We have also learned that the State Department lawyers have indeed reached a conclusion as to the legality of these arms shipments. but the conclusion cannot be made public. the State Department says. "without undermining our foreign policy objective." This is a weak defense. indeed. of administration policy. The fact is that the administration has precious little to show for its acquiescence in Turkish adventurism. But more important. In my view. is the grim reality of conditions on Cyprus. Perhaps a third of the Islands population now consists of refugees. Some of the islands most productive areas are in ruins. And. unhappily. the future of the island will remain bleak so long as arbitrary Turkish influence on Cyprus is not restrained.
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