Greeks Half Leery of U.N.'S Unity Plan ; Says Turkish Part of Isle Favored

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T-shirts with large letters "OXI" - "no" in Greek - are being snapped up in shops across the Greek-speaking area of Cyprus.

The word has historic significance to all Greeks. It was used in the shortest diplomatic cable in history by the Greek government in October 1940 in answer to an Italian capitulation ultimatum. Thus Greece entered World War II.

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Greeks Half Leery of U.N.'S Unity Plan ; Says Turkish Part of Isle Favored

In Cyprus this month, OXI (pronounced okhi) means refusal of a United Nations blueprint on how to unite this divided East Mediterr...

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