ABSTRACT

This is an updated version of an open letter, dated 9 May 2018, which was originally addressed to Theresa May MP, the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (‘UK’). The author composed the original version after a joint US, UK and French operation completed in Syria on 14 April 2018. Each version highlights various dangers presented to the Republic of Cyprus (‘RoC’) and to the adjacent British Sovereign Base Areas (‘SBAs’) by the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, the Joint Operation in response and other factors, including the emerging phenomenon of poor air quality. An Addendum supplements this updated version. This pinpoints five salient developments since 9 May 2018. Each reinforces the author’s call—in his open letter—for the British Prime Minister to instigate an independent public inquiry with two main aims. One is to investigate how, why and with what consequences the atmosphere of the RoC and the SBAs has been adversely affected by toxic dust clouds and other sources of poor air quality since 2001. The other is to assess what can be done to address these matters, together with any other natural or man-made environmental threats, to the RoC and SBAs.

摘要

这是日期为2018年5月9日的公开信的更新版本，最初是给当时的英国首相（'UK'）特蕾莎·梅议员的。作者于2018年4月14日在叙利亚完成美国，英国和法国的联合行动后编写了原始版本。每个版本都突出了对塞浦路斯共和国（RoC）和邻近的英国主权根据地（SBA）的各种危险。 '）涉嫌在叙利亚使用化学武器，联合行动做出回应和其他因素，包括新出现的空气质量差现象。附录是此更新版本的补充。这指出了自2018年5月9日以来的五个显着发展。在作者的公开信中，每一个都加强了作者呼吁英国首相发起具有两个主要目的的独立公众调查的呼吁。