Makarios undoubtedly had common political ground with EOKA and was acquainted with its leader, the Greek soldier and politician George Grivas, but the extent of his involvement is unclear and disputed.
Makarios hade obestridligen en del politiskt samröre med EOKA och var bekant med dess ledare, Georgios Grivas, men utsträckningen av hans inblandning är oklar och omdebatterad.