CYPRUS
SIR,—The Pancypriot Organisation of Religious Orthodox Institutions claims immediate cancelling of the unlawful and illiberal Laws 33,•34 and 35 of 1937 which nullify the independency of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, respected for centuries even by the non-Christians. The return of the political exiled of October, 1931, including our Venerable Bishop of Kyrenia, Mr. Makarios, without whom it is impossible the setting of the Holy Synod of Cyprus which will act in accordance with the Holy Canons and the hereditaly legislations to fill the throne of Apostle Barnabas. We therefore entreat the Divine Might and reminding you the declarations of the Atlantic Charter and those of Teheran which the great doctrines leave in the conscience and feelings of the peoples, the settlement of their own national future, and basing on them we ask from now full freedom of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus which will be the happy omen of the fulfilment of the very ancient and inaltemable longing of the Greek Cypriot people,,the union with their Mother Greece.
KYPRIANOS TH. KYRIAKIDES,
Secretary of the Institutions and Preacher of the Church of Cyprus.
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