As a result. 200.000 Greek Cypriots were thrown out of their homes and forced to abandon their possessions and businesses. It is estimated that 70 percent of Cyprus economic wealth is situated in that portion of the island that Turkey occupies. The refugees are forced to live in substandard housing that at present levels is dangerously overcrowded. In addition to the refugees. 2.000 to 3.000 Greek Cypriots. including 8 Americans. have been missing since the invasion. In early 1975. the United States placed an arms embargo against Turkey for violating U.S. arms sales policy and for the intraNATO conflict that it created. In 1978 the embargo was lifted in hopes that the Turkish Government would enter into negotiations.
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