London Conference (1964)

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The London conference dealt with the situation in Cyprus in January 1964 on the initiative of the British government .

On December 25, 1963, EOKA fighting organizations under their radical leader Nikos Sampson had started riots against the Turkish Cypriots. It came to civil war-like conditions, the front line extended into the capital Nicosia . Stationed British troops tried to prevent the clashes. On January 1, 1964, the President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III. , indicated a termination of the Cyprus Agreement between Great Britain, Greece and Turkey .

In view of the fighting on the island between the warring sections of the population as well as threats and preparations for intervention from outside, the search for a diplomatic solution seemed advisable. However, a few days after the start of the conference it became clear that its purpose should be to persuade the Cypriot government to approve the further deployment of British and Turkish troops or armies they are friends with to maintain law and order, as well as command and governance to a government committee to be set up, that too Representatives of the governments sending the troops should belong to the delegation.

The Cyprus government refused to lose its own authority and the entry of foreign forces. She also suspected that the intention behind this was that the planned intergovernmental committee could promote a geographical separation of the Turkish-Cypriot population that the Turks wanted, which the delegates from Turkey had already expressed as their idea at the beginning of the conference. The Cypriot government maintained its negative attitude towards other plans discussed at the conference and finally brought the Cyprus conflict to the United Nations .