Interviewee: Berezowski, Julian Cecil, b. 1929

An interview/narrative of J. Cecil Berezowski's experiences whilst serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. Interview took place on March 10, 2011.

ABSTRACT: J. Cecil Berezowski was a general staff officer in UNFICYP Central Command headquarters. His first task was to write a comprehensive report on the history of the Cyprus conflict, and subsequent UN involvement. Berezowski often handled diplomatic affairs, such as overseeing the security of the CBC Concert Party to the Green Line, and collecting signatures for General Thimayya’s In Memoriam book. Berezowski recalls examples of UNFICYP’s positive influence on the Cyprus conflict, and concludes with general reflections on his service with UNFICYP. 4:18 – 29:17 – General duties in UNFICYP Central Command Headquarters 39:23 – 46:32 – CBC Concert Party visit to the Green Line 50:05 – 1:01:00 – In Memoriam book for General Thimayya. 1:01:50 – 1:08:39 – Examples of UNFICYP’s positive influence in Cyprus.

Interviewer: Hughes, Declan

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Hughes, Declan
• Berezowski, Julian Cecil, b. 1929

Subject

• United Nations
• Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (Cyprus : 1974)
• Canada. Canadian Armed Forces
• Canada. Canadian Army
• United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus
• Military history

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Greece--Stratos
• Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Thimayya, Kodendera Subayya, 1906-1965
• Cyprus--History--Turkish Invasion, 1974
• United Nations--Armed Forces
• Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives
• Turkey--Ordu
• Cyprus--History--Cyprus Crisis, 1963
• Cyprus--Politics and government--1960-2004
• Berezowski, J. Cecil (Julian Cecil)--Interviews
• United Nations--Security Council--Resolutions--186
• Cyprus--History--Cyprus Crisis, 1974-
• Military convoys
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)--Headquarters (Nicosia)
• United Nations--Cyprus
• United Nations--Peacekeeping forces
• Green Line (Cyprus)
• Canada--Canadian Army--Personal narratives

Date created

• March 10, 2011

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
• Title of paper: "Oral History and the United Nations Force In Cyprus". Link:  http://rusiviccda.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Oral_History_and_the_United_Nations_Force_In_Cyprus.pdf

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Canada
• Cyprus

Coordinates

• 35, 33
• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (WMA) also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• BJC_678

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• January 8, 2009

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/1n4n-6a08

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