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| Title: |
Heirs of the King-Makers: The British Embassy in Athens, 1951-61 |
| Author: |
Hatzivassiliou, Evanthis |
| Appeared in: |
Diplomacy & statecraft |
| Paging: | Volume 18 (2007) nr. 3 pages 573-591 |
| Year: |
2007-09 |
| Contents: |
This article examines the role and position of the British Embassy in Athens, as a test case of a diplomatic mission facing strains because of a bitter regional dispute, the Cyprus crisis. In the mid-1950s Whitehall decided that the retention of Cyprus was necessary for British policy in the Middle East, even at the cost of sacrificing relations with Greece. Thus the Embassy's recommendations were constantly being ignored in Whitehall, while its relations with the Greek authorities were growing worse. After 1957, the new Ambassador, Sir Roger Allen, focused on British cultural influence and on Britain's role in tying Greece more solidly to the West. The 1959 Cyprus settlement and the 1961 visit of the Greek Prime Minister to London marked the most important successes of this more flexible approach. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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