BRITISH TROOPS IN CYPRUS

(17 Jun 1971) Cyprus - basking in the hot Mediterranean sun. For most its an idyllic holiday setting, but under the old world charm lies hostility. For years there had always been tensions between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and when this flared into fighting in 1963, a large force on UN troops were called in to assist the British forces already there. We join the combined force for a look at their vital peacekeeping role.

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