{"id":3533,"date":"2025-07-21T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:17:45","slug":"the-chronicle-of-the-surrender-of-cyprus-on-20-7-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/?p=3533","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0THE CHRONICLE OF THE SURRENDER OF CYPRUS ON 20\/7\/1974"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 THE TREATMENT OF CYPRUS IS ALIVE AND NO TRAITOR <\/strong>WAS TRIED AND NO ONE WAS PUNISHED AFTER THE FALL OF JUNTA , ON THE CONTRARY THEY NOW PUT FORWARD THE SURRENDER OF THE AEGEAN SEA.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS TIME IT IS NOT THE MILITARY JUNTA BUT THE “PARLIAMENTARY JUNTA” AND THE ANHELLENIC  ELIAMEP.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE   “ETHNARCHIS K.<\/strong> KARAMANLIS SAID THE IMITATIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 “CYPRUS IS FAR AWAY” AND HE LET THE 2ND ATTILAS PASS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE OTHER  \u201cETHNARCHIS\u201d MAKARIOS AT THE UN SECURITY “HE CALLED THE GUARANTEEING FORCES TO EXPELL THE ATHENS JUNTA MEANINGFULLY HE CALLED TURKEY AND BRITAIN TO INTERVENE”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 GREGORIOS BONANOS, CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES SAID ABOUT THIS: “LET THE TURKS TOUCH YOU A LITTLE”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 “No action against Turks unless I order it” \u2022 The<\/strong> June 1, 1974 \u2013 prophetically, as it were \u2013 Bonanos, in a secret document, orders the chiefs of staff to avoid provocations against Turkey. Any action against Turkey would only be taken after his own order. (01.06.1974) \u2022 On July 18 at 11.00, American ministers Cisco and Ellsworth inform Bonano of the possibility of a Turkish invasion of Cyprus. – 18.07.1974 \u2022 At 18.00, Bonanos conveys to the staffs distorted information that the reactions from the Turkish side were considered\u2026 encouraging. \u201cIoannidis assured me that the Turks will not get involved\u201d \u2022 At 19.00 he conveys the assessment: \u201c\u2026Ioannidis assured me many times that the Turks will not get involved, because the Americans are also in favor of the overthrow of Makarios and will stand by us, in any case.\u201d Indeed, as emerges from the testimony given on June 29, 1975 to the Congressional subcommittee by the US ambassador to Athens, Henry Taska, Ioannidis maintained direct contact with the CIA station chief. In fact, he assured the other junta members that he \u201chad guarantees from all interested parties, especially from the USA, that in the event of a coup against Makarios, Turkey would not intervene\u201d (testimonies by Georgitsis, Kompokis, Palainis, Pilichou, etc.). \u2022 Friday, July 19 at 03:00, the Kyrenia station intercepted a signal with instructions to the Turkish Cypriots. At 21:00, Nicosia notified Athens that \u201cTurkish landing craft had been seen\u201d. The staff replied: \u201cThis is an exercise\u201d. The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence Staff, Gr. Bonanos, declared that \u201cno excuses should be given to the Turks\u201d. He preferred to spend the night in the military camps of Agios Andreas. – 19.07.1974 \u2022 July 20, 1974 at 08.40 the Hellenic National Defense General Staff refuses to give approval to the General Staff of the National Guard. It reassures that this is an exercise by the Turkish army and recommends self-restraint. (20.07.1974) “The Turks are burning us!” – “Do you see ghosts?” The artificial complacency cultivated by Bonanos and his associates is also confirmed by Major General Poulos, narrating a conversation he had with Brigadier General Sp. Politis. – And what are we going to do? I tell him, are we going to wait like this for them to burn us? – Go to sleep, nothing is happening. At that time, a signal arrived by telex, which said “Movements of Turkish naval forces north of Cyprus. NATO-approved exercise. Self-restraint.\u201d \u2013 At that moment, Georgitsis tells me: \u201cCome to the phone.\u201d And I hear Bonanos: \u2013 What are you doing? Why are you shooting? Why are the anti-aircraft guns firing? \u2013 They are burning us. \u2013 Didn\u2019t I tell you not to hit? Do you see ghosts? Dreams? \u2022 Since 06.10, however, he knew about the beginning of the Turkish landing. \u2022 Until 20.00, when the War Council was convened, Bonanos was performing\u2026 other duties. \u2022 At 22.00, orders were given to implement repulse plans. \u2022 Years later (July 1986) before the parliamentary committee he brazenly admitted that he had not contacted the General Directorate of the Armed Forces all day: \u201cWhen I went to the AED on the morning of the invasion, I did not contact Cyprus. It was not my job to contact the General Directorate of the Armed Forces. I had other priorities to attend to. I did not take the General Directorate of the Armed Forces all day on July 20, 1974. But they took me\u2026\u201d. The Turks advanced \u2013 Bonanos was afraid of the Bulgarians! \u2022 On the morning of July 21, Bonanos pompously announced to the leaders of the three branches that it had been decided to declare war against Turkey. Of course, it did not happen. (21.07.1974). \u2022 They declare general mobilization and dispatch of a squadron of commandos, three submarines, the 573rd volunteer infantry battalion and 30 Fantoms. Only the first was carried out in comically tragic circumstances. In the same committee, the \u201crenegade junta\u201d Navy chief P. Arapakis acquits him: \u201cAt 13.00 he issued an order to recall two submarines (\u201cGlaucos\u201d and \u201cNireus\u201d) \u201cfor the defense of the Aegean from any attack from\u2026 the north\u201d. In order not to give the occasion for a military conflict\u201d. Perhaps to lighten his position, Arapakis argued that \u201ca combined attack on July 22 would mean the complete destruction of the Turkish invasion\u201d. \u201cLet them touch Kyrenia a little\u201d Another huntaios and coup plotter of Cyprus, Brigadier General Mich. Georgitsis stated that he was informed by staff that Bonanos was saying: \u201cHere it is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FREEDOM FOR CYPRUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO MORE TURKISH OCCUPATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO MORE PARTICIPATION OF THE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 THE TREATMENT OF CYPRUS IS ALIVE AND NO TRAITOR WAS TRIED AND NO ONE WAS PUNISHED AFTER THE FALL OF JUNTA , ON THE CONTRARY THEY NOW PUT FORWARD THE SURRENDER OF THE AEGEAN SEA. THIS TIME IT IS NOT THE MILITARY JUNTA BUT THE “PARLIAMENTARY JUNTA” AND THE ANHELLENIC  ELIAMEP. THE   “ETHNARCHIS K. KARAMANLIS SAID THE … <\/p>\n

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