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Article: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: Government Spokesman comments on Sunday Times report
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- June 2, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 June 1998-REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: Government Spokesman comments on Sunday Times report (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Government Spokesman, Mr Christos Stylianides, commented today on a Sunday Times report (31.5.98) about a contingency plan by Britain to airlift 250,000 people from Cyprus because of mounting fears over war in the island if the Cyprus Government takes delivery of the S-300 missiles from Russia.
He said: "Cyprus Government is aware of the position of the British Government regarding the delivery of the S-300 missiles to Cyprus.
The British Government was officially informed of the reasons for the ...