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158 Reviews obtaining freedom of action in the Straits, while Greece remilitarized the islands of Lemnos and Samothrace with no objections from the other powers. As the author concludes, "This convention . . . remains in full force in all details concerning not only the Turkish Straits but also the Greek islands of Samothrace and Lemnos" (p. 151). Dontas should be congratulated for her crisp and convincing account of a still controversial issue. The monograph, written in English and based on valuable archival material, should become an important reference for diplomats dealing with the Greek-Turkish negotiations and for all those concerned about policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. Lily Macrakis Regis College Glefkos Clerides, Cyprus: My Deposition. Nicosia: Alithia Publishing Company. 1989. (Volume I.) Pp. 474. $30.00. Taki Ch. Eudokas, "Εγώ Είμαι η Κϕπϕος" —H πϕώτη πεϕίοδος της κυπϕιακής δημοκϕατίας. Nicosia: Tamasos Publishers. Pp. 263. These two books represent recent additions to the literature on the politics of the Cyprus problem. Both are memoirs of persons active in Cypriot politics; Clerides has been involved in mainstream Cypriot politics since pre-independence days and Eudokas in the conservative fringe mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. Clerides, a British educated lawyer, has practiced law in Cyprus since 1951, and served in various government posts, including that of the President of the House of Representatives ( 1960—76) and of interlocutor in the intercommunal talks (1968-76). He was the founder of the Unified Party (1969) and of the Democratic Rally (1976), and ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Cyprus against Messrs. Kyprianou and Vassiliou. Eudokas, a Cypriot psychologist, ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Cyprus against President Makarios in 1968. He founded the right wing Dimokratiko Ethniko Komma that same year. While Clerides' impact on Cypriot politics has been significant, Eudokas has been a minor political figure, his influence is manifest in the collective actions of the Cypriot Right in the 1960s and early 1970s, mainly the relentless pursuit of enosis (union to Greece). Its tactics included the destabilization of the Cyprus government. These actions led to the tragedy of Cyprus in the Summer of 1974. Reviews 159 Clerides' book is the first in a series of volumes he is preparing on the Cyprus problem. Eudokas, in contrast, has written numerous books on various aspects of the Cyprus problem. The different backgrounds of the two authors show very clearly in their books. Clerides has written an incisive volume that covers the politics of the preindependence period through the critical Spring of 1964. Nearly half of his volume is devoted to documents from the 1950s and early 1960s many of which have not been widely circulated in the past. Eudokas, under the guise of a pseudo-scientific analysis of Cypriot politics and of Archbishop Makarios' personality, undertakes an attack on Makarios and justification of his own political activities and beliefs. Clerides admits that providing an account of the anatomy of a national tragedy is not an easy task, especially because he was a participant in these events. He also makes clear from the outset the Cypriot frustration over the failure to achieve enosis, and the resentment over the excessive rights granted to the Turkish Cypriot minority. This frustration and resentment, along with a cumbersome and sut generis constitution, led the Cypriot leadership to impatient, unwise, and premature acts and requests for constitutional amendments. Independence for Cyprus came unplanned and unwanted in a difficult psychological environment. Thus, before the pre-independence wounds of intercommunal conflict had properly healed, tension and conflict broke out again. The period he considers was dominated by Makarios and Grivas, "two national leaders of diametrically opposed vocations," who inspired, united and ultimately divided the Cypriots to the detriment of Cyprus. The survival of the bi-communal Republic required, however, two leaders willing to transform themselves from leaders of an ethnic group to statesmen steering Cyprus toward reconciliation . This they were unable to do. Makarios' dilemma was how to gain the confidence of the Turkish Cypriots, while, at the same time, retaining the trust of the disappointed majority community. Sensitive to the criticism that he had abandoned enosis, Makarios sought to amend the independence agreements as soon as possible. Clerides skillfully examines the period of colonial rule and the diplomacy of the period...

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