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Anti-Greek Riots
In Turkey Threat
To NATO Itself
PARIS, WP>—Turkey assured the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion Thursday that all possible
measures are being taken to pre
vent recurrence of anti - Greek
rioting.
This came as reports from Ath
ens said Greece was cancelling
participation in NATO maneu
vers afs a result of anti - Greek
violence which erupted in the
Turkish cities of Istanbul and Iz
mir Tuesday night.
With relations between the two
NATO nations at their lowest
point in years because of differ
ences over Cyprus, NATO Secre
tary General Lord Ismay sum
moned the NATO Council into
special session to discuss the
grave situation arising out of the
riots.
Not only were Western offi
cails concerned with the situation
in NATO itself but the future of
the relatively recent Greece -
Yugoslavia - Turkish accord ap
peared in doubt.
Turkey, Greece and Britain all
took measures to prevent further
violence in the eastern Mediter
ranean.
The Turks reimposed martial
law—after lifting it for 12 hours
—on Istanbul and Izmir. Reports
from Istanbul reckoned the toll
in the rioting Tuesday night in
the two cities at 300 persons in
jured and damage to Greek
owned property running to mil
lions of dollars. The Turkish gov
ernment promised speedy com
pensation.
Seeking to prevent reprisals,
the Greek government rushed
troop reinforcements to cities and
sectors of Greece having large
Turkish minorities.
Britain strengthened her naval
patrol blockading the Cyprus
coastline. Their object is to stop
the smuggling of arms from the
European mainland to terrorists
on the island.
Panama City, founded in 1519,
is the oldest permanent European
settlement on the mainland of the
American continent.
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