Britain and the Greek Colonels

Dr Alexandros Nafpliotis is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he was awarded his PhD in International History.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Labour government’s policy towardsthe Colonels, 1967–68: Setting the tone The first traces 1967: A coup, a war and a conference Trouble in Cyprus Royal blues 1968: ‘Business as usual’ International dimension Chapter 2: The Labour government’s policy towards the Colonels,1969–70: a ‘new era of relations’ 1969: Council of Europe vs. NATO The Kotronis case 1970: ‘The pendulum is swinging toowide for comfort’ A note on Cyprus Chapter 3: The Conservative government’s policy towards theColonels, 1970: continuity vs. change ‘Painful dilemmas’ A Mediterranean ‘powder keg’ Troubled waters ‘As much business as possible’Chapter 4: The Conservative government’s policy towards theColonels, 1971: messages, meetings and visits Extremists and ‘policy of scold’ The bridge Papadopoulos’ doubts reappear The quest for a new spirit in relations Chapter 5: The Conservative government’s policy towards theColonels, 1972: towards a new direction? An inconclusive year Beware of Greeks bearing gifts Pragmatism prevails Chapter 6: The Conservative government’s policy towards theColonels, 1973: overtaken by events ‘Europeanisation’ of Anglo-Greek relations The three epochs of relations Recognition unbound The ‘referendum’ Chapter 7: The Conservatives, the experiment that failed, and thehardliners coup, September–December 1973 To encourage or not to encourage The ‘invisible dictator’ and the ‘Greek Calends’ The effects of anti-Americanism Chapter 8: Conservatives, Labour and the junta, 1974:the endgame Taking the heat The US card ‘A proper working relationship’ Diplomacy over the Aegean Cyprus Endgame ConclusionAppendixNotes BibliographyIndex