U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CYPRUS SLAIN AS MOB ATTACKS EMBASSY

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• Case Number: F-2016-01647
• Publication Date: August 21, 1974

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U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Slain as Mob Attacks Embassy
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U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Slain as Mob Attacks Embassy
U.S. Ambassador Roger P. Davies was shot and killed on 19
August in what U.S. officials termed a carefully coordinated
attack on the Embassy in Nicosia. The attack came when a
demonstration by Greek Cypriots suddenly became violent.
Automatic weapons and rifle fire broke out from at least two
points and concentrated on the Ambassador's residence and
second-story office. There is evidence that some rifle fire
came from the upper floor of a nearby building, supporting the
belief that the violent attack was preplanned. A local employee
of the Embassy was also killed during the attack. Preliminary
reports indicated that the extremist �EOKA-B organization, which
favors the union of Cyprus with Greece, participated in the
attack, and also that men in National Guard uniforms were seen
shooting at the Embassy. According to an Associated Press
report, warrants were issued on 20 August for the arrest of
three persons in connection with the slaying of the Ambassador.
Their names have not been disclosed. (UNCLASSIFIED)
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