drag out a dreary of the Socialist Opposition is exile. is mughable to anyone Bonnie Prince Charlle. But he
knows this, the mos has been busy telling the Scots peripatetie race on the face of what a rotten deal they have the earth been getting from Westminster
the -from courst
wire
Mr Gullskell Bul
has come Conservatives, of
Did Tory economic policies, statistics to bark his case. he told the Scots, have been the Seals realise, he wondered,
that of every twenty-dve new jobs created by the Tories, only one had been in Scotland.
lo
He mus have forgotten all the Scols that London along has a population more than half as much again as Scotland's.
Anyway, Mr Gaitskell's sally lost much of its point when the Covernment annnunced a few hours later that Scotland was to have one of two huge steel mills being backed by the govern- ment.
an
Therefore, I strongly advocate should drop the
We
to
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