Wednesday, 6th April 1966

Issued by' the Information Office of the United Nations Foree In Cyprus Third Edition No. 51

UNFICYP FUNDS

FURTHER APPEAL BY SECRETARY-GENERALT HE United No·

tions S.!)cretary-General, U Thant,has sent out a newappeal to Govern­ments for financialsupport for theUnited Nations

Peace-Keeping Ope­'ation in Cyprus.

In appealing forprompt and gene­rous voluntary con­tributions, U Thantpointed out that theoperation has incur-

red a deficit of mo­re than two and ahalf million dollarsin the two years ofits existence, andonly one million dol­lars has been pled·ged towa rds the ad-

ditional $5,700,000'required to main­to in the' Force inCyprus for the fur­ther three monthsa utharized by theSecurity Council andto provide for its

repatriation.Accordingly, said

the Sec reta ry-Gene­ral, new pledgestotalling mare thanseven million dollarsmust now be receiv­ed if the United

Nations is to be ino position fu IIy tohonour past corn­mittments and co­ver the costs invol·;.'ed in maintainingthe Force for thenext threll months,

DISSATISFACTION OVER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR UNFICYP

WITHDRAWS

CANADIAN ROTATION - Lt.-Cot. D.A. McAlpine, CO l)f the2nd Battalion, The Black Watch of Canada, left, Lt.-Col. C. V.Corlson, CO of the out-going 2nd Battalion, The Canadian Guardsond Colonel G. R. Hale, Commander Canadian Contingent, talkfor 0 few minutes os the 12S·mon advance 'party prepare to disem­bark from RCAF Yukon aircraft at Nicosia.

sia and carried three hundredand forty-foul' all ranks back toFinland. Present strength ofYKSP 5, under the commandof Colonel Uolevi Koskenpalo,is approximately six hundredand sixly.

Sunday saw the start of theCanadian Contingent rotation,when Royal Canadian Air For­ce Yukon aircraft brought theadvance parties of the 2nd Bat­talion, The Black Watch and'B' Squadron, 8th CanadianHussars to Nicosia. The BlackWatch, commanded by Lieute­nant Colonel D.A. MacAlpine,will relieve the 2nd Battalion,The Canadian Guards, and theHussars, commanded by Ma­jor J.A. Saint AUbin, talce overfrom the Recconaissance Squa­dron, Royal Canadian Dra­goons. The main body of therotation is scheduled to takeplace, between the 3rd and 15thof this month.

Today (Wednesday, 6th Ap­ril) the advance party, appro­ximately seventy strong, of theSwedish Battalion 34C is dueto arrive at Nicosia. ColonelLars Laven is due to arriveon the 18th April to replace

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FINCON starLed the ballrolling with a partial rotationbetween the 28th and 31stMarch. Five Caravelle and oneDC 6B aircraft of the Yugos­lav Adriatic Airlines broughttwo hundred and six officersand men of YKSP 5 to Nico-

Four major contingents will sooncomplete turnover of personnel

financial guarantee,The spokesman said that the

Secretary-General· would checkon what the Force Com­mander's opinion was on theneed for replacements for. theIrish Contingent.

Asked if Ireland's decisionhad been based solely onfinancial considerations or onimpatience at the lack of asolution to the whole Cyprusquestion, the spokesman saidthat as far as he knew theissue was solely one of finan­ces.

At UNFICYP Headquarters,Nicosia, redeployment planswere being prepared to coverresponsibilities of UNFICYPLefka District now served bymCON.

ROTATIONFEVER

S pring rotation fever has gripped the United Nations.... .Fo.ree in Cypl'US during the past weelt, with four of' themajOl' contingents of the Foree being involved, or shortly tobe involved, in partial or complete rotations. The only excep­tion among the major contingents is DANCON who completeda full rotation in October of last year, and are due to rotateagain next month.

U Thant, had been able tomanage in relation to .com­pensation for costs over . andabove the cost of the contin­gent itself,

He recalled that the Secre­tary-General in his Marchreport to the SecUl'ity Councilbad said that unless the finan­cial situation improve(l, theUnited Nations would not bein a position to reimburseGovernments for commitmentsalready entered into.

Asked if the Secretary-Ge­neral had tried to persuadeIreland not to take this de­cision, he said that the Secre­tary-General and his represen­tatives had been in touchwith Ireland but that the Se­cretary-General had not beenable to give the requested

CONTINGENTIRISH

A United Nations spokesmandeclared last week at U.N.

Headquarters in New Yorkthat it was expected that theIrish Contingent with UNFI­CYP, numbering 50 officersand 468 other ranks, wouldbe withdrawn when its rota­tion date of 18 April camearound.

The present strength ofthe Force, including the IrishContingent is apprOXimately4,750 (taking into considera­tion the recent reduction inthe Finnish Contingent), and4,575 without the police.

The U.N. spokesman saidthat the Irish Contingent wasbeing withdrawn because ofIreland's dissatisfaction overthe financial arrangementsthat the Secretary-General,

I fortsretteIse af aprilsspogen med den trehundrede aar gamle vinkunne det maaske V!Ere af in teresse med en liIle historisk redeg0relse omCyperns vino

Det tidligste vi kender til Cypern, saavel i skrift som i sagn, er nojeknyttet til vin og vindyrkning. I "Cyperns episke sange", som tils­

krives den tidIige eypriotiske digter Stassinos, skildres tre sostre, der sam­men med deres fader, Arrius optrreder i det digt, der omhandler ('lens til·blivelse. Navnenc paa de tre sostre, Ino, Spermo og Elaid er aflcdet artre ord, der betyder vin, hvede og olivenolie. De tre sostre er saledes op·kaldt efter Cyperns oprindelige kilder til veIstrand.

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Flere danske nyheder paa side t,e

fra to mind re kommandantskaber,Phaenix ved Paphos ag Templasved Kyrenia. Det var her i detstare kommandantskab, al vindyrk­ningen fik st0rst betydning, ogvinen opkaldtes efter stedet, Cam­mapderie eller Cammandaria.

J begyndelsen af 1300-tallet over­tag Johannitlerne Tempetherrernesbesiddelser og vinproduktionen stegyderligere. Commandaria-vin erblevet fremstillet Iige siden her paaCypern, og vinen er ar type densamme i dag sam dengang - ut­vivJsamt verdens reldste uafbrudtetradition paa vindyrkningens om­amraade med sit &"erlige navn,Commandaria.

En lysk prrest, der omkring aar1340 besogte en af Cyperns berom­teste vingaarde, skrev:

"En-Gedi har ikke sin lige i heleverden. I denne vingaard gmrmange slags vine, nogle druer ersmaa sam blimner. andre er storesom kapper, mange ranker bll~rer

morke druer, andre omtrent hvideeIler rode, nogle er uden stene andredruer er nresten gennemsiglige,og nogle er aflange sam agern, mendel' er mange flere farskellige vind­ruer i denne vingaard. Jeg harhort mange el'farne mrend udtale,at del' ikkc findes nagen smukkere,redlere og mere vidunderlig juvelunder solen, skabt af Gud til men­neskers forde!, thi sam det staar iSalamos H0jsang: "Min elskedeer far mig en drueklase fm En-Gedisvingaarde",

Wednesday, 6th April, 1966

CYPERNS

I et gammelt grresk epigram stillest0rsten bedst i Cyperns guddom­melige drik, ag Sinesius fremh!Everen srerlig delikat vin fra Cypern.Da Antonius, hvis historie jo ergengivet af Shakespeare og etamerikansk filmselskab, ville givebeviser for sin krerlighed ti! Kleo-'patm, kunne han ikke trenke signogen fornemmere gave end oenCypern,

Paa siden af en kyIix, en drikkes­kaa! med to hanke, fra amkringaar 550 Kristus, som blev fundetn!Er Palis Chrysachaus i den nard­vestIigedel af Cypern, staar skrevet,CHAIRE KAl PJEJ El. Del bety­del' fril oversal, drik ag Vll:r glad.

Efter splittelsen af det romerskerige i aar 395 ag indtil korsfarerti­den ved vi ikke meget om Cypernsvindyrkning, men med karsfarerneoprandt en glanstid far vinen.Tempelherrerne fik tilde[t el land­omraade hovedsagelig indenforLimassal distrikt, som blev kaldt"Gmnde Commanderie" - det starekommandantskab, far a~ skelne det

Men Cypern var i aldtiden ikkealene beromt for sine vine, ogsaavindruerne og vinrankerne bavdery far de;res impanerende st0rreIse.

-Den romerske forfatter Agroniusamtaler saaledes, at vindruerne fraCypem er st0rI"e end i naget andctland, ag i Ephesus paa Lilleasienskyst val' del' en stige op til tagelaf Diana-templet, sam var dannelaf en enkelt vinranke fra Cypern,Strabo skildrer i sit geografiskevrerk Cyperns rigdal11 paa vine,ag Plinius, del' var fra Italien, sam­menligner Cyperns druer med demfra si t hjemland til Cyperns fordel.

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Omkring hundrede mand, hovedsagelig danske, indfandt sig i fredagsfor at smage den trehundrede aar gamle vin. Mange medbragte fuld­magter og store dunke. Hele historien var imidlertid, som Bere havdegaettet, en aprilsnar. Men det var faktisk de del' ikke moedte op, der blevnarret mest, for de gik glip af et godt glas vino KEO Ltd. havde megetvenIigt stillet en toende vin til raadighed tit det g()de formaal, og udskaenk·ningen fik et baade festligt og fornoejeligt forl()eb, som blev filmet afCypems TV. Her ses fra venstre MP·korporal M.S. Christensen, hug·siddende konstabel I. Stauning, MP-korporal P.B. Nielsen, boejende sigfrem k 'nstabel J.e. .Tensen og i koeen bag ham en svensk og en canadiskgaest. ,

Under udskiftningen af det tyrldske kontillgent den 29 Marts maate dendanske spcjdervognsdeJlng overstage eskortetjenesten paa konvojeme tilKyrenia. Her har den finske motorordonnans Esko Saukkoriip koertoverbetjent B. Seinhus fra det danske civile politi frem til teten af kolonnen,og overbetjenten overraekker kolonnerapporten til delingsfoereren, loejt­nant M. Kehl Johansen.

I sidste uge havde DANCON uof·fieielt pressebesoeg. Det var den kend­te BT-journalist Joergen Rothe KeithKelIer, der var paa ferie paa Cypern medsine to drenge, Thomas og Morten.Keller er tidIigere sekondloejtnant i saa·vel den danske haer som i den amer!·kanske, idet han SOUl krigskorrespon­dent i Korea fik anerkendt sin dallskegrael ved de amerikanske styrker. l'aabilledet til venstre er post fire paa dengroenne linie bIevet forstaerket. Thomasog Morten observerer paa kraft sam­men meel overkonstable O.H. Kragh,medens ptemierloejtnant P. Ditlevsener paa vej op for at inspieere. Paabilledet tiI hoejre er Keller fotograferetforan en af spejdervognelle med sine todrenge. Det er Thamas til venstre, haner apkaldt efter sin oldefar, ThomasDinesen, der i sin tid under den focrsteverdenskrig blev dekoreret med densjaelne britiske dekoration for tapperhed,Victoria Korset.

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IRERNEFORLADERCYPERNFor en fjorten elages tiel sielen

meddelte Irland de ForenedeNationel's generalsekretrer, at med­mindre de Forenede Nationerkunne garantere, at Irlands udgiftertil det irske kontingent paa Cypemville blive betalt, saa vj[]e Irlandtl'rekke sit kontingent tilbage. DeForenede Nationer har ikke kunnetstille saadanne garantier, og nuforlader il'erne Cypern.

Denne reduktion i UNFICYP'sstyrke vii formentlig faa betydningfor DANCON, idel DANCONsandsynligvis kommer til at over­tage en del af FINCON's omraadei den nordlZlstJige del af Nicosia.Det drejer sig om en nekke postersom i givet fald skal ovel'tages afB-kompagniet.

Det har v:eret fremme i pressen,at ogsaa de skandinaviske landeskulle have taget forbehold medhensyn til fortsat at sende styrkertil Cypern, men saa vidt det videser de argumenter, del' har vreretfremsat fra dansk side ikke saameget af 0kol1omisk karakter, somutilfredshed med at de politiskeforhandlinger om Cypern-sD0rgs­maalets l0sning helt er gaaet i staa.

SPORTEN

~ANADIAN

- A piper of the Second Cana­dian Guards plays as 125 soldiersof the Black Watch of Canadadisembark from an RCAF Yu­kon aircraft at .Nicosia airport.They are part of the fifth con­tingent to be despatched by Ca­nada to se'rve with the UN Pea.cekeeping Force in Cyprus. Therotation of Canadian soldierswhi,ch start~d on 3 April will con­tinue until 15 April when thelast of the fourth Canadian con·tingent will leave Cyprus for Ca­nada.

ROTATION

CALL ON CYPRUS PRESIDENT - Shortly before he emplanedan Monday for the retllrn trip back to CanClda, Colonel J.L. Drewry,of Cobourg, Ont., right, and his Sllccessor, as Commander CanadianContingent UN Force in Cyprus, Colonel G. R. Hale, of Torontoand St. John's Hfld., called on Archbishop MakClrios, President ofthe Republic of Cyp~us. Here they talk about the part 'the CClnCl­dian soldiers have played In the peacekeeping ro~e of the UnitedNations Force in ,Cyprus.

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KedeligtnederlagI fodboldkampen i s0ndags j

Famagusta maatte DANCON ­holdet bide i grresset, eUer retteregrus( 1. Det tyrkisk-cypriotiskehold var de strerkeste, og derforvandt det, 4 - 2. I f0rste halvlegkon det tyrkisk-cypriotiske holdforan med 2 - 0, men inden pausenlykkedes det at faa reduceret til2-1.

I begyndelsen af anden halvlegkom del' bedre fart over DANCON­holdet, og endnu et maal blevscoret, 'saaledes at stillingen var 2-2.Om yore spillere ikke havde kon­dition nok, eller hvad del' var ivejen, er svrert at sige, men paaslutningen af kampen fik det tyr­kisk-cypriotiske hold overtaget ogsatte "to ,•.bolde ·ind mellem dedanske miUstolper, saledes at slutre­sultatet bJev 4 - 2.

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C;ommun icatlans. article. or en·lulrie. should be addr....d ta:­The Edit"r

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WELLR otation of the main body of

the Canadian Contingent gotwell under way on Sunday withthe arrival of Lt.•Col. D.A. Mc­Alpine, Commanding Officer ofthe 2nd Battalion, The BlackWatch and Major J.A. St. Aubin,Commanding "B" Squadron, 8thCanCldian Hussars, and 125 sol.diers who included 11 troopersof the' HUSSClrs. They landed atRAF Nicosia aboard an RCAF YII-

kon aircrClft which had )Ieft Tre­nton, Ontario, some 15 hOllfS ear·lier.

Met by Colonel G.R. Hale,Commander Canadian Contingent,Lt.Col C.V. Carlson CommandingOfficer 2nd Canadian Guards ,andMajor W.L. Canrad, SquadronCommander, Royal Canadian Dra­goons, the party was driven intothe battalion area of Kyrenia Di­strict.

WAYWithin the next few days brie­

fings and tours of botta lion head­quarters area and observationposts will take ploce so that han­dover proceedin2s will proceedsmoothly with no Interruption ofUnited Notions duties. Membersof The Black Watch will begin totake oVer each of the outpostsspread th raughaut the 550 squa­re miles under Canadian 'SUPer­vision.

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The Fusiliers' families havestayed in Germany with asmall rear party, who remai­ned in barI'i3.cks at Iserlohn.Some of the familieshave spent part of the tourwith relatives and friends inScotland, but will all be re­turning to BAOR to join hus­bands and f,athers on theBattalion's return. The Fusi­liers will spend a brief pe­riod in Iserlohn before going­on four weeks well ·earnedleave. . I i'!!l

Aiding them in their ma­ny tasks the Fusiliers havehad the assistance of a Brit­ish Cavalry Squadron of arm­oured cars ,and detachmentsof civilian police from Aust­ralia and New Zealand. Thearmoured car squadron forthe first half of the Batt,s.­lion's tour was 'A' Squadron,14th/20th King's Hussars whowere relieved in January by'A' Squadron, 5th Royal Inni­skilling Dragoon Guards. Co­operation with these unitshas been of the highest or­der.

As Brigadier A..I. Wilson,CRE. MC. Acting Force Com­mander and Chief of Staff ofUNFICYP said ,!Lt a rer.ent pa­rade when the Battalion wp­re presented with their UNMedals for service in CVDrus."The 1st Battalion have been;=t.dmirable representatives ofScotland ,'mel the British Ar­my and have set a very highstandard for other to fol1ow".

T he five civilian policeelements serving with

the United Nations Force inCyprus are· drawn fromcountries as far apart "lSanyone could imagine ­Australia, Austria, Denmark,New Zealand and Sweden.E,!Lch element serves in a dif­ferent part of the Island andalthough their tasks are si­milar, different situationsproduce different conditions.S.ome months ago an inter­change plan was brought in­to being .and is now provingvery popular, for not onlydoes it offer a wider view ofthe Island to those involved,

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FIRST SCOTTISH UNIT IN UN PEACE­I<EEPING OPERATION LEAVf

FUSILIERSLEAVINGUNFIfJYP

In upholding the aims ofthe UN Force in Cyprus, theBattalions' daY to day activi­ties ho3.ve included the man­ning of observation posts ntpotential trouble spots, vehi­cle patrols on main road<;and mountain tracks, and vi­sits by patrols to dutlvin~

"illap-es. At times the Batkl·lion have turned out in fullforce when tension rose i.ncertain areas and during theperiod of their successfultour they have managed toprevent the outbreak of ma­jor incidents in the are,a oftheir responsibility.

Coverage of this very largearea has entailed maximumdispersion throughout theirtour.

Companies have rotatedevery two months to .givethem a change of enVIron­ment and living conditions.These have varied from hut­ted accommod,qtion in Pole­midhia c"unp, LimassoL firstbuilt by Kitchener in 1880, totented Cflmps in Ktima andPolis and a variety of tents.huts and requisitioned hous­eR for their' smaller outnostR.Wherever they have foundthemselves however theyhave contrived to combinemaximum operatiOlli"!.l effici­ency with the be<;t attainar1pp.tandards in living condi­tions.

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are shortly due to leave theForce and return to Germanyhaving completed a tour ofabout seven months on theisland. The· Battalion, com­m:mded by Lt Col G.a.R.L•.Pender, MBE, is the firstSc:ottish unit to have takenpart in e:t United NationsPeace-Keepinqoperation.

The Fusiliers area of res­ponsibility hHs spread over

-the entire South West of theisland, encompassing some1200 miles of territory, nearlya quarter of the whole ofCyprus, from the major sea­port of Limassol on theSouth coast through Ktimaon the South West coast toPolis on the North COt3.st. '1'heinland boundary of this veryextensive zone cuts acrossthe 'rroodos range givingthem the greater part of thisdifficult mountain terrainwhich incl udes Mount Olym­pus, the highest peak in Cyp­rus.

Lieutenant Cplonel G.C.R.L. Pender, MBE, the CommandingOfficer of the Battalion is presenfed with the United Notions Medalfo·r service in Cyprus by Brigadier A. J. Wilson, CBE, Mc theActing Force Commander and Chief-of-Staff of UNFICYP. '

Brigadier Wilson inspecting the Battalion Pipe Band at Pole­midhia before the recent medal presentation ceremony.

Harry Secambe, who visited 1 R.H.F. while on 0 CSE tour ofCyprus, talking to members of th.e Battalion Military Band, accom.panied at right by WO I Bandmaster G.T.S. Cooke, LRAM, ARCM.

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OHic:ers and Men of Ops Stoff Lefke District who are due toleave or home next week.

Also at Nic:osia Airport. Mr. Tony Mcntingano who looh ofterUN travel arrangements chatting with left to right:- Pte. Jell Halley,Coy. Sgt Pet Hayes ond Pte. Liam Fltzgerald who all served togetherin the Congo, and in Cyprus with Cln eorlier Irl$h Contlngo'nt atFlImagusta.

At a very enjoyable dinner hetd at Xeros Camp to mark thetermination of 5 Infantry Group's tour of duty in Cyprus, Sgt. MajorMic:hael Galvin presents a Silver tray to Group Commanding Offic:erLt. Col Brian Mc:Gurk on behalf of the N.C.O.s of the Unit.

···.ilAt Nic:osia Airport, members of the advanc:o party of 5 Infantry

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5th InfantryGrDup, due tD le'ave for homeon the 18th of th is month,have their preparations wellunder way. With the advanc:eparty already back in Ireland,'BLUE BERET' photographersc:aught some of the remainderin their farewell round ofparties, presentations ondpac:king.

The $1.00 regular UNPAstamp, originally issued in 1951was sold out on 16 March 1966.

tion to perforal ion.'1'he design shows the new

WHO building against a hack­ground of a sectional glohe ofthe world, together with theemblems hoth of the U.N. andthe W.E.O. Foul' marginal in·scriptions will appear on eachsheet - two on the left andtwo on the rig·ht - and willconsists of the United Nationsseal and "WHO" around thetop of the seal, with the date"1966" beneath It. The sheetof 50 s~amps will be vertical.

The "Cessation of NuclearTesting" stamp, which was is­sued on 23 October 1964, willhave its last clay of sale on 23April 1966.

Of interest: When the stampcommemorating the World Fe·deration of United Nations As­sociations (WFUNA) Was Is­sued on 31 January 1966, 447,154 covers received first daycancellation.

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Forra veckans danska aprilskiimt i The Blue Beret blev en stor sllcce.Det var st~I' samling utanfOr det danska wellfare-kontoret samtliga

medbavande muggar eUer glas. Del fanns iiven soldater med fiaskQr ocbkrukor av stiirre format men de hade ocksa med sig en skriftlig rekvisitionsamt fullmakt att han tick ]{opa fOr sina kamrater.

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skulle fa smaka pa over 300 AI'gammal Commanderia. Utskan­kningen borjade oeh det blev straxIivligt pa platsen. Det hela ftiljdesupp av TV-oeh ovriga nyhetsfoto­grafer.

Major Haxthausen var mycketnojd med sjtt Ulla skiimt.

Att historien med det upphittadevinfatet i FHmagllsta 'var ett aprils­kamt, var viiI de aUra fiesta pit delklara med. Men den gode majo­ren behagade skiimta annu engang. Han tag niimligen kontaktmed KEO-koncernen, som tycktcdet VHr ett kul jippo - och skickadeover en tllnna med 63 liter vin i.

Vem blev cgcntligen ltirad?1.Aven Cypressen holl sig med ett

aprilskiimt. En vul som hadestrandat utanfor Salamis! Medel­hm'et tycks dOlja mycket i sina blaboljor...

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Den danske pressofficeren, maj orOtto Haxthausen, stod i ensamtmajestat pa trappan och holl ettkart tal till den forsamJade meni­gheten. Skylten "April-fool" komupp och - tvii slarka MP bar ut enstar vintunna pa farstllbron. Detgick ett forviinlansfullt sus genommangden nar det stod klart att man

Trevligt aprilskamtmed myket mersmak

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Sa har ar min stili Tennismastaren Tage Hermansson, Eskilsrnna,visaI' upp silt fighting face.

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Torbjorn Sandberg, Norrkliping och Bo Fredriksscl11, Lule~, overvakarorllningen fran sin Kpbll.

D elrotationen av den turkiskllnntionlllkolltingenten iigde rum

i tisdags flirra veckan. Transporter,csl\Orter och bevakning skottes avFN. 40 officerare, 23 underofficerareoeh 287 ii"riga, personligt bagageoch gods korn mcd det turkiska far­tyget Basaran.

39 offlcerare, 23 underoficerareoelt 287 ovriga liimnadekampen i Orta Key, norrom Nicosia. De hcmvandandehade pa Cypern inkopt el-matericl,kylskap, TV oeh tvattmaskincl'for over lA milj. kronor.

43 fordon FN-fordon ocll treturkiska bussar svaraden fOr trans­porten och eskorten utgjordes avmilitiirpolis och pansrade fordon.

2. komp. for dagen forstiirkt medtvii plutoner svaradc for avsparrnin­gen av oeh vaktilllningen i nya ham­nen. Oeh en fiiltkantin som ser­veradc smorgas och varm dryckunder hela operationen, var ett­mycket uppskattat inslag. Rotationen forlopte utan mcidenter.

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PASKHELGIFAMAGUSTAPaskhelgen i densvcnska

.bataljonen kommer inte altuppmarksammas speciellt.Fran langfredagen till och medannandagen ar det ofieielia helg­dagar. Gudstjanster kommeratt hanas i resp. lokaler pH.Ia.ngfredagen och paskdagen.Vidare kommer den del sight­seeingturer att anordnas tili po­puiiira utflyktsmiU. Extrafi:lr­pI agnad i form av agg mm kom­mer att utspisas. Major OUe Bjiirna -var prisutdelare. Har far tvaan i singel KjeU

Brodd, STR-komp. 1 4:s medalj.. T.v. hans overm~n Tage Hermansson.

ZM i tennis anordnades pa CarlGustaf Camp under 16rdagen

och sondagen. Nu liksom i kom­panimasterskapen visade sig civpolTage Hermansson, Eskilstuna, varaden absolut baste. Han blev badesingel- oell dUbb~lmastare oeh top­pade resultatlistan de bacta spel­dagarna.

Tavlingarna gick pa STR-bananoeh omramadcs av goda arrange­mango

Resultat: Singelfinal: Tage. Her­mansson, Eskilstuna, BcngtBrodd, STR-komp, Skiinninge: 6-1,6-1,6-0.3 & 4 pris: Torbjorn Sand­berg, 3. komp, Norrkoping, - KjellPaulsson, STR-komp, Halmstad:3-6, 6-4, 8-6, 8-6.

Dubbelfinal: Tage Herrnansson!Stefan Lindstrom, civpol - HiikanNimark/Kjcll Paulsson, STR: 6-3,6-2, E-Q. 3 & 4 pris: Sven-Olof Fri­man, staben/Kjell Brodd, STR ­OUe Karlsson, l.komp./Berth On­nela, I. kornp: 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

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on pidettii mielessii ettll emmeedusta ainoastaan itseiimme taipataljoonaamme vaan suomalnisensolavaen valiota. Naapureinammeolevat anglosaksisten maitten kaar­tinpataljoonat muodostavat siinasuhteessa velvoittavan esimerkin.

Meidan on myos muislettavaolla varovaisia nimenomaan alkoho­li n kiiyton suhteen. Saarella ovat ni­mittain voimass'a aivan toisenlaisetjuomatnvat kllin mihin kotimaassaolemme tottuneet. Niln paikalli­nen vaesto kuin muut turvajouk­koihin klluluvat pitiiviit juopuneenesiintymista ihmisarvoa alentavanatekona. Meilla ei siinii suhteessaole enM varaa tOITIliiilyihin.

Pukeuturninen ja lllkoholin kaylto

Tilanteen saarella pysyessa rau­hallisena on viime aikoina yhiislluremmassa maarin ruvettu kiln­nittamiiiin huomiola eri joukko­osastoihin kuuluvjen pukeutumi­seen ja silsteyteen.

Asia koskee yhta hyvin palvelus­ta kllin vapaa-aikojakill. Meidan

Hyvii Maine Sailytcttava

Uusi komentajamme, everstiKoskenpalo viittasi tervehdyssa­noissaan suomalaisen sOlilaan hy­viian maineeseen rauhanlurvaa­mislehUlvissil. Me emme kuiten­kaan voi nojata yksinomaan mai­neeseemme, vaan meidiin on osoit­tava se myos kaytann6ssa.

Jokainen suomalainen rauhan­sotilas edustaa maataan ja sen mai­neikasta sotilasperinnetii. Tilmiivelvoittaa meitii suorittamaan teh­tiivamme tinkimattomasti sekii suh·tautumaan paikalliseen vaeostoonpuoJueettomasti, ystiiviillisesti jaasiallisesti. - Olkaaml11e maineem­me veroisia.

gay bevis for god diciplin och godorganisationsform<l.ga och ett per­sonligt tack har framforts av AFCbrigadtir Wilson.

TERVETULOAYKSP 5

YKSp 5 aloitti toimintansa 1.4. Vaihdon mukana saareIla saapui kak­sisataakuusi uulla miesta. Hcidan joukossaan oH kuitenkin monia jo

varhemmin saareJla palvelleita. Vaihdoll yhlcydessa tulimmc komppaniaakoylJemmiksi. Samalla luovutimrne kanadalaisille mylIYl1 lienoot ja osanTrakonaksesta. Muilta osin pysyivat vastullalue, tyomiiiiril ja velvoitteet

Kayltiiytymiseen huomiotll.

Toinen niikokohta, johon nainalkajaisiksi on kiinnitettiivii hllO­miota, on kokaisen henkilokohtai­nen kiiyttiiytyminen.

Pataljoonassamme kiiy jatkuvastiarvovllltaisia vieraita, jotka tark­kailevat toimintaamme ja tekev1itsillii perusteella I~yvinkin pitkiillemenevia johtopiiiitoksHi. Mytislurvajoukkoihin kuuluvien muitlenjoukko-osastojen, poliittisten sih­teerislOn, paika.l1isen vaeston jakansainviilisen JehdistOn edustajientaholta jOlldumme jatkuvan tark­kailun alaiseksi.

Tiissa yhteydessa on syyta muis­tultaa, ellii emme ole saarella val­loittajina tai miehitysolosllhteissa,vaan paikallisen viieston kutsuminarauhanturvajoukkojen edustajina,joiita sen mukaisesli edellytetaanpuolueetonta ja sivistynytta kayt­taytymistii.

samoina.Tamiin vuoksi meidiin on syytii

kertoa lulokknille - ja m iksei myosmuulle henkilosWJle - n1uutamiatosiasioita, jotka on pidettava mie­lessa tarkeiiii rauhanturvaamisteh­tilvaa suoriteltaessa.

Kielitaito Tiirkeii

Asioiden edistyessa yha useam­malle tulee eteen tehtavia joissasuomen kiele11ii ei eniiii selvitii.Onneksi llseimmal ovat jo etukii­teen ehtineet hankkia tunll1mantehtiiviissil kiiytettiiviiiin toimin­takieleen englantiin. Se oH tar­keimpia edellytyksia myos valituksitulemiselle.

Kokemus varhaisemmilta ajoiltaon kuitenkin osoittanut, ettii ano­muslomaketta tayttaessaan vali­tettavan moni on hicman liioitellulkieleJlisia taitojaan. Seurauksena011 ol1ut. ettii kielitaidottomulldenvlloksi 'on jouduttu tilanteisiin,jotka ilman hyvaa onnea olisivatsaattaneet muodostua jopa hen­genvaurallisiksi.

Tiimii asiaintila voidaan kuiten­kin korjata suhteellisen heJ~osti

opiskelun ja harjoitteluu uvulla.Sillii pataljoonassa on ta rkoitustavarten saatavissu riittiiviisti oppi­kirjojll ja harjoitllsmateriaaliu. Li­siiksi jokaisella on mahdollisuusharrastaa parasta mahdollista op­pimiskeinoa: kcskllstelua ja kans­sakilymista muihin kontingenttei­hin kUllluvien kanssa.

~VENSKTurkrotationen .

Det var givetvis en del diskussion­er mellan turkarna oeh tl111myndigh­etema, som gjorde att det hela drogut pa tiden.

Den svenska bataljonens insats

THE BLUE BERET~ednesday, 6~h April, 1966

Vaihdon yhteydessa suomalaiskontingentissa vierllilivat mm. cv.Holger Krogerus ja kapt ViIle Pajunen, joHa tiislaina kotiutunut cv Boldtja kanadalaincn maj Christcnsen olivat saattamassa.

Matkaan liihti myos entinen huoltopiiiiIJiko, evl AnJis Salovaara, jokaj a tti huoltohuolct evl lIpo KoskiseJle ja palaljoonaupseeriJIe cv] Eer()Lchtovirralle. Asia kiiy Hmi myos miestcn i1mcista.

Uudcn pataljoonan komentaja cv Uolevi K!lskenpalo otti ohjat kasiinsu1 4 :E'.uva hanen ensimmaisesta tilannekatsauksesta, jossa cv Boldt ja cvKrogerus viclil olivat mukanas.

INDIAN PREMIER'SOFFICIAL VISIT TOUN HEADQUARTERS

US AMBASSADOR TELLS PRESS CONFERENCE'DECISIVE FACTOR IS CHINA HERSELF'

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'End isolation'call to ,. I. China

TURKISH NATI~NAL

CONTINGENT

Group of delegations accreditedto the United Nations. India­Pakistan relations and theViet-Nam crisis were amongthe problems discussed withthe Secre:ary-GeneraL

Mrs Gandhi's visit was partof a world tour during whichshe visited heads of Govern­ment in Washington, London,Paris and Moscow before re­turning to India at the week­end.

The relief of part of theTurltish National Contin­

gent in Cyprus took place bet­ween 0720 hI'S on Tuesday oflast weelt (29th March) and0015 hrs the following day.Inland transportation, escortsand observers were providedby the United Nations }~orce

in Cyprus.Forty officers, twenty-three

NCOs and t.wo hundred andeighty-seven other ranks, per­sonal baggage and battalionstores arrived at Famagus'aon the Turkish ship 'Basharan'.Thirty-nine officers, twenty­three NCOs and two hundredand eighty-seven other rankswi' h their personal baggageand battalion stores left theTurkish National Contingentarea at Orta Keuy and wererepatriated on the "Basharan"which left in the early hoursof Wednesday morning. Nei­ther draft was armed at anylime during the operation. Atotal of forty-three UNFICYPtrucks and three Turkish bu­ses were used for the move.

Escorts consisting of a ve­hicle at both the start and endof each packet were providedby UNFICYP as well as mili­tary police escorts to lead con­voys in'o and out of Nicosiaand Famagusta,

UNFICYP observer teamssupervised the operation atboth Nicosia and Famagusta.

UNFI(jYPassist!'!observepa.·tialrotation

~11's. GllanlU confel's \vitb

U Thaot for half-hollt'

HUMAN RIGHTS

T he Human Rights Com-mission of the United

Na'ions last week welco­med the Costa Rican pro­posal to establish the insti­tution of a Uni l ed NationsHigh Commissioner of Hu­man Rights and decided toset up a working group tostudy all questions relatingto such a move. It askedthe Secretary-General toprepare an analytic and te­~hnical s: udy to assist theworking group.

'COMMISSIONER'PROPOSAL

WELCOMED

M RS. Indira Gandhi, PrimeMinister of India, paid an

official visit to the United Na­tions on Friday, 1 April.

Mrs. Gandhi, accompanied byForeign Secretary C,S. Jha andAmbassador Gopalaswami Par­thasarathi, arrived at U.N.Headquarters at noon.. Shewas met at the entrance of theSecretariat building by Mr.C.V. Narasimhan, the Secreta­ry- General's Chef de Cabinet,and Mr. Pierre de Meulemee­ster, U.N. Chief of Pro:ocol,who escorted her to U Thant'soffices on the 38th floor.

The Indian Prime Ministerconferred with the Secretary­General for half an hour, andsubsequently met with memobel'S of the African-Asian

ty of the 1st Battalion, RoyalWelsh Fusiliers. The advanceparty of the outgoing RoyalHighland Fusiliers will departfor the United Kingdom thesame day. The main body of1 RWF under the commandof Lieutenant Colonel J,H.Swift, is due to arrive on the18th, 19th and 20th of thid'month and the rotation shouldbe cOm?leted by the 21st April.

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Contingentsin .·otations

Four majorinvolved

This applied specifically, hedeclared, to the question ofadmitting her Into the UnitedNations. In any event, he said,the United States had clearcommitments to the ChineseGovernment in Taiwan, andthere would be, he thought,wide international opposition

I

United States AmbassadorArthur Goldberg

to any proposal that twelvemillion people should be han­ded over to Peking againsttheir will.

As to the possibility of a"two Chinas" solulion, Mr.Goldberg noted that both Pe­king and Taipeh had declaredtheir opposition to this. Mr.Goldberg added that in thelight of recent rebuffs to theP.R. of China in Indonesia Af­rica and elsewhere, he lho~lghtthere was, at present, less sup­port for seating her in theUnited Nations than at the lastGeneral Assembly (the Asse­mbly split evenly last autumnon a proposal that would haveturned over the Chinese seatin the United Nations to thePeoples' Republic of China).

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Colonel Ivan Hoernqvist as COSWECON and Bal talion Com­mander and the main body ofthe rotation will take place bet­ween the 24th and 29th of thismonth. Strength of the newbattalion will be seven hundred

• and fifty-five officers and men.

Rotation of the main ele­ment of the British. Contingentis due to )Jegin next Monday(11th April) with the arrivalat Akrotiri of the advance par-

WAR CRIMESRESOLUTION·APPROVED

HUMAN RIGHTS

T he Human Rights Com-mision last week ap­

proved, without a dissent­ing vote, a resolution ori­ginally proposed by Polandand arnmended by sevenother States, seeking to en­sure that no time limit beapplied to the prosecutionof those charged with warcrimes and crimes aga­inst humanity.

Recommendations madein the resolution, submittedby the Economic and So­cial Council, urge all Sta­tes to take any measuresnecessary to prevent theapplication of statutarylimitations to war crimesand crimes against humani­ty; to continue efforts toensure arrest, extraditionand punishment of personsresponsible for such crim­es; and to make relevantdocuments available toother States.

The resolution also asksthe Secretary-General tocarry out a study regard­ing arrest, extradition andpunishemnt; and to preparethe draft of a covention ­envisaged for adoption bythe General Assembly. atits 1967 session - whichwould _make it a bindingobligation not to apply timelimits to war crimes cases.

Asked if the United States'polIcy towards Peking was be­ing reappraised, Mr Goldbergsaid that it remained underconstant review. The decisivefactor, he said, was the at­titude of the Peoples' Republicof China herself.

U nited States Ambassador Arthur Goldberg told a pressconference at United Nations Headquarters in New Yorlt

last weelt that his government hOlled that the P.R. of Chinawoulll end her "self-imposed isolation" by agreeing that majorwar must be ruled out because it would mean destruction forall manldnd.Perhaps ''<he acid test" ofChina's intentions, Me Gold­berg added, was whether shewould join the other four nu­clear powers in seeking a trea­ty to prevent the furtherspread of atomic weapons. Sofar, the United States' repre­senta:ive said, there had beenno indication from, Pekingthat she wished to abandon herinternational policy based onthreats and violence,