Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64

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Secret arms hide-out in Nicosia

Tags: arms smuggling, inter-communal violence, preparations for violence

Newspaper article

Investigation on illegal import of arms by Turkish Cypriots, November 1956.

Tags: arms smuggling, Volkan

Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955

On 26 January 1955 the British authorities confiscated the Greek ship "St George" off the coast of Chloraka. This was the first load of EOKA materiel intercepted and the first indication of preparations for violence.

Tags: arms smuggling, EOKA, preparations for violence

Investigation of Turkish arms-smuggling, 1956

Tags: arms smuggling

Newspaper article

Report on the start of trial on arms-smuggling into Cyprus with the ship St George, 1955

Tags: arms smuggling, preparations for violence

Newspaper article

Report on the arms captured in the house of Greek Cypriot merchant in Limassol, 1955

Tags: arms smuggling, preparations for violence

Newspaper article

Report on the arrest of the ship St George smuggling arms in Hloraka, 1955

Tags: arms smuggling, preparations for violence

Newspaper article

Proceedings of Agios Georgios/St George ship confiscation trial, 1955

Tags: arms smuggling, communism, EOKA, Makarios, Paphos, PEK

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Two young fighters were murdered in cold blood   

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