Some Greek Cypriots believe the constitutional impasse…
1963 CE
Accordingly, a plan of action—the Akritas Plan—is drawn up sometime in 1963 by the Greek Cypriot minister of interior, a close associate of Archbishop Makarios.
The plan's course of action begins with persuading the international community that concessions made to the Turkish Cypriots are too extensive and that the constitution has to be reformed if the island are to have a functioning government.
World opinion has to be convinced that the smaller community has nothing to fear from constitutional amendments that give Greek Cypriots political dominance.
Another of the plan's goals is the revocation of the Treaty of Guarantee and the Treaty of Alliance.
If these aims are realized, enosis will become possible.
If Turkish Cypriots refuse to accept these changes and attempt to block them by force, the plan foresees their violent subjugation "in a day or two" before foreign powers can intervene.
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