Lifting the embargo under the very limited conditions of S. 846 will give American diplomats a stronger hand in this sensitive part of the world. The Turkish Government has threatened to close the American bases in Turkey if the boycott continues. If the bases are closed. American influence will be reduced still further. It is in the interests of the Cypriot refugees that we retain a strong voice. Also. with the resumption of opium poppy growing in Turkey. the stakes have become too high for us to risk losing our influence in Asia Minor. If we do. the results could well be disastrous.
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