The Archbishop was under pressure.

He was threatening to reject

the terms of Zurich.

The pressure became stronger.

For him, it was impossible

to choose what to do.

The acrimonious meetings

were too hard for him.

The only thing that he was able to do

was to confide

his bitterness

at the pressures exerted

on the Cypriots

from all sides.

He saw the limits of his role.

Diplomacy was a jail.

By the way

they knew him.

The request was approved in 1957.

But…

“I am afraid that we shall lose on the exchange

and that M. Seferiadis is maybe rather

a nuisance here. However, perhaps in fact

he will do less harm here than he would in

Athens.”