John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton Cyprus crisis. However, negotiations with Archbishop Makarios III were unsuccessful and, eventually, Harding exiled Makarios to the British colony of Seychelles. On 21 March 1956 EOKA made an assassination attempt on Harding's life which failed as the time bomb under his bed failed to go off. It was not long after this that Harding offered a reward of £10,000 for General George Grivas, the leader of EOKA. Facing growing criticism in the United Kingdom about the methods he used and their lack of effectiveness, Sir John Harding resigned as Governor of Cyprus on 22 October 1957 and was replaced by
Uniforms of the British Army of a shirt and tie underneath, inspiring the later American [[Eisenhower jacket|M44 'Ike Jacket']]. Originally introduced in 1939, design modifications were made in 1940 ("Austerity Pattern"), 1942 ("Pattern 40"), and 1949 ("Pattern 49"). It became a smart barracks and walking-around dress with the introduction of the Jungle Green combat dress uniforms in the mid-1940s and is synonymous with the British soldier of the 1940s and 50s. The Battledress had some drawbacks. The uniform was designed for the temperate clime of the United Kingdom or Northern Europe. It was found too heavy for wear in summertime, the sunnier climate of Southern