EOKA Declaration

With God’s help, with faith in the righteousness of our struggle, with the aid of all Hellenism we hereby take on the struggle to rid us (Cyprus) of the British yoke. With the sacred motto left upon us by our ancestors “EITHER WITH IT, OR ON IT”

CYPRIOT BROTHERS,
From the depths of the centuries, we are watched by all those who shone upon Greek history to maintain our freedom, those who fought in Marathon, in Salamis, the 300 of Leonidas and those who more recently fought in the Albanian epoch. We are watched by the fighters of ‘21, who taught us that liberation from an occupier always comes through BLOOD. We are also watched by the rest of Hellenism with anticipation, but also with national pride.

Let us respond with deeds, that we “will better” them.

The time has come to show the world that if international diplomacy is UNFAIR and PUSILLANIMOUS, the Cypriot psyche is brave and if the powers that be do not want to grant us our freedom, we will claim it with our own HANDS and BLOOD.

Let us show the world once more that a greek’s neck will not tolerate the yoke. The struggle will be hard; the occupier has the means and the numbers.

However, we have the SOUL, and JUSTICE on our side. And that is why we shall be VICTORIOUS.

GLOBAL ENVOYS,
Take a look at your own actions. It is a disgrace in the 20th century for a nation to have to shed blood to gain its freedom, the holy gift for which we fought on your side and for which you yourselves claim to have fought against nazism and fascism.

HELLENES,
wherever you are, hear our voice:
GO FORTH, ALL UNITED FOR THE LIBERATION OF OUR CYPRUS….

E.O.K.A.

The commander
DIGENIS