| CYPRIOT GIRL DENOUNCES EOKA Miss Demetriadou, girlfriend of murdered Edward Bonici, condemns E.O.K.A. as terrorists. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5788 |
| Catalog #: | 282481 | |
| Clip Number: | 282481-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/64 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:19 - 01:20:58 | |
| Location: | Colonial Office, London & Nicosia, Cyprus | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Homicide / Murder INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London LOCATIONS/MEDITERRANEAN: Cyprus TERRORISM: Misc WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Cyprus 1954 - 1959 | |
| Description: | CYPRIOT GIRL DENOUNCES E.O.K.A. WHO MURDERED HER FIANCE Miss Demetriadou, girlfriend of murdered Edward Bonici, condemns EOKA as terrorists. Colonial Office, London & Nicosia, Cyprus LV. Press conference, showing Drosoulla Demetriadou, Greek Cypriot, girlfriend of murdered Edward Bonici, sitting at table. CV. Miss Demetriadou's face. SV. Massed cameramen. SV. Miss Demetriadou with her Colonial Office watchdog. SV. Body of Special Constable Edward Bonici covered with sheet in foreground, people standing around. LV. British soldier on guard on rooftop. GV. Miss Demetriadou in street (Hippocrates Street) drinking glass of water on left of picture, with two women looking after her and soldiers standing around. She sits down. CV. Street sign "Hippocrates Street". LV. Body being put in ambulance. LV. Press conference with Miss Demetriadou in far distance. SV. Miss Demetriadou speaks (natural sound): "Unfortunately, with the present terrorism...no reasons or explanations are given and it is sufficient that someone does not agree with the terrorist movement for him to be subject to murder. My mother was badly beaten by two young boys who knocked at her door and asked for a certain address. My mother started to talking to them when suddenly they beat her on the head and seriously wounded her. They beat her so hard that it is obvious they intended to kill her. This is tragic situation in Cyprus today. A small gang of terrorists who have succeeded in getting a few thugs to follow them are murdering everybody who does not agree with them and holding half a million people in terror and fear. I'm not exaggerating if I say that the people of Cyprus do not want these terrorists and they are fed up with it . The reason why they are unable to say so is the terror which is hanging over their heads everyday." | |
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