ACTION ALERT
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| TO: | AHI Chapter Presidents, Congressional Contact Team Leaders, Members and Friends |
| FROM: | Nick Larigakis, AHI Executive Director |
| DATE: | July 17, 2007 |
| Re: | PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO TAKE PART IN A FIVE MINUTE SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF TURKEY’S IILEGAL INVASION OF CYPRUS 33 YEARS AGO |
BACKGROUND:
The Hellenic Caucus co-chairs, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have asked their colleagues in the House to give “five” minute speeches during this week (July 17-19) to “…remember the 33rd Anniversary of Turkey’s illegal invasion and occupation of Cyprus…”
The American Hellenic Institute urges you to contact your Representative to have him/her reserve time for a five minute speech this week. The illegal Turkish invasion took place on July 20, 2007 and the continuing 43,000 illegal Turkish occupation has now reached 33 years!!
To reserve time, the Representative must contact either the Democratic or Republican cloakroom.
The Representative may speak for five minutes on the floor or submit his comments for the record.
Please ask the Representatives offices to, contact Jennifer Keaton with Representative Maloney at 202-225-7944 or Elizabeth Hittos with Representative Bilirakis at 202-225-5755 for any questions that your Representative may have.
ACTION REQUESTED—CALL, FAX, or E-MAIL:
- To either give or submit a five minute speech on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus that happened on July 20, 1974.
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