State College News 1956-03-16
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G r e a t B r i t a i n ' s d e t e r i o r a t i n g p o s i t i o n in t h e M i d d l e E a s t h a s b e e n s p o t l i g h t e d o n c e a g a i n . T h i s t i m e i t c o n c e r n s t h e d i s m i s s a l of L t . G e n e r a l J o h n B a g o t G l u b b a s h e a d of J o r d a n ' s A r a b Leg ion . T h e loss of p r e s t i g e in J o r d a n r e e m p h a s i z e s t h e v a l u e of C y p r u s . E n g l a n d ' s s t r a t e g i c o u t p o s t o n t h i s i s l a n d h a s s e r v e d for a s t a g i n g b a s e for t r o o p s a n d a p e r m a n e n t a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r t o p r o v i d e qu i ck a i r cove r a n d s u p p o r t for B r i t i s h i n t e r e s t s on t h e n e a r b y m a i n l a n d . I t is a l so a l i n k i n t h e f a m o u s B r i t i s h l i f e l ine t h a t s t r e t c h e s f r o m S i n g a p o r e t o t h e E n g l i s h h o m e l a n d . W h e n G l u b b w a s r e m o v e d f r o m c o n t r o l of t h e A r a b L e g i o n in J o r d a n i t lef t C y p r u s a s t h e on ly r e m a i n i n g m i l i t a r y focal p o i n t for t h e B r i t i s h in t h e N e a r E a s t . T h e B r i t i s h h a v e a l r e a d y e s t a b l i s h e d it a s t h e s i t e of t h e B r i t i s h M i d e a s t m i l i t a r y h e a d q u a r t e r s T h e effect t h a t t h i s d e v e l o p m e n t will h a v e o n t a l k s c o n c e r n i n g C y p r u s self g o v e r n m e n t is n o t t oo h a r d to see . T h e B r i t i s h a l r e a d y h a v e s h o w n t h a t t h e y a r e r e l u c t a n t to j e o p a r d i z e in a n y w a y t h e u s e of t h e i s l a n d a s a p e r m a n e n t m i l i t a r y ba se . T h e o u s t i n g of G l u b b h a s c o m e a t a n e x c e l l e n t p s y c h o l o g i c a l m o m e n t a n d h a s r e i n f o r c e d B r i t i s h r e l u c t a n c e t o g r a n t C y p r u s s e l f g o v e r n m e n t . W h i l e P r i m e M i n i s t e r E d e n w a s l i s t e n i n g t o C o l o n i a l S e c r e t a r y B o y d r e p o r t on t h e f a i l u r e of h i s m i s s i o n i n t o C y p r u s , G l u b b w a s e n r o u t e to L o n d o n t o b r i n g h o m e vividly t h e t h r e a t to B r i t a i n in t h e M i d d l e E a s t . T h e B r i t i s h r e g a r d C y p r u s a s a r e p l a c e m e n t for S u e z a s a s t r a t e g i c
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