<--PREV Doc #90  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #92 Document #91; March 29, 1957 To Harold Macmillan Series: EM, AWF, International Series: Macmillan ; Category: Cable. Secret The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XVIII - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace Part I: A New Beginning, Old Problems; January 1957 to May 1957 Chapter 1: The Mideast and the Eisenhower Doctrine   Dear Harold: I have noted with great interest your decision to release Archbishop Makarios.1 I know that this entailed great difficulty for you. I earnestly hope that his release will bring about a substantial improvement in the atmosphere relating to Cyprus, with greater prospects for a satisfactory settlement of this problem. I want you to know that we will do all we can to encourage others concerned to approach the matter in a constructive and conciliatory manner so that the opportunities afforded by this action on your part will not be lost.2 With kind regard, Sincerely 1 For background on the Cyprus situation and the imprisonment of the Greek Cypriot archbishop see no. 78. On March 20 the British government had presented Makarios with a proposal that would end his detention on conditions that he publicly renounce violence and not return to Cyprus. He was released on March 28 (State, Foreign Relations, 1955 - 1957, vol. XXIV, Soviet Union; Eastern Mediterranean, pp. 462, 467 - 68; New York Times, Mar. 29, 1957). 2 Macmillan would tell Eisenhower that the decision "was not taken without loss to the Government. I do not believe," he said, "that the Archbishop has changed his views in the Seychelles; he is the Bourbon of Cyprus." The Prime Minister asked Eisenhower for his help "in persuading all concerned to face reality." He cautioned, however, that private pressure would be better than public statements (State, Foreign Relations, 1955 - 1957, vol. XXIV, Soviet Union; Eastern Mediterranean, pp. 469 - 70). For developments see no. 209. Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. Cable. Secret To Harold Macmillan, 29 March 1957. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 91. World Wide Web facsimile by The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission of the print edition; Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/second-term/documents/91.cfm <--PREV Doc #90  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #92

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