leaders the movement would largely collapse. It was some confirmation of this that the recent imprisonment of Ploutis Servas, the principal AKEL leader, and two or three other leaders, not only led to no violent popular re-action but was followed by a period of relative quiet. The removal of the Jewish detainees had considerably improved the situation since the army units in the Island were previously fully occupied in guarding the camps and there was moreover always a danger that, in the event of disturbances, the detainees might break out and join forces with AKEL.