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Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit UNITED NATIONS SECURITY GENERAL S/11137 COUNCIL 1 December 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
REPORT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE UNITED.NATIONS OPERATION IN CYPRUS
(for the period 1 June 1973 to 1 December 1973)
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION .- ' •-.'".". 3
I. THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS . . U
' A. Composition and -deployment . h B. Plan for the reduction of UNFICYP ...... 8 C. Function and guiding principles 12 D. Relations with the Government and with the Turkish Cypriot leadership 12 E. • Freedom of movement of the United Nations Force 12 f II. -ACTIVITIES TOWARDS PREVENTING A RECURRENCE OF FIGHTING AND ' CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND • ORDER . . . 13
A. Military situation 13 1. Armed forces in Cyprus other than UNFICYP 13 . (a) Government armed forces 13 ,'• (b) Turkish Cypriot armed elements . 13 (c.) Greek and Turkish national contingents 13 2. '' General assessment of the- situation with regard to 1 ' . . preventing a recurrence of fighting I1* 3. Observance of the cease-fire 16
B. Developments relating to the maintenance of law and order . 17 •S/11137 English Page 2
CONTENTS (continued)
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III. ACTIVITIES TOWARDS A RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITIONS 18
TV. INTERCOMMUNAL TALKS AND GOOD OFFICES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 21
V. MEDIATION'EFFORT 22 . \ VI. FINANCIAL ASPECTS . 23
VII. OBSERVATIONS . 25
MAP DEPLOYMENT OF UEFICYP.AS AT 30 NOVEMBER 1973 S/11137 English Page 3
INTRODUCTION
1. The present report on the United Nations Operations in Cyprus covers developments from 1 June 1973 to 30 November 1973 and brings up to date the record of the activities of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UHFICYP) pursuant to the mandate laid down in Security Council resolution 186 (196U) of h March 196*1 and subsequent resolutions of the Council relating to Cyprus. S/11137 English Page U
I. THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS
A. Composition and deployment 2. 'At the end-of the period covered by my last report, the strength of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was 2,973 military personnel and 171 civilian police. On 30 November 1973, the composition of the Force was as follows: Military Total
Austria HQ UNFICYP and military police 25 Battalion 239 Canada HQ UNFICYP and military police Battalion Denmark HQ UBFICYP and military police 15 Battalion 260 275 Finland HQ UNFICYP and military police 10 Battalion 282 Ireland HQ UNFICYP and military police 6 Infantry group 8 lU Sweden HQ UBFICYP and military police 10 Battalion 230 United Kingdom HQ, UBFICYP and military police lU6 Battalion Reconnaissance squadron. 112 UNFICYP logistic support units 180 Helicopter support 30 Contingent HQ 5
•Total military.personnel 2, Civilian police Australia 38 Austria 55 Denmark JtO Sweden ko Total civilian police 173 TOTAL UNFICYP S/11137 English 5
3. The decrease of -Ul6 in the number of military personnel was "brought about in part by the planned reduction of the Force (see section B of this chapter), and in part by the temporary transfer to the Middle East, at the end of October and in November,'of personnel of the Austrian, Finnish, Irish and Swedish contingents serving with UNFICYP to form the advance elements of the United Nations Emergency Force (UMEF).
h. That transfer formed part of the urgent interim measures proposed by me on 25 October 1973 (S/110U9), following the adoption by the Council on that day of resolution 3^0 (1973) which established'UREF. The Council having approved the interim measures, I issued instructions to the Force Commander, with the agreement of the Governments concerned, to dispatch immediately to Egypt personnel of the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish battalions (to which the Irish infantry group was subsequently added) serving with UEFICYP. The United Kingdom Government agreed to provide the necessary air transport and other facilities free of charge to the United Nations (S/11056). This emergency move was accomplished at very short notice with great efficiency and speed, so that the first'elements from Cyprus had arrived in Egypt within 2h hours of the adoption of the Security Council resolution. That was made possible 9nly by the outstanding efficiency of all concerned in UWFICYP and the co-operation shown by the United Kingdom authorities in Cyprus, who did their utmost to ensure the smooth and speedy airlift of those forces from UHFICYP to the UNEF area. I wish to record my deep appreciation to the Governments of Austria, Finland, Ireland and Sweden, as well as to the Government of the United.Kingdom, for their invaluable and timely assistance to the United Nations.
5. As indicated below, replacements for the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish personnel transferred to UNEF'were sent to Cyprus promptly by the Governments concerned, by special airlifts or (in the case of the Swedish contingent) as part of a regularly scheduled rotation. As regards the Irish personnel, I have requested the Government of Ireland to dispatch additional available troops to the Middle East for service with UNEF rather than to Cyprus. Consequently, the Irish infantry group will not be replaced in UNFICYP for the time being (although Ireland will continue to be represented by a small number of officers and other ranks at UNFICYP Headquarters).- The Irish contingent has served with UHFICYP since the inception of the United Nations operation in 196^1, and its battalion (latterly an infantry group) has performed outstandingly in its peace-keeping duties, being held in very high regard not only by both communities in Cyprus but by my Special Representative, the Force Commander and the other UNFICYP contingents. I wish to place on record my deep appreciation for the services in the interests of peace in Cyprus rendered by succeeding battalions and infantry groups of the Irish contingent in UNFICYP.
6. As part of the planned reduction of the Force, the Austrian Field Hospital, which had served UNFICYP since the inception of the Force in 196U, was withdrawn • in October 1973 and replaced by a small UNFICYP medical centre, the medical staff- of which continues to be provided by Austria. During the nine years that the Austrian Field Hospital served with UNFICYP, it played a most important part by providing medical care for personnel of all contingents and of UNFICYP Headquar'ters. It also provided emergency medical facilities to Cypriots of all communities, in accordance with the highest traditions of the medical profession. The withdrawal now of the Austrian Field Hospital has been made possible by the improved situation in the island and theiconsequent reduced size of UNFICYP. I wish to take this S/11137 English Page 6 opportunity to place on record my deep'appreciation and that of the Commander and all ranks of IMFICYP, "both past and present, for the outstanding services rendered by all members of the Austrian Field Hospital during the years 196U-1973.
7. To sum up, the following changes in the composition of the Force took place during the period covered by this report:
(a) Austria: The Uth Austrian Battalion replaced the 3rd Battalion. The Austrian Field Hospital was -withdrawn and its place taken by a smaller IMFICYP medical centre, for which Austria provided the medical personnel. At the end of October, 181 officers and men of the Austrian battalion were transferred to Egypt to form part of UHEF. Replacements for UHFICYP arrived in Cyprus on 15, 29 and 30 November.
(b) Canada: The 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, replaced the 3rd Battalion, The Royal 22nd Regiment.
(c) Denmark: The 20th Battalion replaced the 19th Battalion.
(d) Finland: A partial rotation took place twice during the period. The incoming troops form the 20th Battalion, of which 208 officers and men were diverted to UTJEF. Replacements for UNFICYP arrived in Cyprus on 7 and 8 November.
(e) Ireland: .The 25th Infantry Group replaced the 2Uth Infantry Group. This Group, numbering 130, was sent to UMEF at the end of October. No replacement is foreseen for the time being.
(f) Sweden: The 51st Battalion replaced the 50th Battalion, of which 183 officers and men had been dispatched to OTEF.
(g) United Kingdom: The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (armoured unit in an infantry role) replaced the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. "A" Squadron, l6th/5th, The Queen's Royal Lancers, replaced "B" Squadron, The Blues and Royals. 65 Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport, replaced 38 Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
8. The number of permanently manned military observation posts has been reduced to 53>. (See paragraph 31 below).
9. In connexion with the non-replacement of the Irish infantry group, a redeployment has taken place. The Austrian contingent has moved from Paphos District to replace the Irish contingent in Larnaca sector and the British contingent in Kophinou sector, the two sectors together now forming Larnaca district. The British contingent has taken over Paphos district, which, together with Limassol . district, forms Limassol zone. In addition, responsibility for conducting the daily United Nations convoys on the Kyrenia Road has been taken over fully by UNCIVPOL, which previously exercised, this in conjunction with the Finnish contingent. The Force is now deployed as follows: (see attached map). S/11137 English Page 1.
HQ UKFIGYP, including: HQ UMFICYP civilian police (OTCIVPOL) - Nicosia
Combined HQ staff Force reserve (British reconnaissance squadron less one troop) Force logistic and support units (elements of Austrian and British contingents)
Micosia district
Canadian contingent Austrian civilian police
Famagusta district
Swedish contingent Swedish civilian police
Larnaca district
Austrian contingent Swedish civilian police Danish civilian police , . .
Limassol zone
British infantry battalion One troop British reconnaissance squadron Australian civilian police » Lefka district
Danish contingent Danish civilian police
Kyrenia district
Finnish contingent Austrian civilian police
10. The number of OTCIVPOL stations and substations has remained unchanged during the period covered by this report.
11. The Force remains under the command of Major-General D. Prem Chand. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus continues to be Mr. B. F. Osorio-Tafall. S/11137 English Page 8 ' .
Casualties '
12. During the period under review, UNFICYP suffered no casualties attributable to intercommunal incidents. Two accidental deaths occurred. One British soldier died and one British officer was killed in a motor car accident.
Discipline'
13. The over-all discipline and bearing of the officers and other ranks of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force has continued to be of a high order and reflects credit on the contingent commanders, their staffs and the armed forces of the contributing nations.
B. Plan for the reduction of UHFICYP
lit. In my last report to the Security Council I stated that I and my colleagues had been studying ways and means of reducing the United Nations commitment in' Cyprus in terms both of finance and manpower, and added:
"In my next report to the Council and' in light of developments in the coming months, I intend to make appropriate recommendations in this regard, taking into account political and military, as. well as financial considerations. The feasibility of any such move will, of course, depend to a large extent on the progress of the intercommunal talks. Meantime, within the existing framework, I plan as soon.as possible to make such economies as can be achieved without jeopardizing the effectiveness of the operation" (S/109^0, para. 99).
15. After consultations with the Permanent Missions'of the countries contributing contingents, I presented to them in September 1973 a plan, based on the recommendations of the Force Commander, for the first phase of the economy measures which were tp be carried out within the existing framework. The Permanent Missions of'Cyprus, Gree'ce and Turkey .were also consulted. With the concurrence of the contributing Governments,, the plan for the first phase has now been almost fully .implemented. The resulting reductions in strength for the various contingents of UNFICYP,, as adjusted to take account of the fact that the Irish infantry group has been dispatched to U1EF and will not be replaced in UKFICYP for the time being, will total ^39 all ranks by 15 December.
16. Assuming that the present level of stability and security ,in the intercommunal situation remains unchanged or improves, it is my opinion, based on an assessment by the Force Commander, that these reductions will not jeopardize the effectiveness of the Force in discharging the mandate as laid down by the Security -Council in resolution 186 (196U). Nor do I consider that there is need to alter the modus operandi of 'the Force or its basic deployment except as has been made necessary by the non-replacement of the Irish infantry group. S/11137 ' English Page 9
17. In considering ways and means of achieving further reductions of the United Nations commitment in Cyprus, I have had to bear in mind the advice of the Force Commander that such reductions would necessarily involve certain changes in the basic deployment and modus operandi of the Force. Such changes, however, should not impair the ability of the Force to perform effectively its necessary peace- keeping function as appropriate in the changed circumstances'prevailing in Cyprus, provided certain prerequisites are met.
•18. The main prerequisite would be a firm understanding that the parties directly concerned in Cyprus will maintain, and if possible strengthen, in co-operation with UHFICYP, their present pol'icy of ensuring that significant intercommunal clashes, especially shooting incidents, are prevented. A commitment of this kind should preferably be supported also by the Governments of Greece and Turkey. All concerned-would thus undertake to share with UHFICYP the responsibility of ensuring that minor incidents Ac not escalate, and they would issue specific instructions to all their military and civilian personnel to co-operate with UHFICYP, to that end. Such instructions should if possible specify that military commanders should, without prejudice, comply with any provisional or preventive measures that UHFICYP may recommend with a view to preventing the recurrence of fightinp;, subject to subsequent negotiations at the appropriate level. In addition to these prerequisites, it would be most desirable that the parties directly concerned should agree, if only on an initial trial basis, to limited measures of deconfrontation.
19- Once the' above prerequisites have been satisfactorily met, the Force could be restructured to provide an effective instrument for the implementation of the mandate in accordance with revised directives I would issue to the Force Commander. These would specify, inter'alia, that UHFICYP's role with regard to preventing the recurrence of fighting should now emphasize preventive action and measures such as negotiations and persuasion with the co-operation of the parties directly concerned, rather than relying on military deployment and interposition of military forces on the ground. * 20.. To fulfil this modified role, it is envisaged that UHFICYP would undergo a •restructuring that would convert it'into an intermediate-sized mixed operation comprising both ground troops and observation-reconnaissance teams. Groups of four or more of these teams would replace some of the conventional rifle companies of the several UHFICYP battalions, resulting in manpower economies. The teams would operate- with radio-equipped light vehicles, and would have the task of general patrolling, investigations of incidents 21. Consultations on the second phase of the reduction plan have taken place with the Governments contributing contingents. These consultations were in the nature of very tentative contingency planning, in preparation for the submission of my recommendations to the Security Council. All of the contributing Governments were in favour of the second phase, but most of.them felt that the prerequisites in paragraph 18 above were a condition for its implementation. Preliminary consultations have also taken place with the Governments of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. • . . . ' S/11137 English Page 10 22. The plan for this second phase of reductions, 'provisionally scheduled for the spring rotations of 197^3 assuming that the mandate is extended, would result in a further reduction of 383 all ranks (including 23 members of the UWICYP civilian police). As indicated in the attached table, the currently planned total of first and second phase reductions (including those in UHCIVPOL) is 822 all ranks (26 per cent of the total strength as of 26 May 1973). S/11137 English Page 11 REDUCTIONS IS STRENGTH OF UUFICYP FLAMED IfflDER PHASE OHE AND PHASE TWO Strength Strength upon Strength upon Total as of completion of completion of reduction Unit 26 May 1973 Phase One Phase Two all ranks Headquarters UNFICYP 158 17 (and signals troop) 175 > 175 4 MP company ^l-T ' 17 U3 U Austrian contingent: Field Hospital 5^1- lU iu ko Battalion 275 250 215 60 Danish contingent (Battalion) 279 25U 215 61t Finnish contingent (Battalion) 276 251 21^ 61 Swedish contingent (Battalion) 276 251 215 61 Canadian contingent (Battalion) 5^2 1*92 U50 92 Irish contingent (infantry group») 13U - - 13U United kingdom contingent: Contingent headquarters k k k .. » Battalion 585 1+70 hho 1U5 Force reserve (Reconnaissance squadron) 121 121 ' 121 UHFICYP logistic .support unitsi 175 175 175 .- Helicopter detachment 30 30 30 - Total military personnel 2,973 2,53^ 2,17^ 799 Civilian police 171 171 1U8 23 TOTAL UWFICYP: 2,705 2,322 822 S/11137 English Page 12 C. Function and guiding principles 23. The function of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus was defined by the Security Council in its resolution 186 (196U) of k March 196U in the following terms: "in the interest of preserving international peace and security, to use its best efforts to prevent a recurrence of fighting and, as necessary, to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions". 2h. That resolution was reaffirmed by the Council in its subsequent resolutions of 13 March, 20 June, 9 August, 25 September and 18 December 196V, 19 March, 15 June, 10 August and 17 December 1965; l6 March, 16 June and 15 December 1966; 19 June and 22 December 1967; 18 March, 18 June and 10 December 1968; 10 June and 11 December 1969:- 9 June and 10 December 1970; 26 May and 13 December 1971; 15 June and 12 December -1972 and 15 June 1973. 25- The guiding principles governing the operation of the Force, as summarized in the Secretary-General's report of 10 September 196k (S/5950, para. 7), remain in effect. The duties of UWCTVPOL are as outlined in the report of 2 May 196^ (S/5679, para. U). D. Relations with the Government and with the Turkish Gypriot leadership 26. UHFICYP has maintained, as in the past, close liaison and good working relations with the Government of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot leadership. The Political Liaison Committee continues to meet as a rule every two weeks. The UHFICYP Deputy Chief of Staff, who acts as the Chairman, the Senior Political Adviser and his staff, the Police Adviser and the UHFICYP Economics Officer meet separately with Liaison Officers representing the Government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership with a view to resolving current intercommunal problems. Between 1 June and 1' December 1973, the Committee held 10 meetings with the Government Political Liaison Officer and 11 with the Turkish Cypriot Liaison Officer. One joint meeting similar to those reported previously (S/108U2, para. 15) was.held during'the period under review. E. Freedom of movement of the United Nations Force 27- During the period covered by this report six cases have occurred where UHFICYP has been denied freedom of movement. Two of these may be attributed to the National Guard, four'to the Turkish Cypriot fighters. All the cases were settled to "the satisfaction of UHFICYP.- S/11137 English Page 13 II. ACTIVITIES TOWARDS PREVENTING A RECURRENCE OF FIGHTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER A. Military situation 1. Armed forces in Cyprus other than UWFICYP (a) Government armed forces 28. The deployment of the National Guard does not seem to have changed during the period under review, although new camps and barracks have been constructed. There has been some increase in its strength resulting from the call-up of the second half of the 1955 age group and the release of the last of the 1953 age group. 29. The momentum of training appears to have been maintained. The National Guard has continued to give adequate notice to UNFICYP of all large-scale troop activity. 30. The auxiliary police force mentioned in the previous report (S/109^0, para. 28) has been integrated into the Police Force as' the T.actical Reserve Unit. This unit now has a strength of approximately 500. Its members are dressed in military-type uniforms and are trained on paramilitary lines. The unit has been used mainly for police operations within the Greek Cypriot community. The Turkish Cypriot leadership continued to express fears and suspicions about the existence and expansion .of this unit. These anxieties have been conveyed to the Government., which assured UNFICYP that this element.will be absorbed as part of the'ordinary police force, dressed in police uniform,, as soon as'the internal security situation allo-ws. (b) Turkish Cypriot armed elements * 31. The strength and disposition .of the Turkish Cypriot armed elements do not seem to have been altered significantly. Their training, morale and efficiency remain at a high standard. In a number of locations in the island new barrack buildings have -been constructed to replace less suitable accommodations. / (c) Greek and Turkish national contingents 32. The strengths and locations of both contingents remain unchanged. 33. • A partial rotation of the Greek national contingent took place on 16 July 1973. 3^. The Turkish national contingent rotated half of its personnel on 25 September 1973. Both the Government of Cyprus and the Government of Turkey requested UHFICYP's good offices in connexion with the rotation. UWFICYP assisted 'in the negotiations and provided .-the customary transport, escorts and observers. With the co-operation of both parties, the rotation was completed without major incident. S/11137 . "' • Engli sh Page lU 2. General assessment of the situation with regard to preventing a recurrence of fighting 35. The intercommunal military situation has remained quiet during the period under review, and there have been few incidents between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. 36. Most of the violent incidents reported were not intercommunal in nature but were the result of activities of illegal Greek Cypriot groups. Cordon and search operations carried out by the Tactical Reserve Unit resulted in the apprehension of many persons wanted for anti-Government activities. 3.7. These developments within the Greek Cypriot community gave cause for concern to the Turkish Cypriot community, and close contact was maintained by UNFICYP with the Government and the Turkish leadership with a view to averting any adverse intercommunal effects. 38. As recorded in my last report (S/109^03 para. 93), UNFICYP presented to the Government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership concrete proposals for military deconfrontation. The proposals envisaged a step-by-step approach, involving, in the first stage, the appearance of military personnel without weapons and, in the second stage, their gradual replacement by unarmed police, thus leading to a reduction in the number of manned posts in selected areas. The Government has signified its willingness to implement these proposals, provided the Turkish Cypriots reciprocate, but the Turkish Cypriot leadership has not found itself in a position to do so. ' In its view, the violent incidents within the Greek Cypriot community make it impossible for the Turkish Cypriots to relax their military precautions, and, in any case, they feel that their security is threatened, by the presence of larger armed forces on the Government side whose mobility is not constrained as is-that of the Turkish Cypriot fighters. 39' As a contributory step towards achieving a measure of military deconfrontation, UNFICYP discontinued manning one United Nations observation post in Nicosia and one in Kyrenia district. Neither community reacted adversely to those changes. Uo. In the absence of substantial progress towards military deconfrontation, UNFICYP has continued to watch the military situation closely in order to check activities by either side which might alter the military status quo to its advantage and thereby increase tension or generate incidents. Ul. Despite efforts by UNFICYP, the agreement reached to resolve the problem concerning the village of Selemani which was reported in the last report {S/109^0, para. 38) has not yet been implemented, although the Turkish Cypriot leadership has initiated some constructive measures for improving the situation. The town of Limassol continues to be an area of particular concern, and breaches of .the status quo there by Turkish Cypriots•have remained at the high level noted in the last report (ibid.). Turkish Cypriot fighters continue to appear in uniform, Sometimes carrying weapons, and marching is still conducted in connexion with weekly flag-raising ceremonies and on other occasions in breach of previous agreements. S/1113T English Page 15 Further, members of the Turkish Cypriot police element in Limassol have continued to appear in uniform,, despite repeated protests by UNFICYP. The Government has represented, to UNFICYP its serious concern at these continued clear violations of the status quo and has indicated that unless they cease it will take whatever action may be necessary to bring them to an end. U2. The problems of access by the Cyprus police (CYPOL) to the Turkish Cypriot villages of Ayios Andrdnikos and Alekhtora, also referred to in my last report (3/109^0, paras. 38-39), are still not resolved satisfactorily. CYPOL patrols have passed through Ayios Andronikos, but not with the same degree of freedom of movement that they had enjdyed before they were prevented from entering the village. UHFICYP has advised that .CYPOL should make use of this limited access to the village for the time being as a step towards full restoration of the status quo ante. At the time of writing, the Government is not inclined to accept this advice and has reserved the right to take whatever steps are necessary to restore the situation. CYPOL has also been prevented from patrolling through the village of Alekhtora. UNFICYP has continued to urge both sides to adhere to the arrangement arrived at to, resolve the problem when it first arose in June 1971- In UBFICYP's view, this involved advance notice being coTnmunicatecl informally by CYPOL locally at a low level. The Turkish Cypriots have agreed that if this is done they will not interfere with CYPOL patrols. The Government, which does not concede that any such warning was given in the past, has agreed as a temporary measure to this procedure with a view to full restoration of what it considers to be the full status quo ante. J+3. During the period under review there have been further allegations of the illegal or clandestine importation of arms for use by both sides. The Government reported to UNFICYP landings by unidentified helicopters in the northern sector of Famagusta' district. These reports were investigated by UNFICYP but no evidence was found to support the allegations. The Turkish Cypriot leadership has also alleged that arms have been imported by Greek Cypriots, but in the absence of specific information UHFICYP has not been able to conduct an investigation. hh. The arrangement described in my last report (S/109^0, para. Ul) to ensure UWFICYP surveillance over certain weapons acquired by the Turkish Cypriot leadership continued to function to the satisfaction of the Force Commander. h5. The five one-ton used Humber armoured trucks referred to in the last report (S/109^05 para. U2) are still held in Government custody in the CYFOL compound at Athalassa, near Nicosia. Four of these are in serviceable condition (the fifth, which was badly damaged by fire,, has not been refurbished), and the control boxes of all five continue to be stored separately under joint Government/UNFICYP double lock and key system. The Force Commander however is not entirely satisfied that the latter measure constitutes an adequate safeguard against having these vehicles put back into use and is discussing possible further measures to prevent this with the Government. The Eost satisfactory solution to this problem would be for the Government to ensure that without'further delay the vehicles are either re-exported by the importer or are dismantled under Government supervision (S/108U2, para. 30). S/11137 English Page 16 H6. Notwithstanding the categoric statement to the contrary made in the last report (S/109^0, para. ^3), some local newspapers have continued from time to time to make allegations that the weapons imported by the Cyprus Government in 1966 and 1972 and which are subject to UNFICYP inspection or surveillance (as indicated in S/76ll/Add.1; S/1056U, Add.l and 2; and S/1066^, paras. 29-30) have been distributed clandestinely to certain Greek Cypriot groups. In making these allegations, the newspapers concerned have not hesitated to cast doubts on the personal integrity of my Special Representative and the Force Commander. While I do not find it riecessary to respond to such unworthy aspersions, I can again state categorically that the allegations are without any.truth whatsoever. The agreed inspection and surveillance arrangements for these weapons have continued to be applied to the complete satisfaction of the Force Commander. During the period under review, the Force Commander inspected the arms imported in 1966 and stored at Athalassa Police Station and those imported in 1972 stored within an UNFICYP camp, under a double lock and key system, at frequent intervals. 3. Observance of the cease-fire it7• There were two shooting incidents considered by UHFICYP to be breaches of cease-fire during the period under'review. The first was originated on 26 June 1973 by a National Guard soldier who accidentally fired two bursts from his submachine-gun near the Green Line in Nicosia; the National Guard section near the spot, thinking they were under attack, opened fire. The second incident took place on 26 September 1973 when a National Guard soldier near Xeros fired a shot carelessly. There were no injuries in either case. kQ: Three other shooting incidents Occurred when National Guard sentries in Nicosia, Omorphita and the Kokkina area fired shots allegedly at intruders. No one was injured. U9. In August members of CYPOL fired some shots near Turkish Cypriots in the vicinity of the villages of Melousha and Kandou. Cypriot police explained these as accidental discharges. 50. There was one instance of shots being fired in the direction of UNFICYP soldiers. A United Nations soldier at an observation post in the Kyrenia range heard three rifle shots fired from a place where there is a National Guard position. One ricochet passed over the United Nations observation post. The National Guard said that they had heard the shots but denied firing them. No one was injured. 51. In addition, there were seven cases of.accidental discharge of weapons by • members of the National Guard and one by Turkish Cypriot fighters. There were also seven allegations of shooting incidents in areas of confrontation about which UNFICYP was unable to establish the facts. 52. Finally, there were a considerable number of incidents involving the use of explosives and firearms which were not of an intercoramunal character. S/11137 English Page IT B. Developments relating to the maintenance of law and order 53. UWCIVPOL,, the civilian police element of UHFICYP, has continued to contribute to the maintenance of law and order. There have been no changes in its responsibilities, which include investigations of criminal matters of an intercommunal nature, patrolling and observing in sensitive areas, joint patrols with the Cyprus police and marshalling and escorting the Kyrenia Tioad convoys. The latter is now the exclusive responsibility of UHCIVPOL (see paragraph 9 above). 5U. As in the past, UHCIVPOL has also assisted other branches of UHFICYP in dealing with problems concerning agriculture and public services. I 55. UHCIVPOL has maintained close liaison with CYPOL and with the Turkish Cypriot police element. The trust placed in the members of UNCIVPOL.by both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots has continued to be of considerable value in facilitating the performance of their tasks. 56. During the period under review, UHCIVPOL conducted approximately 580 investigations. These inquiries have dealt mainly with shooting incidents, arrests, accidents, assaults, the straying, and theft of livestock, illegal cultivation of land, damage to crops and property, house-breaking, restrictions on freedom of movement, aS'well as illegal digging for antiquities. Early in the reporting period there were a number of incidents within the Greek Cypriot-community involving the use of explosives and firearms. Personal injuries were minimal, but buildings and vehicles were'destroyed, and a small number of police stations were either raided or blown up. There have been very few incidents of this kind since September 1973. UHCIVPOL maintained close liaison with the authorities concerned in case these incidents had intercommunal connotations. 57. UHCIVPOL1s inquiries have included the situation arising from restrictions imposed on CYPOL's movements by Turkish Cypriots in Ayios,Andronikos (see paragraph h2) and Alekhtora (ibid.). The situation in Limassol, where the Turkish Cypriot police element continue to appear in uniform in breach of the status quo (see paragraph Ul) has also been a matter of concern for UHCIVPOL. In October a Greek Cypriot youth in Limassol suspected of house-breaking together with Turkish Cypriots was detained by members of the Turkish Cypriot police element. He was subsequently released without being charged. The Government considered that arrest illegal detention, and some days later CYPOL arrested a member of the Turkish Cypriot police element in the Government-controlled area. After two days, the Turkish Cypriot was released but was required to appear in court at a later date. The Turkish Cypriot leadership protested against that arrest. 58. The Government has continued to maintain its right to carry out police patrols in sensitive areas. UHFTCYP has exercised its good offices where necessary and, with the co-operation of both sides, major confrontations have been avoided. 59. The Turkish Cypriot leadership has maintained the level of activity of the Turkish Cypriot police element. There have been several instances of members of the Turkish Cypriot police element exercising functions in areas where they have not done so before. In each case prompt action by UHCIVPOL has prevented a recurrence. S/11137 English Page 18 III. ACTIVITIES TOWARDS A RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITIONS 60. During the period under revisw there has again been no significant progress towards a return to normal conditions. The tendency towards separate development of the economic life, of the Turkish. Cypriot community is still evident, and only slight progress has been made in extending essential public services and restoring others to Turkish Cypriots. 61. Limited contacts between the two communities in economic affairs have been maintained especially in connexion with projects sponsored or assisted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Thus co-operation between the communities continued in relation to the pre-investment study of the UNDP/FAO Morphou-Tylliria water feasibility project. A similar UNDP water development feasibility project in the Paphos district has been completed, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has recently approved a loan to implement it. Ten Turkish Cypriot students were accepted at the UHDP/UNESCO-supported Higher Technical Institute for the 1973/7^ academic year, a slight improvement over previous years. Of a total of U32 candidates who took the entrance examinations for the 83 places, 69 were Turkish Cypriots. The UNDP/FAO livestock production improvement project and the UNDP/ILO Cyprus Productivity Centre continued their activities in the Turkish Cypriot areas at much the same level as stated in my last report. The UNDP/FAO veterinary services project was also active in Turkish Cypriot areas in relation to brucellosis matters, diagnostic activities and in the vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease. Turkish Cypriot participation in the UfiFDP/ILO Hotel and Catering Institute, which was nil in the last reporting period, has risen to four participants, an improvement but a, disappointingly small one. The three current World Food Programme projects - school feeding, soil conservation and mixed farming - continued to operate in both communities but on a much reduced scale, primarily owing to the world-wide scarcity of feed grains during 1973. Despite increased Turkish Cypriot 'participation in a number of UNDP-sponsored projects, the Turkish Cypriot.leadership continued to express dissatisfaction at the small benefit its community obtains from United Nations technical assistance. 62. The drought that has prevailed in the island .during the last agricultural season has had further serious adverse effects on plant and animal production, the largest single sector of the Cyprus economy. Until 1 October, a total of l6 Turkish Cypriot and 23 Greek Cypriot villages were fully or partially supplied with water for domestic use by tanker. Water rationing is still in effect in various areas of the island, and restrictions on the sinking of boreholes for irrigation purposes are in force. At the time of writing, heavy rainfalls have to a large extent alleviated the problem of supply of water for domestic purposes, and the -use of tankers is decreasing. However, unless the rains continue throughout the winter, there may again be a water shortage next year. The problems of providing a permanent domestic water supply for the-Turkish Cypriot villages of Temblos and Kivisil (S/109^0, para. 63)9 as well as for Phinikas and Stavrokono, were raised with the Government by UNFICYP, and all have been promised new schemes in • i S/11137 English Pape 19 63. Only a very slight measure of progress has been achieved in the provision of electricity to Turkish Cypr-iot villages. Of nine villages scheduled for electrification in 1973 (S/109^0, para. 65), work has been completed in Lapithiou and Melounda and is in progress, with expectations of completion by the end of the year, in Kithasi, Akoursos and Maratha. No work has been carried out in the remaining four villages and it is doubtful that any of them will be electrified ' in 1973. The Government is reluctant to extend electricity services to Turkish Cypriot villages which its employees cannot enter freely and where bills may not. be paid or electrical equipment may be interfered with. In this connexion, it may be noted that, in October, the Turkish Cypriot leadership again gave assurances in the Political Liaison Committee that (i) no restriction of freedom of movement would be imposed on personnel of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus entering Turkish Cypriot areas for electrification purposes, provided prior notification vas given; (ii) the same would apply to maintenance crews and meter readers and (iii) after a Turkish Cypriot village was electrified no illegal connexions would be permitted arid electricity bills would be paid without delay. UWFICYP has conveyed.these assurances to the Government and has suggested that, on such a basis, the Government might increase the rate of electrification of Turkish Cypriot villages. On the other hand, UMFICYP felt it necessary to"draw the leadership's attention to cases where villages were several months behind in their electricity payments, as well as to instances of tampering with meters and illegal connexions. 6k. Some progress was made with regard to the reintegration of Turkish Cypriots into the national social insurance scheme (S/109'tO, para. 66) when the Government began to implement its earlier decision to resume "benefit pa,yments to Turkish Cypriots who were receiving such payments prior to the outbreak of the troubles in December 1963, and to start payment of o.ld-age benefits to eligible Turkish Cypriots who had met all their obligations to the social insurance fund. Ho prepress has been made, however, on the more general question. 65. There have been some developments in connexion with the problem of Turkish Cjrpr-iot displaced persons. At the time of writing., 65 persons have resumed residence in Trapeza (S/lOgltO, para. 67) and 26 families, totalling 83 persons, have returned to the village of Dhiorios in Ifyrenia district. Both these projects have been carried out by Turkish Cypriots, and no Government financial assistance has been involved. A request for the repair of some 30 houses in Dhiorios, however, has recently been presented to the Government. In the village of Potamia, which has already been resettled to a large extent, the Government refused to allow the return of several Turkish Cypriots who were considered "troublemakers". Lists of persons ready to return to Potamia and Dhiorios are currently being considered by the Government. Turkish Cypriot leadership considers that such a practice cannot be legally justified. The Government however feels that a measure of this kind is essential to ensure harmony in the resettled villages. 66. Wo progress has been made towards the normalization of postal services. UHFICYP's efforts to bring about a meeting between the Postmaster-General and a representative of the Turkish Cypriot community to discuss in detail the recent Turkish Cypriot requests (s/109*1-0, para. 6U) failed to materialize. A new attempt to resolve this long outstanding problem is "being made by UHFICYP. S/11137 English Page 20 67. Since my last report, no progress has been made in the matter of issuance of "birth certificates to Turkish Cypriots horn since 196^ (S/109^0, para. 68). Recently however a new approach to the problem has been discussed, and it is possible that some advance may be made towards resolving this problem. 68. The question of deductions which the Grain Commission makes from subsidies due to Turkish Cypriot producers to meet debts owed to the Loan Commission by the Turkish Cypriot community is presently under negotiation. The Turkish Cypriot leadership, which has strongly protested this practice, has offered an alternative method of paying these debts in return for immediate payment of subsidies owed to the community. The Government is still examining these proposals. 69. UNFICYP's repeated efforts to secure better accommodation for Turkish Cypriot schoolchildren in Larnaca/Scala have not yet produced the expected results (S/109^0, para.' 71). - 70. The Turkish Cypriot leadership has raised other matters with UNFICYP which are currently under discussion. These include allegations of discriminatory practices against EVKAF, the Moslem religious foundation, and complaints about the destruction of mosques and restrictions on the use of others. The Government has also complained about restrictions on the use of Christian churches as well as about damage to them. 71. .Restrictions by Turkish Cypriots on the freedom of movement of Government officials continue to be one of the major obstacles to normalization. This problem is invariably raised by the Government when UNFICYP makes representations on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot community on such matters as the supply of water and electricity and the payment of social insurance benefits and grain subsidies. It is doubtful if any significant progress can be made until these restrictions are relaxed. A/11137 English Page 21 IV. INTERCOIMOTAL TALKS AMD GOOD OFFICES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 72. During the six-month period covered by the present report, the intercommunal talks, reactivated on the basis of the Secretary-General's aide memoire of 18 October 1971 (S/10U01, para. 79), have continued. As before,, the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities were represented by Mr. Glafcos derides and Mr. Rauf Denktash respectively; the two constitutional experts made available by the Governments of Turkey and Greece, Professor Aldikacti and Justice Dekleris, continued attending the talks in an advisory capacity, and my Special Representative, Mr. Osorio-Tafall, participated in the exercise of the Secretary-General's good offices. As customary, the plenary meetings took place alternately at the offices of the President of the House of Representatives and of the Chairman of the Turkish Communal Chamber. 73. A total of lU plenary meetings were held during the period under review and two more are scheduled for h and 7 December. In addition, the two constitutional experts met several times during the period. 7^-- The expected agreement in principle on the structure and functions of local government bodies which was intimated in my last report (S/109^0, para. 71) has so far failed to materialize." The outstanding differences concern not the general principle of local autonomy, which has been agreed upon, -but the scope of that autonomy as well as the degree of supervision to be exercised by the State agencies over the activities .of local government bodies in order to ensure that they act in accordance with the Constitution and the standard laws of the country. 75- The clarifications given by the two interlocutors about their respective positions on substantive issues as well as the valuable assistance rendered by the two constitutional experts, in addition to the various suggestions advanced by Mr. Osorio-Tafall, have helped to identify and delimit the main areas of agreement and disagreement. r 76. My Special Representative has reported that the intercommunal talks have proceeded cautiously and slowly towards the common.go'al of reaching a satisfactory accord on the outstanding constitutional problems and that even though a large measure of concurrence has already been reached- on many of the basic issues, differences persist on other issues, and a great amount of detailed-work still needs to be done. 77- Accordingly, the success of the intercommunal talks cannot as yet be taken for granted, although at the present juncture, the Special Representative feels that there are no insurmountable obstacles which would prevent a constitutional accommodation from being reached between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots. One of the main difficulties would.still appear to be the mututal suspicion and mistrust of the two communities. 78. On a number of occasions, Mr. Denktash has repeated that he favours an agreement which would' safeguard the life and property of the Turkish Cypriot community within the.-framework of a bi-communal State that would, without S/11137 English Page 22 discrimination, provide the means for the social and economic development of the community and guarantee the permanent independence of Cyprus. His community- insists on "regional autonomy" in exchange for its renunciation of certain Turkish rights embodied in the 1960 Constitution. At the same time, it is ready to recognize that at the State level, the Greek Cypriot majority will have the preponderant role, In short, the Turkish Cypriot leadership declares that its community's sole objective is to ensure the Turkish Cypriots' existence in the future as a community enjoying a status under the Constitution which guarantees its-existence within an independent and sovereign Cyprus. 79« Mr. Clerides has reiterated his agreement to constitutional arrangements that will (a) ensure security of life and property, not only for the Turkish Cypriots but for all the people of Cyprus., because these are fundamental human rights; (b) secure, without discrimination, a fair participation of the Turkish Cypriot community in the affairs of the State; (c) assist in that community's .economic development; and (d) establish a political structure that would give to the Turkish Cypriots, in addition to the autonomy in communal affairs embodied in the 1960 Constitution, a measure of local self-government. On the other hand., he strongly opposes a virtually total autonomy for the Turkish Cypriot community that would include functions which in his view are within the exclusive competence of the State. He also insists that the State must necessarily exercise some supervision and control over the local government bodies. 80. In my last preport, I referred rto my predecessor's and my previously expressed view that "the reactivated interccnr.uiial talks are the best instrument for achieving a satisfactory,; lasting and agreed solution based on the concept of an independent, sovereign and unitary State with the adequate participation of the two communities",, and I added: "Obviously, the interpretation of these terms as well as the nature of the agreed final settlement should now emerge from the intercommunal talks themselves, where a spirit of statesmanship and mutual accommodation on both sides alone can achieve an agreed outcome" (8/109^0, para. 82). 81. In that connexion, I recalled that although this concept had seemed generally acceptable at the time, 'certain reservations had since been voiced b5^ the Turkish Cypriot side concerning the use of the term "unitary" on the grounds that the parties attached different interpretations to it and that it could therefore lend itself to misunderstanding and even prejudge the nature of an ultimate agreed settlement. These reservations have since been re-emphasized both by the Turkish Cypriot representatives and by the Government of Turkey. The Greek Cypriot side has continued to regard the idea of a."unitary" State of Cyprus as essential for the success of the intercommunal talks. / • . V. MEDIATION EFFORT 82. The situation regarding a resumption of the mediation function under paragraph 7 of Security Council resolution 186 (196^) has remained unchanged since the last report, owing primarily to. the widely differing and firmly held views of the matter of the three Governments most directly concerned. S/11137 English Page 23 VI. FINANCIAL ASPECTS 83- Voluntary contributions in the amount of approximately $137-9 million have been paid to UWFICYP Special Account by 52 Member States and three non-member Governments in respect of the periods from the inception of the Force on 27 March 1964 to 15 December 1973- In addition, voluntary contributions from public sources 3 interest earned on investment of temporarily undisbursed funds and other miscellaneous income received by the Account have totalled about $2.0 million. - Accordingly, some $139.9 million have been made available to the UNFICYP Special Account toward meeting the costs of IMF IGYP to the United Nations .for the periods through 15 December 1973. 8U. The costs to be borne by the United Nations for the operation of UNFICYP for the periods from the inception of the Force to 15 December 1973 are estimated at $165.6 million. This figure includes the direct cost to the United Nations of maintaining the Force in Cyprus, as well as the amounts to be paid to Governments providing contingents in 'respect of their extra and extraordinary costs for which they seek to be reimbursed by the United Nations; but"it does not include the amount that would be required for the final repatriation of contingents and liquidation of the Force. 85. The amount of $139-9 million so far received by the UNFrCYP Special Account falls short of the requirement of $165.6 million indicated above by approximately $25-7 million. However, in addition to the voluntary contributions that have already been paid to the Account, some $2.6 million are now expected to be received in due course against pledges made by Governments but not yet paid by them. 86. If to the amount of $139-9 million so far received the amount of $2.6 million of' anticipated receipts is added, the UNFICYP Special Account can be expected to have available to it approximately $li*2.5 million. The difference between this figure and the costs to be met of approximately $165-6 million becomes $23.1 million. Accordingly;, unless additional contributions from existing or new pledges are received before 15 December 1973, the UNFICYP Special Account deficit as of that date will be $23-1 million. •87- If the Security Council should decide to extend for six months beyond 15 December 1973 the period during which the Force is to be stationed in Cyprus, it. is estimated that the additional cost to the Organization, assuming continuance of present reimbursement commitments, would amount to approximately $6.5 million, as detailed below. These estimates are based on the strength of the Force upon completion of the first phase of the reduction plan, and on the further assumption, that implementation of the second phase of reductions will have commenced in conjunction with the regular rotations of contingents scheduled for the spring of 197^ (see paragraph 22 and table). The estimated $0.4 million that would be required for the final.'repatriation of contingents and liquidation costs has been excluded from the '.figures below for the sake of convenience. S/11137 English Page 2k UNFICYP COST ESTIMATE BY MAJOR CATEGORY OP EXPENSE (in thousands of US dollars) Operation costs incurred by the United Nations Movement of contingents • 99 Operational expenses . . 555 Rental of premises 68 Rations • .385 Non-military personnel, salaries, travel, etc. 720 Miscellaneous and contingencies 201 Total, part I . '2,028 II. Reimbursement of extra costs, of Governments providing contingents Pay and allowances k,±00 Contingent-owned equipment 325 Death and disability awards • • 50 Total;, part II GRAND TOTAL, parts I and II 6,503 88. 'The above costs do not reflect the full cost of UNFICYP to Member and non-member State's, inasmuch as they exclude the extra costs that Members providing contingents or police units to the Force have agreed to absorb at their own• expense rather than seek as reimbursement from the United Nations. Indicative figures of the amounts involved were given in my report to the-Security Council of 31 May 1973 (S/109^0), as follows: Australia $200,000, Austria $l603000, Canada $863,600 I/, Denmark $230,000, Sweden $325,000 and United Kingdom $1,110,000. Finland is also absorbing certain IMFICYP costs at its own expense. 89. In order to finance the costs to the Organization of maintaining the Force for a period of six months after 15 December 1973 and to meet all costs and outstanding claims up to that date, it will be necessary for the Secretary-General to receive voluntary contributions -to the UNFICYP Special Account totalling $29.6 million. . • . _!/ Exclusive of the normal cost of pay and allowances. S/11137 English Page 25 VII. OBSERVATIONS 90. Since the reactivation of the intercommunal talks in June 1972, I and my Special Representative have spared no effort to promote progress toward agreement, on the main issues that continue to stand in the way of an agreed settlement of the Cyprus question. I pontinue to hold the view, -which I "believe to "be shared by all the parties concerned with, the Cyprus question, that the talks are the "best and most constructive way to carry out the search for such a settlement. 91. Recently, on the occasion of a visit to the Middle East, I briefly visited Nicosia on 29 August 1973 to discuss with President Makarios and with Vice-President Denktash the planned reduction of U1FICYP and the present stage and prospects of the intercommunal talks. 92'. Although the talks have continued since that time in a constructive atmosphere, only limited progress has been made on the outstanding basic issues. 93. It should be borne in mincL that the present lack of progress in the talks has coincided with certain external political developments which have tended, temporarily at least, to make it difficult for those concerned to agree to the necessary mutual adjustments in their positions. On the basis of a careful study of these positions as expressed by the .interlocutors, I continue to be of the opinion that, with, mutual goodwill and understanding and with concessions on both sides, an agreed accommodation can in fact be arrived at within the framework of the intercommunal talks that would protect the vital interests of all parties. • ' 9^. Despite our persistent efforts, the problem of military confrontation remains as described in my previous report (S/109^0, para. 93). Progress in the direction of deconfrontation could do much to reduce tension in the Island and facilitate a rreductio n •o f the United Hations commitment' there. 95. On the other hand, I have been encouraged by the helpful response of the two communities to the situation which arose in Cyprus when it became necessary for me to instruct the Force Commander to dispatch to the Middle East the bulk of four of the seven military contingents serving with UHFICYP (see paragraph k above). My Special Representative and the Force Commander met with President Makarios and with Vice-President Denktash to enlist their personal assistance to ensure that this temporary emergency reduction in the strength of UHFICYP would not have adverse consequences on the situation in the Island. Similar approaches were made to the Permanent Representatives of the Governments concerned at United Hations Headquarters. All concerned were requested to ensure that close co-operation with UHFICYP was -maintained in order to prevent any military clashes or other violent incidents:-;between..the two communities during the period that UHFICYP would be seriously'^ufia.ei'i-B't^ength; that no attempts should be made to change unilaterally the military' ;s1frali;s;\,qiiQ.; that both sides should abide by the agreements and understandings;,.-$|^P^gl;^.eri reached through the good offices of UHFICYP, and in particular-thaVjfl^^^^ipJiS' undertake to consult with UNFICYP before taking any initiative which' wo^I^^iici to alter the present situation. The response to these S/11137 ' English Page 26 requests was positive on" all sides, and practically no incidents occurred during the three weeks which elapsed until UNFICYP was restored almost to its former strength. 96. I wish to refer in this connexion to the substantial reduction in the strength of the Force which was decided on before the outbreak of the Middle East crisis as a result of the improvement in the military situation in Cyprus, and which was . carried out during the current mandate. As noted in chapter I above, this represents the implementation of the first phase of the reduction proposals. A second phase, envisaging a further reduction of ko6 all ranks, is planned for the coming months, provided the mandate is extended, making a total reduction of 822, or 26 per cent of the strength of the Force as it stood in May 1973 (S/109UO, para. 2). It is necessary to emphasize that this second phase is dependent on certain assumptions, the key one being an undertaking'by the two parties directly concerned in Cyprus«, preferably supported by the Governments of Greece' and Turkey, to extend the fullest co-operation to UHFICYP in its role of preventing a recurrence of fighting, thus in a sense sharing this peace-keeping responsibility with the Force, as they did during the recent temporary reduction of the Force during the Middle East crisis. Apart from assisting in a further reduction of the Force, such an undertaking would be of great importance in consolidating stability and security in the Island, thus safeguarding the vital interests of both communities. I hope that both sides in the Island, and the Governments concerned, will give their support to the United Nations in this connexion. 97> The implementation of the first phase of the plan for the reduction of UNFICYP, which is reflected in the reduced estimates of expenditure for the next six-month period (see paragraph 87 above),..and especially the prospective implementation of the second phase, may be expected to improve the financial situation of the operation, provided voluntary contributions from Governments continue at approximately the present rate. On completion of the second phase of reductions, the costs-of the Force thereafter would be of the order of $6.0 million for each six-month period, based on present cost levels, a saving of approximately $1.52 million per six-month period as compared to expenditure levels before the beginning of the first phase of reductions (S/109^0, para. 89). 98. In the prevailing circumstances I consider it essential that the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus be maintained for a further limited period. I .therefore recommend that the Security Council extend the mandate of UNFICYP for another period of six months until 15 June 197^. The Government of Cyprus as well as the- Governments of Greece and Turkey have informed me of their concurrence with this recommendation. ~ 99. Once again, in concluding-this report on the United Nations operation in Cyprus, I wish to place on record my gratitude to the Governments providing contingents to UNFICYP and to those who have made voluntary contributions for its maintenance for their continued support of this operation. I wish also to pay tribute to my Special Representative and to the Force Commander and to all the officers and men of UMFICYP, as well as to its civilian staff. 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GENERAL S/11071 C | I W^W 2 ^ember !973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 2 NOVEMBER 1973 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I have the honour to refer to a communication of the Permanent Representative of Turkey (S/11008) of 5 October, transmitting a reply "by Mr. Denktash to my letter of 17 August in which the latter makes another vain effort to cast doubt as to the "unitary State" being the agreed basis of the current talks, notwithstanding the explicit statements to that effect by both Secretary- General Waldheim and former Secretary-General U Thant. In that effort, Mr. Denktash refers to a statement by the Turkish representative in the Security Council (S/PV.156U of 10 December 1970} and quotes half a sentence, omitting the other half, which happens to be the part directly bearing upon the point at issue in our present discussion, as showing the concurrence of the Turkish representative to the "unitary State" being the agreed basis of the talks. The omitted part of the Turkish representative's sentence runs as follows: "The Turkish community has been motivated by the same purpose expressed by the Secretary-General and has directed itself to the re-establishment of an independent, sovereign and unitary State." The half-sentence quoted by Mr. Denktash expresses merely the Turkish representative's preference for "local autonomy and not local government" and in no way disputes the agreed basis of "ui^itary State". Incidentally, it should be made clear that as between "local autonomy" and "local government" there is hardly any actual difference in the context, inasmuch as both terms are governed and circumscribed by the qualifying word "local", which by necessary implication connotes control by a central government. Furthermore, either of these terms, when used in relation to a unitary State - as is the case with the Turkish representative's statement - can only mean such degree of local autonomy as would be consistent with the concept of unitary State and would fall within its framework, in accordance with generally established constitutional norms. As to Mr. Denktash's reference to the aide memoires of 18 October 1971 and of 18 May 1972, these are wholly irrelevant to the issue, as they deal with the procedural aspect only and not the substantial basis of the reactivated talks. 73-23792 's/11071 English Page 2 Regrettably, Mr. Denktash appears to be elusively shifting his ground towards positions of such divisiveness as to be patently unworkable and totally unacceptable, aside from their being in direct conflict with the agreed basis of a "unitary State". It should, in this respect, be recalled that the fundamental structure of the Republic of Cyprus since its establishment is admittedly that of a unitary State. And it could not be otherwise by the very realities of the geographic distribution of an intermingled population throughout the island without any pattern of natural separations as was so categorically declared by the eminent constitutional authority Lord Radcliffe - commissioned to deal with the subject by the British Government shortly before independence - who completely ruled out both partition and federation. Yet, a lingering obsession for the hopelessness of partition - sad relic of a colonialist policy - lies behind the invariably negative stance of Mr. Denktash towards any workable provisions for an independent, sovereign and unitary State, namely, the objective purpose of the talks. Concepts of partition, however3 even in countries where a pattern of natural separation made them appear as possibly applicable, have definitely proved, during the last 25 years, to be an unending scourge of conflict and bloodshed involving even wider dangers of expanded war. International crises at the present time, with threatening global implications, may serve as cases in point. In our present era of a rapidly evolving interdependent world, necessarily moving towards more unified political and social structures, as in Europe and other parts of the world, Cyprus could not be compelled to move irrationally and perilously in the reverse direction•, nor could it do so without dire consequences to its people and to the cause of peace. We, therefore, hope it will be fully realized by those in the leadership of our co-citizens of Turkish origin that the endeavour for the solution of'the problem of Cyprus cannot be advanced by extremist separatism or the sterile pursuit of perpetuated division, antagonism and conflict, but only through co-operation in a spirit of equal justice, mutual understanding and unity. This spirit, I am happy to say, is ever alive among the bulk of the Cypriot people, Greek and Turkish alike, as has been emphasized in a number of reports by the Secretary-General (S/7191, S/7350, S/7969, S/8HU6 and 3/891*0. Upon it, a just, democratic and enduring solution of the problem, in accordance with the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, can well be reached to the benefit of all sections of the Cypriot people. Thus redeemed, our small but historic island, having traditional and close associations with the people of all three neighbouring continents, may be enabled to bring more effectively its modest but constructive contribution towards peaceful and harmonious developments in that sorely tried region of the Middle East and more widely in the world. Your Excellency is kindly requested to have this letter circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations TELEPHONE CABLE ADDRESS RH -4-4O62 DELEGREECE ' i J PERMANENT MISSION OF GREECE TO THE UNITED NATIONS 69 EAST 79TH STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. IOOEI No. 1263- 33 /AS 1560 October 30, 1973 Your Excellency, With reference to para. 99 of Your Excellency's report (sub S/10940) to the Security Council, dated 31 May 1973, on the U.N. peace-keeping operation in Cyprus and following my conversation early this month with Lt. General Prem Chand, regarding the implementation of so-called Phase Two, I am directed to inform you that: 1.- The Greek Government reiterates its commitment to maintain and strengthen, in close cooperation with UNFICYP, its present policy of ensuring that significant intercommunal incidents are prevented; 2.- It furthermore expresses the hope that the proposals for limited measures of deconfrontation submitted to the parties directly concerned by Mr. Osorio Tafall in July 1973, might be agreed upon by them. Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. CTC fr-W, C. P. Panayotacos His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Kurt Waldheim Permanent Representative of Greece Secretary-General to the United Nations of the United Nations c IA. PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS S20 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO17 Aix> \^ ^ , ' jf^ | |S^C U_| i- *- ' /V ^" a S Ref: 72/71 29 October 1973 Excellency, I have the honour to refer to Your Excellency's communication through the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Roberto E. Guyer, of 17th October 1973, and the Aide Memoire attached thereon regarding the situation in Limassol. In our view the measures that UNFICYP can take for the maintenance and restoration of the status quo violated by armed Turkish-Cypriots, can, when necessary, extend beyond mere efforts at persuasion when these prove wholly ineffective. Failure to take further steps results s in encouragement for repeated and more aggravated violations which might lead to armed clashes. In such cases, the UNFICYP can, and should, exercise effective pressure towards achieving the required results by virtue of its mandate under Res.No.186 of 4 March 1964, para 5. In the exercise of its functions "to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order" it may use force in self-defense when forcibly obstructed in the discharge of its duties. The conduct - 2 of UNFICYP in actively defending in such cases the existing law and order under the status quo would be fully justified as self-defense in the performance of its duties. We hope, however, that the Turkish-Cypriot leadership will see the wisdom of not insisting in a policy of violations when effectively pressed by UNFICYP. May I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim United Nations New York, N. Y. 10017 UN/TED NATIONS Distr. C /** I I D I T V GENERAL S c C U R I T Y COUNCIL ^y 5 October 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 3 OCTOBER 1973 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I have the honour to present herewith a letter dated 25 September 1973, addressed to Your Excellency by Mr. Rauf R. Denktas, Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus. I shall be grateful if Your Excellency would kindly have Vice-President Mr. Denktas. "s letter circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Osman OLCAY Ambassador Permanent Representative 73-19696 /... s/11008 •English Page 2 Letter dated 25 September 19T3 from Mr. R. R. Denktag, Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus., addressed to the Secretary-General In as few words as possible I should like to put the record straight by pointing out to Mr. Zenon Rossides that the basis of his argument in his letter of 20 August 1973 in reply to mine circulated as part of document S/10973 is completely unfounded. It is not true that the current intercommunal talks were based on a pre-cast structure of "unitary State". The talks were of an exploratory nature aiming at finding the basis for an agreed solution. The aide-memoires of ,18 October 1971 and 18 May 1972 are quite clear. Mr. Rossides, in trying to lay down his own foundations for a settlement has chosen to misrepresent the Turkish Representative's reference to paragraph 120 of document S/10005 of 2 December 1970. As will be observed from the aforesaid record the Representative of 'Turkey took special care to underline the fact that the solution sought was to be "based on local autonomy (and) not on local government". In a bi-communal State such as Cyprus, local autonomy has its value and significance when the sole aim of the Greek Cypriot leadership continues to be the destruction of this bi-communal aspect of the State with a view to making our independence "a spring-board for Enosis". The attempt to tie us to terminologies (on the interpretation of which there is serious disagreement) is aimed at restricting the sphere of search for a solution to a predetermined Greek-Cypript formula the quest for which has been the cause of the Cyprus problem viz: the replacement of the bi-communal and permanent independence by a transitory Greek Cypriot independence. Needless to say we have never agreed to pursue such an end in the course of our exploratory talks, irrespective of the fact whether Mr. Rossides or his principals look upon such a solution as "ideal", "unitary" or not. What we are after is an agreed solution based on a permanent bi-communal independence in which the Turkish community,, through its autonomous rights, will not be subjected to the dangers, humiliations and discrimination to which it has been (and is being) subjected since December 1963. Mr. Rossides1s allegations that prior to'the resumption of the talks we tied ourselves to a form of solution without agreeing on the scope, meaning and interpretation of the terminologies involved is too blithe to be taken seriously. May I take this opportunity to draw Your Excellency's attention to recent statements by the Greek Cypriot leaders which prove their insincerity in the search for a solution on the basis of independence. These statements continue to underline our fears and anxieties that the Greek Cypriot leaders look upon (and will continue to treat) independence as a means for achieving union with Greece. Mr. Rossides's attempt to distort the scope and meaning of the intercommunal talks is, in our view, not accidental but merely part of this same policy of forcing us into the straight-jacket of a Greek Cypriot formula the net result of which will be removal of all the impediments from their Enosis goal. We are, let us not forget, in an .independent Republic, the President of which has very recently (in the S/11008 English 3 2 September 1973 issue of the Greek mainland paper "Acropolis") restated his position that "he would be nationally satisfied, and so would all Greeks, only if the Cyprus problem were solved through union of Cyprus with Greece" and (in the 23 September 1973 issue of the same paper) that "he wished he lived long enough to see Enosis realized" o Your Excellency is kindly requested to have this letter circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) R. R. DENKTA§ Vice-President Republic of Cyprus /v Note on Meeting in the Secretary-General's office on Thursday, k October 1973 at 09** 5 hours Present: H.E. Mr. Bayulken, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ambassador Inhan Ambassador Olcay Mr. Barutgu Secretary-General Mr. Guyer Mr. Os'orio-Tafall Mr. Urquhart Mr. Eayulken said he would like to clarify a number of points: 1. Would the Greek Cypriote agree to a federal administration in accordance with the agreement reached between Turkey and Foreign Minister Palanas of Greece, provided that this federal administration was called "local autonomy".? 2. Would President Makarios accept a formulation of "no enosis - no partition" in the new constitution? 3. What was the status of the treaties? Why did Makarios say recently that he would repeal the treaties? U. What was Osorio-Tafall's opinion of the Turkish Cypriot negotiations and what was the present situation of the talks? v Mr. Osorio-Tafall said that if the constitutional issues were sovled the enosis question would arise. Makarios could cot make a public statement rejecting enosis, although the Greek Government might do this after the constitutional issue was settled. Article 185 of the constitution, although it did not specifically mention the fact, took note both of enosis and of the treaties, as well as the partition issue. Enonsis was not now feasible. He felt that the Greek Cypriots were sincere in accepting a bi-communal state. There were two ways to reinforce such a state. Either by the actual structure of the state or by formally stating its bi-communal basis. The Greek Cypriots were prepared to give complete autonomy on communal matters but not complete autonomy on local government. They would not accept the federation either explicitly or implicitly. On the other hand, from a pragmatic point of view it was possible to make arrangements for functional federation. Territorial federation was not possible. Mr. Bayulken asked whether the Turkish administration would be able to construct, roads, hospitals and schools. Mr. Osorio-Tafall replied that he was convinced the government would help if the 'Turkish Cypriots did not try to supplant or duplicate the functions - 2 - of government. It was essential to accelerate the pace of the economic develop- ment, of the Turkish community and someone would have to help the Turkish Cypriots to supplement what the state was doing. The Greek Cypriots now recognized the necessity of raising the economic level of the Turkish Cypriot community. He thought it was a mistake that derides had begun to discuss guarantees at this stage. He had pleaded with President Makarios to leave the treaties as they were on the grounds that he had already lived with them for ten years. The could be reconsidered later in the light of later developments. His own impression was that both sides talked too much about controversial matters and avoided finding a generally acceptable solution. In his view there were no insurmountable obstacles and all of them could be solved by consultation. The main stumbling blocks were the question and scope of local autonomy and the degree of supervision by the central government. t The Turkish view was the such supervision should be only judicial. The Greek Cypriot view was that there must be some sort of supervision to ensure that local government complied with national standards. The solution would seem to be for the Greek Cypriot ministry concerend to make a complaint which would then have to be referred to the courts. /The question of the municipalities was then discussed and the problem of the new points brought up by Professor Aldicacti. Mr. Osorio-Tafall said he hoped to get agreement on this at the next meeting. Ambassador Barutcu asked which courts controversies would be referred to. r ~ ~ JJ-T -|--m_ I L ^ Mr. Osorio-Tafall replied that it would be the constitutional branch of the supreme court which would have a special constitutional branch consisting of two Greek and two Turkish members in order to guarantee impartiality. The Greek Government had recently stated that the treaties were valid. It was President Kfeac Makarios' position that the intercommunal talks dealt with exclusively constitutional matters and that guarantees would have to be dealt with in conjunction with Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom. Ambassador Inhan asked whether the word bi-communal would be in the new constitution. Mr. Osorio-Tafallreplied that the martrtpy Greek side would not agree, but HHEictxfcK might be prepared to deal with the subjects of Enosis and bi-communality in a new preamble to the constitution. - 3 - Mr. Bayulken said that Makarios was perfectly aware that if he did anything silly Turkey would occupy the Island. The Turkish community wished Turkey to intervene and this was the main problem of the Turkish Government. He begged Mr. Osorio-Tafall to continue his efforts in the intercommunal talks in the next one-and-a-half months. Everyone concerned was much indebted to the United Nations but the Turks could never surrender the concept of a bi-communal state and would not accept the term "unitary state". The pattern of functional federation was already in the I960 constitution and the Turks had made a big concession in agreeing to only one house of parliament. He hoped there would be progress before the 10th anniversary of the December 19&3 attack, because in that case it would be possible to play down the celebrations which would take place. .The Secretary-General said that technical experts could only do so much and the time might soon come when the Governments concerned should take steps to overcome the remaining obstacles. Ambassador Bayulken said that the most important thing was for the intercommunal talks to proceed. President Makarios1 fear of partition was unjustified. Enosis was a much more realistic danger. The Secretary-General said that Mr. Osorio-Tafall would continue his efforts and, if necessary, Mr. Guyer would be sent to visit the Governments in the area in November to see how they might take steps to overcome the difficulties of the experts. •" '•":"• -'"•'••- ' ' ^^S CqpuJC c :• C • r^ - sYia r NICOSIA 49 1 a? 1200^= i,,*5; .'• S^AT > I;?; U HAH DBS ^ UMFICYF 803 6UYEB/URQUHAST FR08 OS OR 10*-tAF ALL/PR EB CHA«D* FCLLCWINe AHE EXTRACTS FROM IKTERVIEW 6IVEH BY AR CHS I SHOP AKARJOS TO ATHENS MEis?SPAPER ^UOIE TO VISA OMOUOTt PUBLISHED 25 SEPTEMBER. Oft IWTERCCMMUKAL TALKS HE SftID € I HOPE THAT THE TURKISH CYFKXOT LEADESHIF WILL* PW3 fc?OT INSIST OH ITS PRESENT INADMISSIBLE DEMANDS AND I GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC AS TO THE OUTCOME OF THE LOCAL TALKS . THE PR0SPf£CTS OF THE TALKS WILL BECOME CLEAREF WJTHIH. IKE SfEKT TWO flO^THS. AT FRESEMT THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS AI7E FOLLOW I »6, OK AKKAHA'S DIRECTIVES, OBSTRUCT IOKIST TACTICS (_ ARE- HAJtDEMIRa THEIR STA^vD IB VIEW OF THE 6SKERA.L ELECTION IS TURKEY At© ALSO I» THE EXPECTATION THAT SEfitRAL GRIVAS V1LL. CREATE BY HIS ACTIVITIES SITUATIONS WHICH WILL KELP TL«SiaSK PLAWS, I 00 HOT BELIEVE THAT THE SITUATIONS EXPECTED BY THE TURKS WILL^BE CREATED . REGARDLESS OF THIS, = c M. HOWEVER , POSSIBLE INSISTENCE SV THE TURKISH CY?RIOTS OK THEIR ESEtff INADMISSIBLE OEMAH3S WILL LEAD IKE TALKS TO A DEAD- ^/ ^...... : • - LOCK, I?? THE EVENT OF A DEADLOCK IT WILL NOT.BE EAFY TO f HOWEVER, POSSIBLE INSISTENCE BY THE TURKISH CY?JUQTS CN THEIR PRESENT. INADMISSIBLE DEMANDS VILL LEAD IKE TALKS TO A DEAD- LOCK* IN THE EVE.WI OF A DEADLOCK IT WILL NOT BE EAFY TO VC TO FIHD. AM ALTERNATIVE COURSE. WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE RECOUSSE TO THE UNITED NATIONS ones ACAIK* ». ^T HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH ft RESOLUTION BY THE WORLD HEALTH CRGA- HISftTlOH OK THE CYPRUS PSOBLEtl CARRIES EKOSJ10US WORAL (,-.. 3WPORTABCB ABD WEIGHT^ IT POES MOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, ^ AS THERE IS SO PRACTICAL WAY OF lMPLEME»Tl«a RESCLUTIOKS* NOT WISH TO GO ICTO DETAILS AS TO THE s ^ f€KT STEP TO BE TAKEtf IN THE £VEOT OF FAILURE CF THE TALKS, I WOULD SAY THAT THE COURSE tC BE FOLLOWED WILL BE DETERMINES " J8 CO-OPERATIOS WITH THE GREEK GOVERfWENT IS THE LJ6HT (C CF DEVELOPMENTS WHICH IT IS RATHER 'DIFFICULT TO FORECAST FROM MCM. U^aUOTE OH THE * (.. TURKISH SIDE'S PrEFUSAL TO EJITER IliTO AHY DISCUSSION OF THE TREATIES MS SAID QUOTE THE CYPRUS GGVESflMEKT HAD B "^ , REATIES OF-GUAHABTET ALLIANCE AHD COMSIDSRS • ^ THE?'} AS MOT VALID* BUT IKE QUESTION OF THE TREATIES DOES . •.:'• fiOt COM2 WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LOCAL TALKS WHICH ARSs • '• ^ .,;.•,. " PS* ' -.. / v?; ^ COMCERWEB O^LT WITH THE CON3TITUTION&. STATUS OF CYPRUS. THE TREftTIES-f COHSHTUTIfiG THE EXTERNAL OR INTERNATIONAL (- ASPECT OF THE CYPRUS PHOBLEtl, WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER ;" . (_ 'STAGE 'AND At AKOTKER LEVEL* ' f '"''* ' IT SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE SATS THAT THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE •y^ ... PSOBLEM ' '" «C TKO? A£f""»Or^V/a,r»*-BBT THE QUESTION OF IKE TREATIES t>OE8 NOT CCME VJTHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LOCAL TALKS WHICH ARE* PS= -• / . ;' C08CERKE9 OMIT WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF CYPRUS. THE TREATIES, COHSTITUTIHG THE EXTERNAL 0$ INTERNATIONAL ASPECT OF IKE CYPRUS PRGBLEJ1, WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER ( STAGE AND AT ANOTHER LEVEL* ; n SHOULD,- HOWEVER t' BE SAIS THAT THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE ' _I»ITERLI8KED* UMQUOTE, ' _'_ '" ; /_ ASKED VH£THER» IK EVEHT OF FAILURE OF TALKS, HE FEAftED CUTS IDE lOTERVENTIOS At® IMPOSITION OF A SOLUTION H£ SAID SSJOTE OUTSIDE ISTERyEKnOS, IS THE'SE»SE OF A MILITARY IMVASIOM 'OF CYPRUS, IS RATHER UNLIKELY* •• BUT _SUCH A POSSIBILITY SHOULD MOT BE = PfO/41= RULED OUT ALTOGETHER. 'WHAT :I SAJ SAY WITH -fcEHTAIKTY IS THAT "WO OUTSIDE IfiTERVEHTIOS WILL SUCCEED ~-W IttPQSISG'A PEftSANEWT SCLUTIOS OF THE CYPRUS PSOBLEW,1 SIKCS THIS WOULD m CONTRARY TO THE WILt OF TKE '• PEOPLE* UMftUOTE»+ ' f' ' • CO, f , .}-... V . V... , ! - TG/gs 25 September 1973 \^uiranarvp?f the note on the question ^—o'f'Im'ported arms in Cyprus - 1. In November 1966 and in January 1972,, the Cyprus Government imported arms from Czechoslovakia for distribution to the Cyprus police. 2. The UN position on arms import in Cyprus is as follows; - Security Council resolution 186 is silent; - However, the Secretary-General's position is that such import is a cause for concern to UNFICYP. 3. Different arrangements for storage and inspection had been agreed for the two shipments. The one for the 1972 weapons represented an advance over that for the 1966 shipment. a) Control; - 1966: periodic inspection by UNFICYP - 1972: uninterrupted control under double lock system (one key for the Government, the other for UNFICYP) b) Distribution of weapons: - 1966: right of the Government to distribute the light weapons after due notice to the SG; - 1972: Government's undertaking not to distribute any of the 1972 weapons. 4. On 6 September 1973, the Cyprus Charge d'affaires informed the SG that the remaining light weapons of the 1966 shipment had been distributed to the police. It turned out that the weapons had in fact not yet been distributed. The Force Commander advised against such a distribution and this was accepted by President Makarios. On 14 September, the Cyprus Mission informed accordingly the SG, adding that if such a distribution became necessary, the SG would be given advance notice, in accordance with the existing arrangement. 2k September 1973 The question of Imported Arms in Cyprus 1. On two separate occasions, in November 1966 and in January 1972, the Cyprus Government imported substantial quantities of arms and ammunition from Czechoslovakia for distribution to the Cyprus Police. (This equipment should be distinguished from the normal supply by Greece of arms and ammunition for the National Guard. The Commander and senior officers of the National Guard are seconded to Cyprus by the Government of Greece. The Cyprus Police, on the other hand, is under the direct control of the Cyprus Government.) 2. While Security Council resolution 186 of k March 196U does not explicitly prohibit arms imports by the Government, the Secretary-General has consistently taken the position that "any influx of arms and other military-type equipment into Cyprus is a cause for concern to IMFICYP with regard to the discharge of its mandate". 3. The arrangements for the 1966 arms, as agreed upon in January 1967 and further clarified in February 1967 and April 1968, are as follows: (a) The Cyprus Government to maintain the imported arms and ammunition under lock and key under its control. (b) There is to be no distribution of the heavy weapons (heavy machine-guns, automatic grenade launchers, mortars) except in a major emergency, in which case prior notice would be given to the Secretary-General. (c) The Cyprus Government reserved the right to gradually distribute the light weapons to the Police, after due notification to the Secretary-General. (d) The Force Commander would inspect all the arms and ammunition in storage from time to time and report to the Secretary-General any change in the types and amounts of weapons held. However, advance notice is required for such inspections. k. The arrangements for the safe storage and inspection of the 1972 shipment, as initially agreed on 10 March and improved on 20 April 1972, are as follows: - 2 - (a) The Cyprus Government, having handed to UWFICYP a complete list of the recently imported arms and ammunition, undertook not to distribute these or any other imported weapons, and agreed to place them in safekeeping under lock and key, in one single place that would be known at all times to the Force Commander UWFICYP. (b) The Force Commander would be permitted to inspect these weapons at any time and without advance notice. (c) The weapons and ammunition, except for the high-explosive munitions, are stored in a fenced area within the perimeter of the UWFICYP administrative camp. This fenced area is in the charge of unarmed Cyprus Police personnel. Control of the camp perimeter and access to it are the responsibility of UHFICYP. Procedures have been devised to ensure that, apart from the inspections by IMFICYP, only persons specifically authorized by the Government to have access to the arms storage area are admitted to it. (d) The high-explosive munitions remain at Government Police Headquarters in Athalassa, but the fuses or other firing mechanisms have been stored at the UWFICYP camp with the other weapons and ammunition. (e) There is a system of double locks and keys both at the storage area at the UMFICYP camp and at the Athalassa store. One set of keys is kept by the Government, the other by UWFICYP. 5. The arrangements for the 1972 weapons represented a considerable advance over those for the 1966 shipment. In particular: (a) UHFICYP has no way of knowing what happens to the 1966 weapons between the periodic inspections by the Force Commander (which take place as a rule once every six months and require advance notice). As regards the 19T2 weapons, UWFICYP control under double lock system is uninterrupted and effective. (b) The Cyprus Government has reserved the right to distribute the light weapons in the 1966 shipment, after due notice to the Secretary-General, though in fact it has exercised some restraint in this regard. (Part of the light weapons have been distributed, and much of the light ammunition has been expended for training.) The Government's undertaking not to distribute the 1972 weapons makes no distinction between various types of weapons. — 3 — 6. Under a surveillance arrangement agreed upon in the spring of 1973, a number of used armoured trucks imported by the Cyprus Government have been immobilized by removing the control boxes from them. These control boxes are held at the Athalassa station of the Cyprus Police under a double lock system similar to that applied to the weapons imported in 19T2. UNFICYP, in conjunction with the Cyprus Police, has been afforded regular access to the vehicles* 7. A number of rocket launchers and anti-tank grenade launchers were seen by UNFICYP to be in the possession of Turkish Cypriot fighters in August and October 1972. Under an agreement with the Turkish Cypriot leadership arrived at in May 1973, these weapons are stored at the Saray Turkish Cypriot police station, Nicosia, in a special room under a system of double locks and keys, one set of keys being kept by the Turkish Cypriot leadership, the other by UNFICYP. The Turkish Cypriot leadership has agreed to permit the Force Commander or other senior UNFICYP officers to inspect these weapons at any time and without advance notice except such as required to enable the Turkish Cypriot leadership to make available without delay a representative with their key. 8. On 6 September 1973, the Cyprus Charge d'Affaires (D. Moushoutas) sent a letter marked "Secret" to the Secretary-General stating that in view of present urgent needs, the remaining light weapons and ammunition of the 1966 shipment had been distributed to the Police. On verification by Prem Chand, it turned out that the weapons had in fact not yet been distributed although the Government felt it might be necessary to do so. In view of the possible repercussions of such an action (intercommunal talks, deconfrontation proposals, etc.), the Force Commander advised against the proposed distribution. This advice was accepted by President Makarios. In New York, the Cyprus Mission sent another letter to the Secretary-General on lU September, stating that the Government had decided not to distribute the light arms and ammunition and that if such distribution became necessary the Secretary-General would be given advance notice, in accordance with the existing arrangement. .X , GLS:dmc cc: Osorio-Tafall/Preig Chant Mrs. Mira 19 September 1S73 Excellency s I have the honour to acknowledge reeeipt of tlifc letters dated 6 and Ik September stressed to ise "by Mr. Biaas Moushoutas aad r Me, Andreas J. Jscovides9 Charges d Affaires* a.i.» coacersing the distribution of the light weapons referred to in the exehaage of correspondence of IS Jaae ead 30 JoLy 1970 between th$ Peraiauaent Represeat&tive of Cyprus to tfee United Hat ions and the As yon kaov4 Major-General Praia Chaaid, the Cca^acder of the Nations Fea.c©-keeping ?or Serfc Eis Excellency Ambassador Senon Hossides Panasnaat Bepreuentatire of Cyprus to tiie United Nations 820 Secoad Avenue» 12tb floor law York, K.I. 1001T u AREA CODE 2ia ;,- I 7 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS /f O& TO THE UNITED NATIONS / *? S2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 14 September 1973 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, and further to our letter dated 7 September 1973 addressed to Your Excellency, I have the honour to inform that the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, after further examination of the matter, decided not to proceed with the distribution of the light arms and ammunition referred to in our said letter. My Government further wishes to inform that, if needs require that such distribution be made in the future, Your Excellency^ will be given advance notice of it, in accordance with existing arrangements between my Government and your Excellency. The reference in our previous letter that the arms and ammunition have been distributed was due to an error in intra-office transmission of messages. Specifically, the words "will be distributed" were erroneously relayed as "have been distributed". In fact, no such arms were distributed and our letter of 7 September 1973 was intended to give Your Excellency advance notice as per the existing arrangement. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d'Affaires, a.i His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York AREA CODE 212 f9S6-336O 1986-3361 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 62O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO17 6 September 1973 Secret Excellency, With reference to the letter of the Permanent Representative of Cyprus, Ambassador Zenon Rossides, dated 18 June 1970, and to Your Excellency's response thereto of 30 July 1970, I have the honour to inform that in view of the additional and urgent needs arising out of the present situation in Cyprus the remaining light weapons and their ammunition under the control of the Government and under periodic inspection by the UNFICYP Commander, have been distributed by the Police Department in order to meet the needs of new police recruits. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Dinos Moushoutas Charge d1Affaires, a.i, His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017 UNITED NATIONS ---e\ Distr. SECURITY . ~ COUNCIL l^August 1973 ^=:::^^=:' . ORIGINAL: ENGLISH - LETTER DATED IT AUGUST 1973 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I have the honour to refer to the communication addressed to Your Excellency by the Permanent Representative of Turkey (S/10973) enclosing a letter from Mr. Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot interlocutor, in which the latter tries to cast doubt as to the unitary state being the agreed basis of the current intercomtnunal talks in Cyprus. That thiss however, has all along been the basis is beyond dispute; and indeed without that basis the talks could not have proceeded. The Secretary-General's report S/10005 of 2 December 1970, paragraph 120, states: "The two sides have ' also indicated that a settlement can be worked out on the basis of an independent, sovereign and unitary state of Cyprus, in which the two communities participate. This limited consensus indicates that there is basis for at least some kind of accommodation." The substance and correctness of the above statement was not questioned and was accepted by both sides in the Security Council meeting that followed on 10 December 1970, the Permanent Representative of Turkey at that meeting having referred specifically to the said paragraph 120 in terms of full approval. Subsequent reports of the Secretary-General confirm that basis for the talks. The definition on the other hand of a "unitary state", within the framework of which the current talks are being conducted, is a matter for juridical interpretation in accordance with the generally accepted legal meaning of the term for which there is ample authority, as we have already explained in the Security Council. Mr. Denktash further speaks of "acquired rights and status" by the Turkish Cypriot community beyond the normal minority rights, obviously referring to the Constitution under the Zurich and London agreements. But even the abnormal excesses in minority rights, provided for in the said constitution, do not alter the latter's basic character of a unitary state. The effort, therefore, now made by Mr. Denktash towards transforming that basis into one of federation is untenable and self-defeating. Untenable, as contrary to the agreed basis of the talks and as patently unworkable. Self-defeating, as in violation of the very constitutional basis on which Mr. Denktash purports to rely for his claim of , "acquired rights and status". 73-16263 /... • English' , Regarding deconfrontation, the need for which has been repeatedly urged "by UFFICYP, my Government is on record in the Secretary-General's reports over the years as accepting it on all occasions, while the Turkish Cypriot leadership is equally on record as rejecting it. As to Turkish Cypriot displaced persons the Government, as is well known, has done everything for their return to their homes and in a drive to that end has reconstructed or repaired 3^3 houses. Regrettably, however, in most cases and with very few exceptions the Turkish Cypriot leadership prohibited and prevented their return, for purely political reasons in complete unconcern for the humanitarian aspect. This situation is reflected in the Secretary-General's report (S/8286) where the following appears in paragraph 127: v "For some considerable time, the Government has urged the refugees to return to their homes, assuring them that they will be in safety there, and in some villages it has repaired or rebuilt abandoned Turkish Cypriot houses...". The report further states that "it is known that the Turkish Cypriot leadership does not favour the return of the refugees to their homes..." and that "there can be little doubt that one of the major reasons for its attitude is a political one... . It is characteristic that the fuss now made by Mr. Denktash for the return of the Turkish Cypriots in places like Omorphita is again motivated by political and military objectives, as Omorphita is one of the most sensitive points on the line of military confrontation, the continuance of which is due to the attitude of the Turkish Cypriot leadership as shown above. On the question of freedom of movement, the positiveness of the Government's action in having unilaterally removed all restrictions on the movement of all Turkish Cypriots throughout the island and the negativeness of the Turkish Cypriot leadership in unreasonably refusing to respond, despite repeated urges of the United Nations Force, has been the subject of appropriate comment in a number of the Secretary-General's reports. Yet, Mr. Denktash finds no difficulty to complain that there are certain restricted military areas in which there is no free entry for the Turkish Cypriots. This, however, is in no way a discriminatory measure, but a case of normal military restriction applying equally to all citizens. Finally, as to the separatist policy enforced on the Turkish Cypriots by their leadership, prohibiting any contacts or dealings with the Greek Cypriots - to which reference was made in my statement in the Security Council - it is idle for Mr. Denktash to try to dispose of it as "fabricated allegation", in disregard of very clear reference to it in the Secretary-General's report S/6228, paragraph 55, and in face of the relevant detailed discussion on the subject in the Security Council meeting (S/FV.1270, pp. 12-lU) which more than fully bears out the reality of that situation. S/10988 English Page 3 The fact, however, that Mr. Denktash chooses now to deny the existence of that, policy may perhaps be an encouraging sign of realization that ethnic or racial segregation is indefensible and generally condemnable. For indeed it is the extremist policy of division in the pursuit of the hopelessness of partition, that underlies all the difficulties placed in the way to a just and workable solution of the problem of Cyprus, as yearned by the bulk of the Cypriot people, Greek and Turkish alike. They well understand and feel that partition is the worst of all calamities that can befall any people, and realize that their true interests as citizens of Cyprus can best be promoted through conciliation and co-operation to their common benefit and that of peace in the area and the world. Your Excellency is kindly requested to have this letter circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus. to the United Hations J EPXU TASS 2-19 j /-^> O^ I/ SITUATION IN CYPRUS SITUATION i" NICOSIA JULY,.30 TASS BOMB BLASTS ARE SOUNDING IN CYPRUS FOR THE THIRD NIGHT RUNNING. • BY MEANS OF TERRORISM THE EXPONENTS OF GENERAL GRIVAS, WHO IS NOW ILLEGALLY ON THE ISLAND, WANT TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY AND THEREBY FRUSTRATE THE MEASURES TAKEN BY PRESIDENT MAKARIOS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY. POLICE STATIONS, OFFICES AND ALSO HOUSES BELONGING TO SOME MINISTERS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE AGAIN BECOME TARGETS OF GENERAL GRIVASfS CLANDESTINE GROUPS. THE POLICE IS CONTINUING ITS SEARCH FOR THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE VAKIS WHO WAS KIDNAPPED BY THE TERRORISTS ON JULY 27TH. /MORE/ $ EPXU TASS-2-1S J SITUATION 2 (TWO) THE GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS IS TAKING VIGOROUS MEASURES TO CUT SHORT THE REACTION'S SALLIES. SEARCHES WERE CONDUCTED IN NICOSIA ON THE NIGHT QE JULY 28-29, AND 21 PERSONS WERE DETAINED, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF STRUGGLE FOR ENOSIS LETTER DATED 20 JULY 1973 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I have the honour to present herewith a letter dated 5 July 1973, addressed to Your Excellency by Mr. Rauf R. Denkta§, Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus. I shall "be grateful if Your Excellency would kindly have Vice-President Mr. Denktsg's letter circulated'as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Osman OLCAY Ambassador Permanent Representative 73-1^871 8/1097-3 English . Page 2 Letter dated 5 July 1973 from Mr. R. R. Denktag..Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus, addressed to the Secretary-General I have been compelled to address this communication to Your Excellency in view of the misleading and false allegations contained in the Greek Cypriot representative Mr. Rossides's addresses during the recent Security Council debate on Cyprus. In his reference to local talks Mr. Rossides'stated that negotiations at the local talks "are being conducted upon a concrete constitutional basis already agreed upon, Which provides for a unitary State" and went on to say that "the term 'unitary State' has a clearly defined legal meaning and content, the essential characteristic of it, as distinct from a federal State, being that institutions of local government function under the control of the State". Mr. Olcay, the Turkish Government's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, has already explained to the Council the views of the Turkish Government and those of the Turkish community of Cyprus on this controversial issue so I will not dwell on it at any length but will simply put on record that there has been no agreement between the parties as to the definition of the term "unitary State"; on the contrary this phrase, when introduced into the literature of the talks at • a later stage, immediately became a cause of controversy between the two sides and had to be put aside pending an agreement'on the essence of the matter, because it became obvious that the unitary•State which the Greek Cypriot Administration has in mind amounts'to the denial of our partnership status in the independence and sovereignty of Cyprus and the reduction of the Turkish community to the status of a mere minority in complete disregard of its acquired rights and status. This, as far as the Turkish community is concerned, has never been agreed to be a basis for discussions at the intercommunal talks. On the question qf deconfrontation and normalization, Mr. Rossides has blamed the Turkish Cypriot leadership for the lack of any progress in this direction and .stated that the Greek Cypriot.side had all along and on all occasions declared its willingness to accept general, and islandwide military deconfrontation. I attach as appendix A a r-ecent public outcry on the question of the return of 6,000 Turkish refugees to Omorphita (a suburb of Nicosia) and leave it to Your Excellency to judge the sincerity of Mr. Rossides's statement that his principals are for normalization and deconfrontation. Furthermore, it is not easy to. understand how Mr. Rossides reconciles his "Government's (.') willingness to accept general and islandwide deconfrontation" with the continuing illegal importation of warlike materials and heavy arms and ammunition into Cyprus which, in the words of the United Nations Secretariat, "is a cause for concern to the United Nations Force with regard to the discharge of its mandate" (S/76ll/Add.1, para. 3; S/576U, para. 120; S/5950, para. 37). It is also difficult to envisage a reduction of our defence measures at a time when terrorism and violence has.brought the island to the verge of inter-Greek civil war with all the dangers of a jump-rover to the Turkish community at its zenith.' S/10973 English Page 3 Greek Cypriot armed factions are confronting each other over the issue that their respective policy is the correct policy for achieving union with Greece. How can Mr. Rossides accuse the Turkish community for maintaining its vigilance for the protection of the independence and sovereignty of Cyprus at this ever critical stage? In his reference to the question of freedom of movement Mr. Rossides accused the Turkish Cypriot leadership of failing to respond to the Greek Cypriot side's "initiative of unilateral elimination in 1967 of all restrictions on freedom of movement" and of following a policy of excessive separatism which runs counter to the vital interests of the country and more particularly to the interests of the Turkish Cypriots themselvesa having regard to the resulting imbalance in the economic well-being between the two communities. Firstly, the Greek Cypriot side has not eliminated all restrictions on freedom of>movement as Mr. Rossides has found convenient to state. There are in Cyprus "restricted areas" of an extent of 60 square miles to which even IMFICYP' is denied access (S/6102, para. 127). In addition to these, extensive areas of land along the coasts of the island and whole Turkish villages such as Omorphita, Mansoura, Ayios Theodores, Alevka, Sellain t'Api, and Vroisha have been similarly declared "restricted areas" which Turkish Cypriots are not allowed to enter even for agricultural purposes. The underlying purpose of the Greek Cypriot's desire for unrestricted freedom of movement within Turkish enclaves is the plan to extend their authority and writ into the Turkish areas with a view to completing the circle of their attempt to deprive the Turks of all their rights by a series of faits accomplis. If the Greek Cypriot side is really interested in normalization measures which would improve relations between the two communities and enable the Turkish community's economic betterment, there are hundreds of other ways through which this can be achieved. They can, for example, adopt normalization measures such as: (a) The rehabilitation of Turkish Cypriot refugees; (b) The removal of the restrictions banning the entry of Turkish Cypriots to their properties in Omorphita, Mansoura, Ayios Theodores, Alevka, Sellain t'Appi and Vroisha villages and in coastal areas such as the 3rd mile post and Shepherd's Beach areas in Kyrenia and Gaziveran, Tylliria and Ay. Irini village areas; (c) The payment of the additional assistance amounting to £199,219 due to Turkish Cypriots in respect of grain delivered to the Grain Commission during the years 1971 and 1972; (d) The payment of old-age pension and other social insurance benefits to Turkish Cypriots which were stopped after the commencement of intercommunal disturbances in December 1963; (e) The payment of salaries and other remuneration of Turkish Cypriot public servants which have been discontinued since January 196^; /... S/10973 . - English . ' . Page U (f) The payment of education grant due to the Turkish Communal Chamber under, the Constitution, which is now in the region of £13 million; (g) The removal of the discrimination in the electrification of Turkish villages (although all Greek villages in the island have been provided with electricity, there are 97 Turkish villages which are still without electricity); (h) The cessation of the financial exploitation of the Turkish community by the forced payment of illegal taxes into the budget of the Greek Cypriot Administration without any benefits accruing to it in return; . (i) The payment of compensation to enable the reconstruction and/or repair of 103 mosques which have'been destroyed by Greek Cypriots during the intercommunal disturbances; (j) The cessation of the exploitation of Evkaf (i.e. properties appropriated and dedicated to charitable uses and the service of God); (k) The introduction of practical measures enabling the Turkish community to benefit from the economic and technical aid given to Cyprus under the United Nations Development Programme and from other foreign aid; (l) The payment of the subsidy amounting to approximately £230,000 due to Turkish vine-growers under the Wine Products Subsidy Scheme in respect of the years 1971" and 1972; ; (m) The payment to the Turkish Co-operative Central Bank of Cyprus of the sum of £187,312 representing 20 per cent deductions overhand above the total debts due by the Bank and Turkish Co-operative Societies to the Greek Cypriot •Administration and/or the Loan Commissioners, made from the value of wheat and barley delivered by Turkish producers, i Your Excellency will appreciate that all the above normalization measures, which are connected with economic and humane matters , can restore the lost confidence and improve the relations between the two communities without in any way affecting the political case of either side. Finally I should like to refer to one other mischievous allegation contained in Mr. Rossides's address," namely, the allegation about the Turkish Cypriot leadership discouraging the Turkish Cypriots from talking to or having any contacts or dealings with Greek Cypriots and punishing those who disobeyed with fines and/or imprisonment. This allegation is entirely a fabricated one and its aim can be none other than to justify the continuation of the inhuman and unjust treatment of the Turkish community. Your Excellency is well aware of.the fact that the Turkish Cypriot leadership, and myself personally, have been persistently drawing the attention of the Greek Cypriot side at the local talks to the dangers of the undue prolongation of the separation brought about as a result, of the Greek Cypriot attacks and have S/10973 English - Page 5 been pressing them to abandon their intransigent attitude so that an eauitable solution based on permanent independence is found to the Cyprus problem before it is too late. Mr. Rossides is, undoubtedly, also awa're of this situation. In the circumstances, his above ill-conceived allegation is3 to say the least, not consistent with the high position he holds at the United Nations. I shall be grateful if this communication may be circulated as a Security Council document. (Signed) E. R. DENKTAS * Vice-President Republic of Cyprus S/10973 English Appendix A Page. 1 Appendix A The Greek newspaper Mahi published on 2k June 1973 the following statement, which was made by the Greek residents of Omorphita (a suburb of Nicosia): "The Greek residents of Omorphita have published a statement in which they expressed their indignation concerning the demand shamelessly made by the Turkish Leader Denktas, for the return of the Turks to Omorphita. "The statement reads as follows: "We are in a deep anger and indignation for being reminded of the bloody Christmas of 19^3 "when the Turks of Omorphita subjected the Greeks to genocide. It seems that Denktas, has felt the need of using Omorphita again as a centre of aggression. This insolent Turkish Leader is preparing for a new bloody round to recapture Omorphita. But we want it to be known that the Greek residents of Omorphita, who have lived to see the Turkish barbarism and have shed their blood to defend their soil, will not risk their homes and children's future by allowing the return of Turkish snakes into their bosoms. ¥e do not feel hatred against our Cypriot Turkish neighbours but the recent.hair-raising incidents show that the Turks will stealthily launch a new attack against this heroic suburb at the first opportunity. "Let Denktas, forget Omorphita. Omorphita is Greek, has "been Greek in the past and shall remain Greek in the future. Whatever the cost, we are determined to protect it as Greeks." 4 ^'! (9S6-33SO AREA CODE 212 {ees-3361 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS eao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. IOOI7 Ref: 74/71 The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and/ further to the subject of their conversation on 5 June 1973, has the honour, on instructions from his Government, to attach herewith an "AIDE MEMOIRE" dated July 9, 1973. The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the assurances of his highest consideration. New Encl:a/s i C AIDE MEMOIRE 1. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has duly appreciated the fact that the Secretary-General in his last Report to the Security Council reiterated the under- standing on which the local talks were initiated in the Spring of 1968 under the auspices of the Secretary-General, that is that the search for an agreed solution of the Cyprus problem would be based on the concept of an independent, sovereign and unitary State of Cyprus. Irrespective of the attitude adopted by the one or the other side in the course of the local talks the Secretary-General has very pertinently made specific references in past reports to this fundamental concept without which the commencement of the talks would not have been possible. 2. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus also shares the view expressed by the Secretary-General in the last sentence of para 82, that the final settlement should emerge from the intercommunal talks which as mentioned in para 1 were initiated and continue on the basis of the concept of an independent, sovereign and unitary State. 3. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Turkey in his address to the Security Council of the 15th June 1973, referred to the nature of the agreed final settlement - 2 - and said that such settlement "is for the parties themselves to decide as recognized once more in the Secretary-General's report." He also tried to deviate from the original basic agreement with regard to the basis of the local talks and referred to "difficulties inherent in subscribing to controversial and undefined terminology", obviously meaning the concept of an independent, sovereign and unitary State. 4. In view of para 3 above the Government of the Republic of Cyprus wishes to reiterate that the aforementioned principle continues to constitute the basis of the local talks and it is within its context, as originally agreed by all, that an agreed solution is sought. Nicosia, 9 July 1973 ZCZC 25242E RCOI2 PDJ035S RME5415- WMZ UHAU HL CYMC 085 SICOS1A S5/77 21 IS25 'INFO COPY SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATI U NATIONS SEW YORK > TWO TURKISH CYPRIOTS RON PAPKOS (KASIP SEVKI FELIAHOGLU AND ABDULLAH FELLAK06LU) HAVE &EEH DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL BY THE SREEK CYPHIOT POLISH SI?JCE 17TM MAY FOR NOH-PAYflEHT OF RADIO-TV FEES AROUNTING TO NINE CYPRUS POUNDS DESPITE REPEATED REPRESESTATIONS THROUGH UNFICYP TO GREEK CYPRIOT AUTHORITIES P2/E7 THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED WE STBO^LY PROTEST AMD COBDEBS THIS ILLEGAL ASD OUTRAGEOUS TREAT ME MI EXTEfflJED TO TURKISH CYPRIOTS R.R DESKTAS VICE-PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS Meeting held in the Secretary-General's office on Saturday, 5 May 1973, at 11 a.m. Present: Secretary-General Ambassador Rossides (Cyprus) Mr. Brian Urquhart • In a general tour d*horizon of the Cyprus situation, Ambassador Rossides urged the importance of the forthcoming report on Cyprus mentioning a unitary state and hoped that the Secretary-General would ex- press optimism at the prospects of progress. The Secretary-General explained that he could not express optimism if there vere no grounds for it and might even have to give a warning that UUFICYP could not continue indefinitely if there was no progress towards a settlement. However, he hoped that such progress would manifest itself in the next few weeks. The Secretary-General also informed Ambassador Rossides in general terms of the satisfactory arrangements which were about to "be concluded concerning UIIFICYP inspection of Turkish arms. c r c c r SYJ6 NICOSIA 276/272 3 11222= BTftT UN AT IONS UNFICYP 3S9 GUYER/URQUKftST FROM OSGSIO-TftFEhJL/FREN CHAND. ( FOLLOWING IS TEXT_OF_ _MMMUfiIQyE_J[SSl|ED. POJ1AY- f$!_3 BY THE OFFICE OF HIS BEATITUDE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS i QUOTE i.. HIS BEATITUDE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS MAXARIOS, IM AN EMCYCL1CAL TODAV PHOCLAIfIS ELECTIONS FOR THE FILL IKS OF TKE N THROfJE OF PAPHOS WHICH HAS SEEM VACANT TOR MOHE THAH ( A YEAR SIJ1CE THE HITHERTO BISHOP Of PAPHOS, YEKNAD10S, DESERTED HIS BISHOPRIC AMD NOT ONLY COMPLETELY IJEGLECTED THE ^ FLOCK ENTRUSTED TO HIS BUT ALSO INCURRED THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH ^ THE RESULT THAT THEY DO NOT WANT HIM. 2. HIS BEATITUDE TODAY RECEIVED flT THE ARCHBISHOPRIC THE = c P5= ^ ABBOTS OF THE MOMAStESIES OP KYKKOS, CJfRYSOSTOMOS, OF MACHAEHA^ DIOHYSIOS, AHD OF AYIOS BEOPHYTOS, CHRYSOSTOM05, WHO KftSDED TO HIS BEATITUDE A WRITTEH REPORT AGAINST c THE BISHOPS OF PAPHOS YERMADIOS, OF KITIUK AWTKIMOS AMD 'OF XYREBIA, KYPRIAHOS, ACCUSING THEM OF j» C P4= A) CQ??3Pm?JG Mm FOHrlINQ FACTIOWE ^ C) CAUSI8G ft SCHISB* ^ IN THE WEITTSB REPORT THEY ALSO REQUEST THE CHRISTIAN FLOCK TO TftKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES, THROUGH THE PROPER PROCEDURES, t FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE SANCTIONS PROVIDES BY THE HOLY CAMOSS. DURIHG THE KEETIWS WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE BISHOP SUFFHA6AN OF CONSTAWTIA, CHRYSOSTOMOS, VIEWS WERE EXCHANGED OM THE: ECCLESIASTICAL SITUATION AS THIS SHAPED FGLLOWIMS THE WELL KNOWN DECISION OF THE THREE SISHOPS ALLEGEDLY DEPnOCKIHS HIS BEATITUDE* 5, HIS BEATITUDE DSG1DES TQ COWVEWE A ^AJCR SYHOD = COMSJSTIH6 OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUR OL0EST ORTHOD-OX PATRIARCHATES AND Tf{E CHURCH OF GREECE TO REAR CHARGES AGAINST THS BISHOPS. UMSUOTE •*• COt 3^0 240 t. 2* S, + c" >- en C _ C C L L UN c SYS NICOSIA 451 25 09I4Z= UHATIONS NEWYORK= € GUYER/URQUHART FROM OSORIO-TAFALL+PREM CHAf-JD. FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT MADE BY MRHGLAFCOS CLERIDES ON 24 APRIL 73 ( QUOTEI HAVE RECENTLY CONSIDERED SERIOUSLY WHETHER I SHOULD RESIGN FROM THE POSITION OF 6REEK-CYPRIOT NEGOTIATOR IN THE ^ REACTIVATED INTERCOMMUNAL TALKS.= C P2 = THE REASONS WHICH COMPELLED ME TO CONSIDER THE ADVISABILITY f *~ OF CONTINUING AS GREEK-CYPRIOT INTERLOCUTOR WER DUE TO THE (^ SITUATION CREATED AMONGST THE GREEK CYPRIOTE BY THE RESORT TO VIOLENCE OF GENERAL GRIVAS'S GROUPS WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADMISSIBLE USE OF COUNTER-VIOLENCE BY ELEMENTS (_ SUPPORTING THE = P3 = GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS. THE CONTINUED USE OF VIOLENCE AMD COUNTER- (__ VIOLENCE AMD ITS ESCALATION WAS MAKING DAY BY DAY THE POSITION TF THE GREEX-CYPRIOT NEGOTIATOR UNTENABLE AND HIS TASK OF TRYING TO SECURE A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM (_ ON THE BASIS OF AM INDEPENDENT: P4 = ^ UNITARY STATE PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES I FELT THAT I COULD NO LONGER ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE P4 - T 1 UNITARY STATE PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES r I FELT THAT I COULD NO LONGER ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE TALKS AND THE REALIZATION OF THE COMMON V POLICY ON THE CYPRUS PROBLEM OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF GREECE AND CYPRUS. ( IT IS MY FIRM CONVICTION THAT THE = P5 = USE OF VIOLENCE NOT ONLY DOES NOT ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF ENOSIS, ( BUT IT ALSO DESTROYS THE NEGOTIATING POSITION OF THE GREEK-CYPRIOT SIDE, PARTICULARLY, AT A TIME WHEN CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES APPERTAINING TO LAW AND ORDER AND THE SECURITY OF LIFE AND £ PROPERTY ARE UNDER EXAMINATION.= PS = I HAVE CONVEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE AND THE PRESIDENT OF £ THE REPUBLIC MY VIEWS ON THE GREEK INTERNAL SITUATION AND ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE I NT EH COMMUNAL TALKS AND I INTIMATED TO THEM MY INTENTION TO RESIGN FROM THE POST OF INTERLOCUTOR. I HAVE (_ ALSO INFORMED MR. = PI - s I ^ OSOHIO TAP ALL, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S P^ ^^EJ^E^EjnATiIVE_£^___ £ OF MY INTENTION. HAVING CONSIDERED CAREFULLY THE PERSONAL MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO ME BY THE SECRETARYPAGENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, MR. KUHT WALDHEIM, THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE £_ OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE, = P7 = REAFFIRMING IN THE MOST CATEGORICAL TERMS THE GREEK GOVERNMENT'S (^ POLICY OF SECURING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERCOMMUNAL TALLKS AND THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO ACT AS (_. GREEK-CYPRIOT INTERLOCUTOR,,! HAVE DECIDED, FOR = PS = -T,r- TTMtr DTTTMR. TH CONTINUE REPRESENTING THE GREEK-CYPRIOT I HAVE CONVEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC MY VIEWS ON THE GREEK INTERNAL SITUATION AMD ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS OH THE INTERCOMMUHAL TALKS AND I INTIMATED TO THEM MY INTENTION TO RESIGN FROM THE POST OF INTERLOCUTOR. I HAVE ALSO INFORMED MR. = P7 = OF MY INTENTION, HAVING CONSIDERED CAREFULLY THE PERSONAL MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO ME BY THE SECRETARYPAGENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, MR. KURT WALDHEIM, THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE, = P7 = REAFFIRMING IN THE MOST CATEGORICAL TERMS THE GREEK GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF SECURING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM THROUGH THE IWTERCOMHUNAL TALLKS AND THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO ACT AS GREEK-CYPRIOT INTERLOCUTOR,,! HAVE DECIDED, FOR= PS = i la- THE TIME BEING, TO CONTINUE REPRESENTING THE GREEK-CYPRIOT SIDE IN THE TALKS. I HOPE THAT THE FORTHRIG T CONDEMNATION BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE OF ALL THOSE WHO DIRECTLY OR (_; INDIRECTLY UNDERMINE THE TALKS AND DISTURB THE NECESSARY ~ ATMOSPHERE FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION WILL BE TAKEN= ro en P9/51= SERIOUSLY INTO CONSIDERATION AND WILL FIND RESPONSE. IT IS MY INTENTION, WHILE CONTINUING FOR THE TIME BEING AS NEGOTIATOR, CO TO KEEP THE SITUATION UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION AND SHOULD IT DEVELOP IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE TALKS, I WILL RECONSIDER MY POSITION. UNQUOTE* COL 24 1073 SY3 SSS KCISOAI 339 161447Z= ETATPRIORITE UN AT I OSS SEW YORK = UNFICYP 352 JHART FROM OSOHIO -TAFALL ;i:r:r, ",i.«»««««-- —- - OF A KEMBR1AL FOR POLICEMEN KILLED IN ACTIOS . -- 3FFERRINC~ TC^ T.'.Tir- rvpn!'o.r-.i-^. .PCL1C!: FORCE AT = c P2= "> „___ _...^-^-.-..----'--^-- «^^ar«,-m*^rr oH:"^tjir>"NA-riONAL RESISTANCE V TC THE TURKISH REBELLION Uf.'CUCTC AND PAYING TRIBUTE TO THOSE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE WHO fyUOTE SACRIFICED THEMSELVES _) FOR OUR NATIONAL RIGHTS UNQUOTE THE PRESIDENT REFERRED TC THE FACT THAT THERE WERE TODAY UNFORTUNATELY IN THE RANKS OF THE POLICE FORCE SOME = PS= PERSONS WHO QUOTE HAVE FAILED TC RISE TO THE HEIGHT OF PRESEWT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES UNQUOTE WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS QUOTE o ROTTEN LIBBS OF THE POLICE FORCE THAT MUST BE CUT OFF SO THAT THE WHOLE BODY MAY KOT BE INFECTED UNQUOTE . THE PRESIDENT ADDED THAT QUOTE IH ADDITION TO THE = iaf»iiLijv ^tr/rtiwi ri^uri^c ,, i n. c. ivc,£.j.J n.Ho u wr un TO REPULSE ATTACKS BY THE ARMED GROUPS OF GENERAL GRIVAS *' AGAINST POLICE STATIONS . AND WE ARE NOV/ WITNESSING A ~Y NATIONALLY INADMISSIBLE SITUATION IW WHICH GREEKS ATTACK GREEKS ALLEGEDLY FOR THE PROMOTION OF = 1 -} P5; 1 EKOSIS .ATTACKS ON AND BLOWING UP OF POLICE STATIONS ") AND STEALING POLICE ARMS ARE BLOWS TO CYPRIOT HELLENISH , ' ARE BLOWS TO EMOSIS AMD PAVE THE WAY TO PARTITION OF CYPRUS .THESE NATIONAL CRIMES ARE BEING COMMITTED IN THE NAME OF ENOSIS * AND THE PERPETRATORS CALL = THEMSELVES ENOSIS FIGHTERS AMD HEROES .THEY ARE HEROES OF NATIONAL. DISASTER * A!© THIS DISASTER MUST BE CHECKED . ) • IF GENERAL GRIVAS HAS FLAWS FOR THE REALISATION OF ENOSIS HE HAS A DUTY TO COME OUT OF HIS HIDING PLACE AND IN DAYLIGHT ANNOUNCE HIS PLANS TO THE - P7/3S= ") ) PEOPLE AMD ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT .MURDEROUS ATTACKS AMD TERRORISM ARE NOT PLANS PROMOTING ENOSIS .VIOLENCE AMD TERRORISM LEAD ONLY TO RATIONAL CATASTROPHE , j AND THE STATE WILL RESIST TERRORISM WHEREVER IT MAY COME FORM UNQUOTE + J j COL= 352 15 + J • GUYER/URQUKART FROM OSORIO -TAFALL /HENN. , . THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM A SPEECH WADE BY PRESIDENT MAKARIOS ON 15 APRIL AT THE UNVEILING AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS OF A MEMORIAL FOR POLICEMEN KILLED IN ACTION . AFTER REFERRING TO THE CYPRUS POLICE FORCE AS r o --»i-li/i--i ' "1L"lLI ' '"•ffi^U* T ft— " -J rH\iT fi "t""* •r-Bnun.'-i »i*jit-H« ' T^ ) QUOTE THE FORERUNNER OF OUR NATIONAL RESISTANCE V i TO THE TURKISH REBELLION UNQUOTE AND PAYING TRIBUTE TO • THOSE 1*3 EMBERS OF THE FORCE WHO QUOTE SACRIFICED THEMSELVES FOR OUR NATIONAL RIGHTS UNQUOTE THE PRESIDENT REFERRED TO i. v-1 '• THE FACT THAT THERE WERE TODAY UNFORTUNATELY IK' THE RANKS OF THE POLICE FORCE SOME = • • —-J C-..J PERSONS WHO QUOTE HAVE FAILED TC RISE TO THE HEIGHT OF E, PRESENT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES UNQUOTE WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS QSJOTE o ROTTEN LIMBS OF THE POLICE FORCE THAT MUST BE CUT OFF SO THAT THE WHOLE BODY MAY NOT BE INFECTED UNQUOTE . THE PRESIDENT ADDED THAT QUOTE IH ADDITION TO THE = TAKS OF FACING TURKISH UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AGAINST THE J GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE ,THE NEED HAS UNFORTUNATELY ARISEN TO REPULSE ATTACKS .BY THE ARMED GROUPS OF GENERAL GRIVAS AGAINST POLICE STATIONS . AND WE ARE NO':/ WITNESSING A J NATIONALLY INADMISSIBLE SITUATION IM WHICH GREEKS ATTACK GREEKS ALLEGEDLY FOR THE PROMOTION OF = ( SYiS SSS NCIOSIA_ 947 1 ETATPRIORITE UN AT IOWS ( MEW YORK = GUYER/URQUHART FROM OSORIO TAFALL /HSMN. (• AAA FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATEMENT ISSUED 3Y PRESIDENT KAJCARIOS ON B APRIL ...QUOTE . EYE HAVE OFTEN STATED THAT VIOLENCE IS CONDEMNABLE WHEREVER IT COKES FROM .THERE IS REASONABLE f SUSPICION THAT THE BOMBS PLANTED IN* THE EARLY HOURS OF TODAY = C WE fJOT THE WORK OF GENERAL GRIVAS'S SUPPORTERS BUT OF PERSONS SUPQCRTING THE GOVERNMENT . EYE AM HOT EXAMINING :. THE MOTIVES OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE EXPLOSIONS OR OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE .NO MOTIVE AND NO REASON CAN JUSTIFY AMY ACT OF VIOLENCE . THE FORMATION OF ARMED = C P3= C * • ^ GROUPS BY GENERAL GRIVAS HAS LED TO THE SETTING 1!P , AS A COUNTER ACTION , OF ILLEGAL GROUPS BY PERSONS OPPOSING GRIVAS AND SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT .CONDITIONS OF A CIVIL STRIFE HAVE THUS SEEN CREATED .AND WE ARE DAILY WITNESSING ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND COUNTER VIOLENCE . C C CAUSED TO CYPRUS BY THE IPIPRUDEHT ACTIVITES OF GENERAL GRIVAS WHO 9 SINCE HIS ARRIVAL IS THE ISLAND ,HAS BECOME THE SOURCE OF EVERY ANOMALY AND ,FOR SOME TIME NOW ,HAS TURNED FROD1 A NATIONAL EOKA HERO INTO = P5- THE EVIL SPIRIT OF CYPRUS .TODAY EYE'ADDRESS MYSELF TO ' THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT BUT IN SO DOING COPY GRIVAS'S METHODS AND RESORT TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE . EYE UNHESITATINGLY SAY THAT SUCK FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE GOVERNMENT ONLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT- .1 REJECT = , THIS KIND OF SUPPORT . EYE REJCT ,TURN DOWN AMD CONDEMN ANY SUPPORT •MANIFESTED\ ' 1H ACTS OF VIOLENCE *IT IS NOT POSSIBLE OH PERMISSIBLE FOR ANY GOVERNMENT TO RELY ON SUPPORT EXPRESSED THROUGH ILEGAL ACTS . THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF GEUERAL GRIVAS'S GROUPS DO NOT JUSTIFY FACING THEM=. , i . . x '"'• .. . >: BY UNLAWFUL MEAMS , NO CftN LAWLESSNESS OR COUNTER VIOLENCE BE JUSTIFIED AS A MEANS OF DEFENCE .THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT BY THE CITIZENS FOR THE COMBATING OF ILLEGAL ACTS B-Y GENERAL GRIVAS*S GROUPS CAN BE MANIFESTED 'IN VARIOUS WAYS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE LAV/ .IT MAY = • RC SATD THAT VTrn.FMCF CAW BE FACED MORE EFFECTIVELY RY (~ COUNTER VIOLENCE .EVE REJECT THIS VIEW WHICH LEADS TO ! A VICIOUS CIRCLE OF REPRISALS . , PARA .EYE CALL ON ALL THOSE WHO SAY THAT THEY SUPPORT THE C GOVERNMENT ,EUT THE 13 SUPPORT IS MANIFESTED IN ACTS OF VIOLENCE = ' c 10 ABANDON THIS UNACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ACTION . (" AI'!D EYE REPEAT THAT. THE GOVERNMENT NEITHER APPROVES NOR ACCEPTS THIS KIND OF SUPPORT .THE ANOMALOUS SITUATION CREATED CAW BE FACED ONLY BY THE USE OF THE COMPETENT STATE r ORGANS AND THE GOVERNMENT MEASURES ARE DIRECTED AGAINST ALL THOSE = C £ PiO = WHO , BY THEIR ILLEGAL ACTS, ARE FEEDING AND PERPETUATING £ ANOMALY UNQUOTE . BBB . A FURTHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OM 10 APRIL IS AS FOLLOWS .- QUOTE . EYE REGRET THAT EYE HAVE (_ TO REFER ONCE AGAIN TO THE CRIMINAL TASK UNDERTAKEN AMD ACTIVELY PEHSUED BY GENERAL OJZIVAS »IN THE EARLY HOURS OF YESTERDAY ARMED GROUPS OF GRIVAS MADE KOUTRAFAS POLICE = C PU = C ^ STATION THEIR TARGET .THIS STATION,DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO AREAS CONTROLLED BY THE TURKS .CONSTITUTES A NATIONAL OUTPOSE .AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK ON THIS OUTPOST C THREE POLICEMEN WERE INJURED AND ONE OF THE ATTACKERS "DIED , NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC RUIN , LAMENT AT SON AND = L C P12= i , MOURNING BY WIDOWS AMD ORPHANS MAS SO FAR SEEN THE RETURN C 'OH GENERAL GRIVAS'S HEROIC FOOLISHNESS . YESTERDAY CYPRUS WAS ALSO HIT BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ARAB YOUTH ORGAN! SAT ION WHO ATTACKED THE RESIDENCE C OF THE ISRAELI AMBASSADOR AND AN ISRAELI AIRCRAFT . DURING THESE INCIDENTS TWO MEMBERS OF THE = ^ CYPRUS POLICE WERE WOUNDED IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR DUTY » ( A LARGE POLICE FOFJCE WAS BUSY WITH THSEE INCIDENTS UKTIL VERY LATE AT NIGHT . RELENTLESS,HOWEVER ,GENERAL ^ GHIVAS DID NOT FAIL TO ADD HIS OWN BLOW AND LAUNCH AN ATTACK ( OH PRASTIO POLICE STATION >- INSCRIBIHG = IN HIS DIARY YET: ANOTHER CRIMINAL ACT . THE GENERAL REMAIHS UNMOVED IB THE FACE OF FRATERNAL BLOODSHED AMD THE DANGER OF NATIONAL DISASTER . AND TO EMCGUHAGE EVEN MORE THE ACTIVITIES OF HIS ARKED GROUPS HE DESCRIBES AS HEROES ALL THOSE HE HAS ENLISTED AMD ARMED WITH MURDEROUS WEAPONS - USED OH K'lS I.NSTHUCTIOMS .1 REPEAT TODAY THAT THE STATE WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO TERRORIST ACTIVITES .THE SECURITY FOHCES (^ WILL CONTINUE AND INTENSIFY THEIR EFFORTS TO CHECK GENERAL GRIVAS'S GROWIW6 CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES .UNQUOTE . ; ^ r.r.r.. TF\'T OF .^nown p,TftTyr?/i'-r?,rr T^snFry DM in ^PPTI IS AS FOLLOWS QUOTE . YESTERDAY'S EVENTS ,= c DURING. WHICH MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ARAB YOUTH ORGANISATION MADE AN ATTACK ON THE ISRAELI AMBASSADOR MR.TIMOR'S £ RESIDENCE IN NICOSIA AND ON AN AIRCRAFT OF THE ISRAELI AIRLINES ^CONSTITUTES A REGRETTABLE CONFIRMATION THAT THE ARAB *• -ISRAELI CONFLICT HAS BEE?.' EXTENDED TO CYPRUS .WHEN •-• SOME TIME AGO - TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN CYPRUS , THE MURDER OF AH ARAB AMD THE SUBSEQUENT MURDER OF AN ISRAELI ,THE HOPE WAS (• EXPRESSED THAT THESE WOULD REMAIN ISOLATED EVENTS WITHOUT ANY SEQUEL .YESTERDAY'S EVENTS ,DURING WHICH THE CYPRUS POLICE WERE OBLIGED TO INTERVENE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR = P1S = C £_ DUTY AMD DURING WHICH TWO OF ITS MEMBERS WERE WOUMDED BY THE i SAID ARAB ORGANISATION, HAVE ' UNFORTUNATELY DISAPPOINTED •C ' " THIS HOPE .1 EXPRESS MY DEEP SYMPATHYTO THE VICTIMS AMD c STROMGLY DONDEMN THIS ACTION OF THE ARAB ORGANISATION WHICH HAS NOT AT ALL TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE DAMAGE CAUSED = TO CYPRUS .CYPRUS HAS ITS OWN PROBLEMS AMD DOES NOT WISH ITS TERRITORY TO BE USED AS A BATTLEFIELD IN THE ARAB- ISRAELI CONFLICT . Tur* nvonrjc n ntiTt^ MM tr MT T c- nrTtrnv. T :-.;cn Tn TAVTT t.] \ M r ft c nrj T f: T.I /s~ PREVENT THE 'CONTINUATION OF SUCH INADMISSIBLE ACTS ON CYPRUS SOIL UNQUOTE * + f COL= 8 10 10 + ' .v C c C c c c c c c c t L L r f r NMNN ZCZC r SY 20 NICOSIA 299 S 08 12542 = UN AT IOWS »EWYORX= UNFICYP 126 TO IRQUHART FROM OSORIG-T AFALL/PREMCHAMD. FOLLOWING IS ADDRESS BY ARCHBISHOP MAKABIOS AT TODAY'S MASS SALLY IN NICOSIA SUOTE I FEEL A CAPTIVE OF THE LOVE AND CONFIDENCE OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE, AND IT HAS NOT BEEM= P2 s POSSIBLE FOR ME TO REFUSE THE POPULAR DEMAND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE OFFERING MY SERVICES F30M THE POST OF PRE3IDE?tf. IT IS WITH DEEP EMOTION THAT I ACCEPT THE RENEWAL OF THE PEOPLE'S M A r-vr\ ^ T T1 T .n n ^"* OT T ', jr? nri o I H A'") ft*5 A "ijr\ AT -r A ?.tr\ r- T W T7 T* 1 ? r* A c1 ^ ' • J A AI ^ "" ( BEFORE I HI'S MA53= P3 = GATHERING, THAT I SHALL MAKE EVERY EFFORT 10 LIVE UPTO THE ( TRADITION, AN EMBODIMENT AND PS = ^ •* ( EXPRESSION OF LOFTY PRINCIPLES AND VIRTUES, ( WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF TO-DAY'S GATHERING WHICH HAS ASSUMED THE DIMENSIONS OF AN ISLAND-WIDE RALLY? THE INTERNAL SITUATION (' HAS BEGUN SENDING DISTINCT SIGNALS OF NATIONAL DANGER, C AND THE PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE SIGNALS AND SENSED = P7 = ( THE EXISTENCE OF TERRIBLE DANGERS. THEY HAVE HEARD .THREATS ( DIRECTED AGAINST THEM AND WITNESSED ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM, CONTINUATION OF WHICH WILL LEAD TO NATIONAL DISASTER. ( CERTAIN CIRCLES ARE PREPARING AND FURTHERING PLANS AIMED AT ,v - THE ABOLITION OF TH£ STATE AND ALL CONCEPT OF LAW AKD = PS = .\ OPHFP . n TSSfrfiARO OF Tf-!F PtTOP! .F r3 WTM. AMD THr'T^v fill".]}](: f,T TD fO ill i Hci LAW Or1 J'UKCfi:. THE UEFI N1TERES4JLT FKOM THE IMPLEMENTATION • - OF THESE PLANS WILL BE CIVIL STRIFE AND DISASTER. THE WALLS OF OUR NATIONAL RESISTANCE WILL FALL AND THE ENEMIES OF CYPRUS WILL PASS. BUT = ?£> = THE PEOPLE ARE RESISTING THESE PLANS AND ARE BLAZONING FORTH AND DECLARING AT TO-DAY'S IMPOSING RALLY THEIR RESOLVE TO r RESIST AND THEIR WILL TO FIGHT AND SAFEGUARD THEIR NATIONAL SURVIVAL. TOWNS AND VILLAGES, MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS OF CYPRUS HAVE MOVED TO-DAY A® MERGED TOGETHER = P10 = AMD HAVE CONCENTRATED IN THIS SPACE. THIS IS THE PICTURE CHEATED BY THE CONVERGING OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE ISLAM), WHO HAVE GATHERED TO RAISE THEIR VOICE AND TO SHOUT NO TO THE IMSTJLGATORS OF ANOMALY, NO TQ VIOLENCE AMD TERR- ORISM* MO TO z Pil = CIVIL STRIFE* THOSE UiKO ARE SO IMPRUDENTLY TRYING TO CREATE, UNDER THE COVER OF NATIQE-3AL MANTLE, SITUATIONS OF POLITICAL ANOMALY, AND TO PREPARE PLAHS FOR THE CREATION OF AN ATMOSPHERE V OF TERROR ABD PHOBIA AND OF FRATRICIDAL CONDITIONS AND RUINS, WILL COME UP AGAINST THE = P12 a ; WALL RAISED BY THE PEOPLE, WILL COME UP AGAINST THE POPULAR REACTION, WILL COME UP AGAINST THE NO OF THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE DAUNTED, WILL BEVER TOLERATE VIOLENCE, WILL NEVER GIVE IN TO TERROR ISM* ALSO THEY WILL NEVER ALLOW THEIR KATIONAL = P13 = CAUSE TO BE HANDLED BY THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE THEIR AUTHORITY AMD DO NOT ENJOY THEIR CONFIDENCE, THE NATIONAL QUESTION OF CYPRUS IS A CAUSE OF THE ENTIRE GREEK CYPiUOT PEOPLE, IT 13 A PANHELLENIC AND ALL-NATIONAL CAUSE. AMD ITS ft HANDLING CANNOT. BE UNDESTAKEN= P14 = (f IRRESPONSIBLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY BY 'AMY PERSONS OR ARMED GROUPS ft DIRECTED BY THEM. FOLLOWING A RESPONSIBLE ASSESSMENT OF ALL FACTORS RELATING TO $ OUR NATIONAL CAUSE WE HAVE CHARTED, JOINTLY AND IN UNANIMITY ( WITH THE GREEK GOVERNMENT, A COMMON LINE ON- THE CYPRUS QUESTION. THERE ARE THOSE WHO = P15 = t DISAGREE AS TO WHETHER THIS 13 THE CORRECT LINE. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DISAGREE, AMD HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPRESS AND SUPPORT If VIEWS BY ANY ARGUMENTS AfD TO TRY TO CONVINCE OR MISLEAD THE ,? PEOPLE A3 TO THEIR CORRECTNESS. BUT N030DY HAS THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE = < P,S = { VIEWS 3Y FORCE* INADMISSIBLE AND CQ8DE8NA3LE IS THE METHOD OF VIOLENCE TO ENABLE THE FEW TO IMPOSE THEMSELVES ON THE MANY. BUT APART FROM THIS, WHES GREEKS TURN ARMS AGAINST GREEKS, f NATIONAL DESTRUCTION WILL BE THE INEVITABLE RESULT FROM FRATRICIDAL STRIFE, AND TH-E ENEMIES OF = ( PI7 = £ CYPRUS WILL REJOICE OVER OUR PLIGHT. A WARNING OF THE THREATENING DISASTER HAS BEEN GIVEN ALSO B'Y GREECE, WHOSE ANGUISHED MATERNAL VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD CALLING FOR CONCORD, (. CALLING FOR GOOD SENSE ADS PRUDENCE, AT LEAST FOR THE SAKE OF THE JUDGEMENT OF HISTORY. WHAT OBJECTIVES f PIS = f IS BEING FURTHERED, WHAT PLANS ARE BEING PROMOTED BY THE ARMED GROUPS, THE BOMB-THROWERS AND THE INSTIGATORS OF ANOMALY WHO HAVE SEEN ACTIVE FOR MONTHS? THE REPLY OF THE PERPETRATORS (^ OF SUCH ACTIONS IS THAT THEY ARE FURTHERING ENOSIS. THE RIGHT ANSWER IS THAT = v " . P 19 = ,..,,„.,.. :. ' ... ; THEY ARE BUHYH'G SNOSIS FOR GOOD* GKAVS-DICiGERS OF cNOSIS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE EMBARKED UPOM, OR ENCOURAGE, SUCH ACTIVITY. INSTEAD OF ENG5IS THEY ARE FURTHERING THE PARTITION ;- OF CYPRUS, THEY ARE FURTHERING ITS OCCUPATION BY TURKEY. AMD THEY ARE COMMITTING A CRIME= P20 =' AGAINST CYPRUS, A CRIME AGAINST THE WAT ION. IF THEY DO NOT COME TO THEIR SENSES HISTORY'S JUDGEMENT WILL BE DREADFUL FOR THEM* THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THE POLITICAL COURSE CHARTED JOINTLY WITH THE GREEK GOVERNMENT POSE AND DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS ENOSISTS, AND THEY A3SUSE THE VAST = P21 s j! MAJORITY QF THE GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE OF BEING ANTI-MATIQMAL. l! 1 WE REJECT THE ACCUSATION. AS I DECLARED IN THE PAST, -: 1 ENOSISTS ARE ALL THE GREEKS OF CYPRUS, IT IS TO GREECE THAT OUR SOUL AMD HEART WILL ALWAYS BE TUSKED, GREEK IDEALS WILL ALWAYSs ; INSPIRE OUR THINKING AND CONSCIENCE* GREECE WILL ALWAYS BE THE FEEDER OF OUR EXISTENCE AND LIFE* AND IF FACTORS AND SITUATIONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL DO NOT MAKE ENOSIS POSSIBLE . . '•:'!«. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT 'WE SHALL CEASE TO BE GREEKS. }•• WE HAVE REMAINED GREEKS THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES= P23 a ' ";. AND SHALL CO NT I HUE TO BE GREEKS. ,\ \ BUT SINCE WE ARE ENOSISTS WHY ARE WE CARRYING OUT TALKS 1 WITH THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS AND SPEAK ABOUT AN INDEPENDENT, ' i; : 1 UNITARY AND SOVEREIGN STATE? BECAUSE THIS IS NECESSITATED 3Y GRIM REALITY TO WHICH NEITHER THE GREEK MOR THE CYPRUS GOVT , :' P24 s . WHICH AR£ RESPONSIBLY HNADLIMG THE CYPRUS QUESTION. • CAN CLOSE THEIR EVES. THOSE DISSENTING ARE ATTACKING THE PROCEDURE OF THE TALKS. BUT THEY DO MOT PROPOSE AM ALTERNATIVE LINE. 'AND A CORRECT .ALTERNATIVE LIKE IS MOT CERTAINLY RECOURSE TO VIOLENCE AND ANOMALY, THE DISSOLUTION OF THE = STATE AND THE CREATION OF CKA03. THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY, £ TO-DAY THE COURSE BE I MS FOLLOWED BY THOSE DISAGREEING A® RESORTING TO UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST US. AND THEY CALL THEMSELVES PATRIOTS. 0-548958*. , HOWEVER, IS SOT DIVORCED ( FROM ALL LOGIC* THOSE DISAGREEING WITH THE = P2S = • HANDLING OF THE PROBLEM OUGHT TO HAVE ASKED I HE PEOPLE TO « ENTRUST TO THEM THE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ' ELECTION PROVIDED THIS OPPORTUNITY. THEY KNOW THAT THEY (( DO NOT ENJOY THE PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE. BUT REGARDLESS 0'F-JHIS = ( ?Z7 = ' WE WOULD LIKE A DIALOGUE WITH THE DISSENTERS SO THAT WE WAY BE CONVINCED BY THEM OR CONVINCE THEN* DIALOGUE AKD ( DISCUSSION AND THE EFFORT TO CONVINCE ONE ANOTHER IS THE ONLY INDICATED A© CONSTRUCTIVE PATH TO FOLLOW. THE USE OF ARMS , ( AGAINST EACH OTHER IS A PATK= . < P28 = LEADING- TO -NATIONAL SELF-DESTRUCTION. THOSE PLOTTING AGAINST CYPRUS REJOICE SEEING U FOLLOWING THIS PATH. (_( WE ARE HOLDING TALKS WITH THE T URKISH CYPRIOTS AMD OUR POSITION AS 'INTERLOCUTORS IS BEING WEAKENED ON ACCOUNT OF IMPRUDENT ACTS &KD MANIFEST AT 10 tiS BY GREEK CYPRIOTS. I UNDERSTAND ^ THAT- A» OBSTRUCTIONIST* '• • - P29 s . . :--•.. ^ TACTIC IS BEING FOLLOWED BY THE TURKISH SIDE AT THE TALKS. t, AMD THE REASON FOR THIS OBSTRUCTION IS THE EXPECTATION OF SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND A CHAOTIC SITUATION AMONGST THE GREEKS 0 OF THE I SI. AMD. IK SUCH ft CASE CONDITIONS FftVOJISTNfs TV™ PI A MC; 01" i Kb ILJrtKS WILL Bfc, CKtlA.lfc.ii. . "^ ' """"I ?30 s :..' '.:•• :':• ' '".-. ' - .. -. .: ' • . y THE DISCORD AMONGST US IS THEIR ALLY AKD AS A RESULT OF SUCH j'j 4' UNEXPECTED ALLIANCE, CYPRUS WILL BE CAPTURED FROM WITHIN". •• . '} THIS WILL BE THE REGRETTABLE DEVELOPMENT BEING PREPARED BY "1 THE CIRCLES OF ANOMALY, WHO ARE UNDERMINING FRO?'! INSIDE •/ ;i "> THE WALLS OF OUR NATIONAL RESISTANCE. I = '. ; i P31 s . - ' -\' AH CERTAIN, HOWEVER, THAT THE PEOPLE WILL HOT ALLOW '| & CONTINUATION OF THIS UKDERMIKI'NG. THEY WILL RISE LIKE A ROCK ;| TO HALT THE DISASTROUS COURSE BEING OPENED 3Y THE INSTIGATORS '.['•' s .. AND CREATORS OF ANOMALY. ,.t I TO-DAY'S ISLAND-WIDE GATHERING IS A VOICE AND VOTE AGAINST ANOMALY. ~ "' " ' P32 = . j THE PRESENT RALLY IS A K A NY-VOICED CRY AGAINST TERROR IStU TO-B AY'S., MA5J BALLY IS AN EXPRESSION A'ND DEMONSTRATION OF POPULAR REACTION ^ AGAINST FRATRICIDAL DISCORD, T TO-DAY THE PEOPLE SPEAK Ait) DICATE TO HISTORY THE CHAPTER 9 OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE THUNDEROUS VOICE OF THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE HEARD ALSO BY THE INSTIGATORS OF ANOMALY, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ON A DIFFER SOT WAVELENGTH WHEN THEY SPEAK ;> OR LISTEN. THE PEOPLE SP£AK= TO-DAY AND GIVE THEIR VERDICT. THEY CONDEMN VIOLENCE j> AND TERRORISM. THEY CONDEMN THE UNLAWFUL ARMED EMN, THE BOMB-THROWERS, THE MASKED HEW, THOSE UNCONSCIOUSLY ' WORKING FOR A FRATRICIDAL DISASTER. EOT THE PEOPLE EXPRESS 4 THEIR WILL IN A POSITIVE MANNER ALSO, s. P35 = THE PEOPLE DESIRE CONCORD, CO-ORDINATION OF FORCES, f( SMOOTH POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. THE PEOPLE DESIRE, PARTICULARLY IN THE PRESENT CONDITIONS, A SOLID INTERNAL FRONT. AMD UNITY OF THE INTER HAL FRONT DOSS MOT MEAN ABSENCE OF OPPOSITION. r- OPPOSITION IS DESIRABLE, BUT AN OPPOSITIONS P3 THIS FIELD THERE IS ROOM FOR ALL THOSE WISHING TO STRUGGLE. P3 7 = ('* DEFEAT OWE ANOTHER BUT IN A NATIONAL SERVICE COMPETITION* O TO SUCH A NOBLE COMPETITION,-THE PEOPLE INVITE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE EMBARKED ON ACTIVITIES UNDERWIMISG THE STATE AND, o INSTEAD OF OFFERING NATIONAL SERVICES, ARE CREATING ANOMALY (( FRAUGHT WITH DANGERS OF NATIONAL DISASTER. THIS IS THE = P3S = (••'' VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE, AS THESIS AND AS ANTITHESIS, £,t AS WILL AND NEGATION* BUT ANOTHER DE6ISION IS BE IBS PRONOUNCED BY THE'PEOPLE O TODAY THROUGH THEIR IMPOSING PRESENCE HERE. TORRENTS OF (» PEOPLE HAVE STREAMED FROM ALL PARTS OF CYPRUS AND HAVE FLOODED THE CAPITAL, LIKE A = ' ("' P32 = -• • • : -- • ' • ' ' • ' ^5 HUMAN OCEAN AND A HIGH TIDE, AND ARE GIVING BY ACCLAMATION A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, COMMANDING ME-TO CONTINUE SERVING *J • ' ' FROM THE PRESIDENT AIL OFFICE AND BASTION. SOME WANT ME f\ TO GO* AND PERHAPS WOT TO EXIST. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF IT WERE PERMISSIBLE FOR = i: P40 = L\ ME TO RESIfiN THE PRESIDENCY AND GO. BUT HOVJ CAN I GO AND HOW CAN I EVADE RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO ME BY THE PEOPLE AT MOMFKT-q r.lTTTnal. Fry? THFM? MO. T A^l NOT AI.i.QW^D TO GO C.VHUCI KttoriJivaitULli *. 1 AC Ctrl i'Hii DECISION AND MANDATE SEI?.'G = PRONOUNCED SY THE PEOPLE BY ACCLAMATION AT TODY'S RALLY. -. WITH GOD'S HELP AND THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, I AM CONTINUING FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL BASTION THE EFFORT AND THE STRUGGLE FOR THE FACING AND RESOLUTION OF THE MANY PROBLEMS AND THE BIG PROBLEM, MANY AND = P42 s VARIED ARE THE PROBLEMS FACING SOME OR ALL CLASSES OF THE PEOPLE AND ARE AWAITING A SOLUTION. P42 - "" ; . VARIED ARE THE .PROBLEMS FACING SOME OR ALL CLASSES OF THE ' ' ]{ PEOPLE AND ARE AWAITING A SOLUTION "i| • .,,'•••: . $ our A PROGRAMME FOR THE FACING AMD HANDLING OF PENDING OH ARISING ^ ,-, • ' } • PROBLEMS, I SHALL NOT GIVE PROMISES, THE FULFILMENT OF WHICH, = . . 'j P43 = ;.j FOR ECONOMIC OR OTHER REASONS, IS DOUBTFUL OR IMPOSSIBLE. . !J : • . " ' , -' I AM AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS FACING PRACTICALLY ALL THE " | :/' CLASSES OF THE PEOPLE, THOSE OF THE EMPLOYEES, THE .- .-| •*'••' SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE, THE WORKERS AND THE EMPLOYERS, i? THE UHBAB AND RURAL. CLASSES, = - i'i I P44 = ;n At© THE MORE GENERAL PROBLEMS OF THE PEOPLE AS A WHOLE. :' •i TH£ ONLY PROMISE I GIVE IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALWAYS I FACE ANY PROBLEMS PREOCCUPYING THE PEOPLE WITH TRUE AFFECTION I AND INTEREST AID WILL EXERT EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT FOR THEIR | SOLUTION, A GOVERNMENT ENJOYING POPULAR CONFIDENCE IS THE = •;: P45 = . . j; EXPRESSION OF THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND, CONSEQUENTLY, j! IT IS NOT THE AUTOCRATIC MASTER BUT THE"SEFANT OF THE PEOPLE, i: j{ WORKING FOR THE. ALL-ROUND PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE, I HAVE SET OUT THE POLICY AND AIMS OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE Cf VARIOUS SECTORS ON (1ANY OCCASIONS AND I AM OF THE OPINION - .' , THAT ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT SO FAR. AND I HOPE 'l* THAT THE UPWARD TREND WILL CONTINUE. ( AS REGARDS FOREIGN POLICY, I WISH TO REITERATE THAT THIS REMAINS UNCHANGED. CYPRUS WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A NO- * ALIGWED = P47 = FOREIGN POLICY EHIS POLITICAL ((. LINE IS DICTATED BY REASONS OF PRINCIPLE AKD REASONS OF NATIONAL INTEREST. SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY AND NOM- (* INTERVENTION, WE DESIRE FRIENDSHIP AKD CO-OPERATION \,fl WITH ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. THE PRESENCE HERE' OF THOUSANDS .'^••$F,.. PEOPLE= ... it ff 'INDICATES, INTER ALIA, APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT'S v» POLICY, THE EOPLE APPROVE AMD APPLAUD THE HOWE AMD FOREIGN ff POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT. I DO NOT SAY THAT ALL ACTIONS & OF THE GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL AND MYSELF IN "PARTICULAR EMANATE FROM A SPIRIT OJ INFALLIBILITY. . BUT= ... * P«9 = • ' i . . -- :- . ,4 I DO SAY THAT THEY ALWAYS EMANATE FROM A GOOD SPIRIT AND GOOD INTENTIONS. AND THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE NOT OMLY THE RESULT ^ OF. A POLICY, BUT ALSO THE IfJTENTIQN. TODAY'S RALLY ^ IS ALSO AN EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL OF THE HANDLING OF OUR NATIONAL PROBLEM AKD THE = . C P30 = . . - ^i EFFORT FOR ITS PEACEFUL SOLUTION AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE GREEK GOVT. IT IS DIFFICULT V TO. MAKE A FORECAST AMD I DO fvOT KNOW WHAT WILL BE THE HESULT A OF THE LOCAL TALKS. BUT, AT THE SAME TINE, I AM GRIEVED = P5 1 S .<".' •:•!.:- '.'..' I' .' . ' . ' k- THAT GREEK CYPRIOTS, EVEW. THOUGH A FEW, A??E HELPING THE } TURKS TO PUT FORWARD INTRANSIGENT DEMANDS, BY THEIR IRRESPONSIBLE ".~ ."| ACTIONS. ACTIONS. HELP 10 THE TUSKS AND KIGHIREASON -...I ^ IS THE STEALING OF ARMS FROM NATIONAL GUARD CAMPS AND POLICE jj -) STATIONS CLOSE TO TURKISH MILITARY POSTS, FROM= ^ P52 =' ' ' " ' . $ * WHICH STATIONS MASKED KEN UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS HAVE SNATCHED {• •) DEFENCE WEAPONS TO ARM FRATRICIDAL CAMPS, AS A RESULT, - ^ THE POSITION OF THE TURKS IN THE TALKS BECOMES STRONGER AND HARDER.' ;4; * IN ANY CASE, REGARDLESS OF THE COURSE AND THE RESULT OF THE TALKS, .r i\ > i** • * (»* n : '-J'' * P53 s ,. .-?•'$ •': I: i ': '"•? •'" J GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE MUST KftQW THAT THERE WILL BE NO • % y AGRSEKEMT WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL. WE SHALL DC NOTHING IN ;.;''! THIS DIRECTION BEHIND THE PEOPLE'S SACK, WE AK£ SEEKING 7 ^ A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OP OUR NATIONAL PROBLEM AND NOT ANY SOLUTION. ^ y AND WE ARE KQT PREPARED TO i'SAK£ CONCESSIONS- :;| P54 '= ' ' ' -, j > • '1 ^ TO THE TURKS WHICH WOULD ENDANGER THE FUTURE OF THE GREEK CYRRIOT •- - * i ^ PEOPLE. IN OUR STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER FUTURE, IN THE STRUGGLE \\ ' ' . ' \ FOR OUR NATIONAL SURVIVAL, WE ARE ENCOUNTERING AMD SHLL -i' j * ENCOUNTER MANY DIFFICULTIES AND ADVERSITIES. AMNY OBSTACLES f ? > ARE IN THE WAY OF OUR NATIONALS \ P55 3 ' I MARCH. BUT, UNITED OUR STRUGGLIMG PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE ? ^ THEIR ARDUOUS NATIONAL MARCH, SETTING ASIDE OBSTACLES PLACED \ IN THEIR WAY FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. " J • GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE, ^ THROUGHOUT THE LONG CENTURIES OF YOUR HISTORY YOU HAVE BEEN -& THROUGH TRIALS A® ORDEALS, YOU HAVE FACED ATTEMPTS = -* P5S = ^ TO CHANGE YOUR HAT ZONAL CHARACTER A® TO EXTERMINATE YOU PHYSICALLY, BUT YOU HAVE RESISTED AND SURVIVED THE TRIALS AND ORDEALS AND MAINTAINED YOUR NATIONAL EXISTENCE, BUT YOUR i,f , cJU£>TiiNC£ AMD YOUR FUTURE ARE TODAY IM DANGER. YOUH • . UNPRECEDENTED MOBILISATION TODAY IS AIM EXPRESSION OF YOUR WILL ^ TO STANDS UP AGAINST ALL THOSE WHO CONSTITUTE A DANGER TO, AND ARE ** UNDERPINNING, YOUR FUTURE. AND THEY ARE NOT ONLY PEOFLE OF OTHER RACES. USFORT UNATELY, THEY INCLUDE GREEK CYPRIOTS AYiWELL. IT IS TO THEM THAT YOU ARE GIVING AM BARRIER-.TO THEIR PLANS TO ABOLISH THE STATE, WHICH IS YOUR STATE, C*' AS IT CONSTITUTES YOUR ORGANISED = REPRESENTATION* THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE WILL RESIST • " € THE INSANE ATTEMPT AT NATIONAL DESTRUCTION. I DRAW STRENGGIH FROM TODAY'S MASS RALLY, YOUR MANIFEST AXIOMS, « YOUH DECISIONS AND YOUR VERDICT, THE EXPRESSION OF YOUR <:i SUPPORT FOR ME. AND WITH INVIGORATED STRENGTH I SHALL CONTINUE, = P60/4S 3 _ • FROM THE POST IN WHICH YOU HAVE PLACED HE, THE DIFFICULT C( STRUGGLE, THE COMMON DIFFICULT STRUGGLE FOR A HAPPIER FUTURE. AND I FIRMLY 3ELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE HAPPIER. LONG LIVE THE GREEK CYPRIOT PEOPLE, & LOWS LIVE THE NATION, UMQUOTE+ ' :*'•;•$ COL 126** • -, •• • ^^ cc. SscGen " OUSGSPA Mr. 3.?. Qsorio-Tafall 29 January 1973 Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus # •$* Eoberto S. Guyer JT^^C. ^ V*^ Under-Secretary-General / *--i i-^"^ _,*•* __ - / Tor Special Political Affairs, and Brian S. Urquhart ..-•-. Assistant Secretary-General .Office of the Under-Secretary-General - for Special Political Affairs 1. Attached please find a letter addressed to President J^afcarios by the Secretary-General regarding the interccnaaunal talks as well as copies of "':-'••..- • . . • • -•-•-• - • -Jf ~ - Isttera £rcaa-.hi2i to the itoreign Ministers of Greece and Turkey on the same subject^ Tou will note that the letters are dated 15 Jamiary.^ 2he reason is that after the letters had been, finalized, ve discussed again the advisability of sending thea at this stage- and it was finally decided to do 2- *fe- would "be grateful if you could cal.1 upon President Makarios at an early opporttmity and transmit; to hiai the Secretary-General's letter. After this is done, please call -upon JDr. Suchuk and convey to hia orally s sesssge- oft, good vishes frca the Secretary-General along the lines of the letter-to the President, . ... . •"•;".• ••,. ' • ^ . .. >., .--.''.." . . . • ' - .'''-' - •••••''^j&^(f•":'•'.'• :':.-:""- •':' "::;-."..:. .'.-•' '"'•' ''••:'• .• ' ./.-'i/Hr^V'- ' '•• ':': V':'-V..-.";;/.;-\. '.-'-• .-'•'• . "'"••'•--'.^ '•:.•• 4&OM14 »» 10*82* &T A PBSSS COMFEBE8CK OB 27 JAJWIARY ARCHSISHC? KAKAfitO SITUATION II CYPRUS* HE SAI&, IBTS& ALIA nt ACTIVITIES st iMMi «8iVA$*s AIMED SSOUPS HAVE 6BEAT&D ,4 SAT 10SALLY HiPLIAS&fcft AB& HARHFUL SITUATION. BR1VAS* MAS A S8UR$E dF GREAT ANOMALY FOR CYPRUS. I QQ THISK THAT HE §E PR088 &F IT. TIE SE1IME $F "teOft THE HAtXQRAL fltlASB A» THE POLICE, THE' OF RADIO TELEPHBBES Afffi OTHER EOaiPWEHT F©n" USE ItLEfAl A0TXVItXES» fll CO . '"' OF ddHBS, .THE XAClTEMEIfT OF tHlffOCEaT Sti&ENTS TO DISORDER, CZRCift.AT'tOit a'F LEAFLETS THREATK»IMG 60VER8WESX of HER ACTIVITIES or A t ERROR tsr HATUR£W ARE MOT HEROISM, l» itATXdtlAL $IHiliSt.E OA« SE CARRIES OUT BY o«tY LEAD TO HATIORAL DISASTS»* Til GEMiB4L*S SiMm^ i.l0IIFS POSE AS A EOKA, I AH OlttSVED THAT E0itA*S STRUeSLE IS BEI86 SWEAR EB IN f* f AY* 'I Ml ALSO SORRY TKAf A SECT 16 » OF THE FilSS HAS THE IfiADfiitSSIBLE A(H> TERRSRISN THE 60VER!®tEMT HAS SS FAR SH0WS eOSLWESS A»& QREAT PATIE8CS. SF 4 STATE OF AFFAIRS, HOWEVER* TOLEHASLE% H£II8£H tH£ 80VE»8HB«t» »OR THE i*£OPLg, «ILL TOLERATE e©8?I»UATIO» 0F TERROR IS£4t, AH& TERRORISM 3Y IKE &E»ERAL*fi AR»ED SROUP3 MILL F H:«YIElDINi AND WILL C0?1g UP AOAINST POPULAR 08 QftQUOtS, ME AS&'ED QUOTE THE QE1IERAL ASS HIS OSPPORTERS RAY BE SSEKIdO TO SREWI TE8SIOB TH90B6H ISCIBEftTS WITH A VIEW TO PREVESTlSS IKE HOLD I {16 5F ELECT 10 8S A® GAUSIHG CHAOTIC anUATIdH* THE PSOPUSt HWEVSR, WILL WT BE &AU8TS& BY ASY I£HR03«ISt AGtlVITUS AS SUCTIONS WILL TAKE' FUSE ttflaUBTS* ASKS» W8ETHS8 HE THOUGHT THAI TKE ACTS 0F VX TO ^sri sr vsatEicE km PSRSWSAL THAT IJtS FACI8S THE SIT8ftTIO» HI M©ULS ASK FOR E»SRSE«CY POWERS* HE MKOyiSEB IH&T HI VOtO A^EAM TO THE PEOPLE AT' A MASS &&LLY Hi g|C8S!A OH 8 FE&RKAItY < THAT IF f THE «ASS RALtY SIT 88 cc. SeeGen Mr. Osorio-TafaH OUSGSPA 15 January 1975 Your Bsstititde, As the Set? Year begins I vish to send you. ray best wishes for yourself sad for yoar country with vhich the United Nations has had so close ralatioas duriag the past nine years, also to thank you again for the "yarta a»d gracious hospitality you extended to TR@ tjhen I visited Cyprus last year. Jt was a matter of particular gratif ieatioa to ras that the inaugural raseting of the inactivated inteTOoramuaal talks was heM. la my tsresence duriKg that visit. One of tbe developments vhich heartened ma most during last year was the reaetivatloa of tte intsreomsaonal talks, v-liils a number of Issues are still unresolved, there is no doubt that the progress achieved in tha reactivated, iatercoiisnunal tallss has nade the prcsspscts for a pesacefal and agreed soluticsi of the Cyprus problem brighter than ever "before. The t^w ptese of the iatsrcommunal tal^s wlilch has no*? "began vill bs crucial in this regard. I earnestly hope that the }partiQs concerned vill ra&fes a deterain^i effort to resolve the outstanding issues that srs still la the vay of the long sought for ssttleisant. 1 am sure that you vill continue to .give to the latarccsrsaunal talhs yotsr fall support vMch is so osssntial for thsii* sueeess. Is casa you feel J can be helpful in any vay I am, cdf course, alvays at your disposal, I take this opportunity to renew to Your Beatitude the assurances of -Bsy highest consideration. Kurt His Beatitude Archbishop I-fekarioa ^resident of the Espoblie of Cyprus Nicosia * ./< , Cyprus .^^(-'i\. sy^"-*-*^ . ,i.^.«i'V^/l^ SY 10 8ICOSIA 1005 03 i I 172 = ^ KILLED DURING THE TROUBLES IB 1963 rMR = P2- f DESKTASH WAS QUOTED A3 SAYISS QUOTE WE ARE HOT IS A POSIT 108 V TO HAKE THE SLIGHTEST CONCESSION OVER THE QUESTION OF GUARANTEES. THERE LIVE TWO CQSMUSITIES IS CYPRUS . f THESE COMSUNITIES ARE THE NATURAL EXTEMSION IM THE ISLAND OF TURKEY AMD GREECE « JOI?3TLY ,THE QREEK AND = c TURKISH COMMUNITIES ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP STATS IH 15YP ,UPOS MUTUALLY AGREED PRINCIPLES. THE GUARANTOR OF c THIS PARTNERSHIP REPUBLIC IS TURKEY AHD WILL COBTIBUE TO c BE TURKEY AS LOMGftS THE TURKISH CYPR10T COPIMUHITY EXISTS. THE VISUAL PROOF OF TURKEYS GUARASTEE IS THE TURKISH ARMY COOTI8GENT SI AT 10 BED HERE = lit ACCORDANCE WITH THE TREATIES THAT SAVE LIFE TO THE REPUBLIC . •L, BE THOSE WHO AJ2E CONTEMPLATING STAGING A MADNliSS SIM1LAK TO THAT OF IS63 . AMD IN THIS HOPE THEY MIGHT INSIST K Oft THE REMOVAL OF OUR STRONG = P5= GUARANTEES .1 FISO IT USEFUL TO REPEAT HERE THAT WE ARE ^' MQT 1C) A POSITION TO AFFORD ANY CQ&JCESSIQM OVER THE ISSUE ^ OF GUARABTEWS US8UOTE . REFERRING TO SWQTE OVER OPTIMISTIC LOCAL GREEK PRESS REPORTS OR THE PROSPECTS ^ OF THE EXPASDED. PEACE TALKS UNQUOTE MR DESKTASK SAID THAT s, ALTHOUGH SOME ISSUES = P6r ""' HAVE SEEN SETTLED , THE SI ABE REACHED DOES 8QT WARRANT ^ SUCH OPTIMISM . QUOTE I?? FACT , THE PROBLEMS SOLVED ARE LESS THAS! THOSE mi YET SETTLED „ WHATS fSORE"- IMPORT At8T , 'V THE UNSOLVED PROBLEMS. ARE THE MAIM PROBLEMS : ^ ISSUES OB WHICH THE TURKISH SIDE CAN8QT AFFORD TO MAKE = P7= V A?sY CONCESSIONS U8QUOTE . CONCLUDED MR DEHXTASK * ^ BBB . CtEf?IDES 3! DECEWSER * IB HIS SEW YEARS MESSAGE MR CLEHIDES SAID 6.UOTE WE HOV EOT EH THE HEW YEAR ^ WITH GREATER COHFIDEBCE BECAUSE OF THE COMMOS LISE OF s ATHE»S AND NICOSIA OQ THE HABDLING OF THE HAT 10 SAL PROBLEMS AND BECAUSE THERE = > Ai^E IKD1CATIO?^S THAT THE IBTSRCOMMUNAL TALKS MAY WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME LEAD TO A FAIR SOLUTION OF THE y CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECT OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM UNQUOTE . , MR CLER1DES DEPLORED THE RIFT I« THE IBTERMAt FRONT AND POISTES •-& OUT THAT THIS WEAXEH THE BARGAIKIBG POSITION OF THE GREEK •* SIDE , = 4 P9= QUOTE THE GREEK GOVT HAD A DECISIVE OPXBIOS 0?^ THE HAt©LJKG ^ OF IKE CYPRUS PROBLEM AMD THEREFORE THOSE WHO DISAGREED WITH X THIS LINE HAD A DUTY TO DISCUSS THEIR VIEWS WITH IKS ATHENS AND NICOSIA GOVTS AND TO DISCIPLINE THEMSELVES TO THE DECISIONS '" TAKES . c DISRUPTION OF THE GREEK DYPSIOTS - PI 0= f AMD ATTEMPTS TO IMPOSE OPPOSING VIEWS* BY ILLEGAL MEAfiS IS (- A CRIME AGAINST CYPRIOTE AND AGAINST THE MOTHER COUNTRY U»3UOTE CCC* 8E8KTASH I JANUARY * IS HIS SEW YEARS MESSAGE MR DE8KTASH , REFERRING TO THE LQCftL TALKS, SAID THAT c IS THE FIRST MONTHS 0 BE 19 73 RATHER - Pi is - C DIFFICULT SUBJECTS WOULD SE DEALT WITH * UNFORTUNATELY ^t t DIFFERENCES OP PRINCIPLE WITH THE GREEK CYPRIOTS CONTINUED , HOWEVER IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WHICH WAS REALISED THIS WAS c t THAT THE TWO COKMUJIITIES COULD LIVE IS CONS IT 10 S3 OF MUTUAL RESPECT FOR EACH OTHERS' RIGHTS AND THEIH EXISTENCE IS CYPRUS. ^ KMO'rf ,VERY V/ELL HOW THE 19*5 EVENTS STARTED , HOW THEY DEVELOPED Af© WHAT THEIR OBJECT VMS , IT IS BECAUSE WE K80W ALL THIS THAT »E WAST THE SOLUTIOS TO BE REACHED t TO BE A SOLUTION BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND &OT 0 HE 'WHICH WOULD PROVIflE s . P 15/51= t_ A8 OPPORTUNITY FOH THE I9S3 PLOT , THE 19$3-15€7 EVEflTS * THIS IS THE REAS&S FOR THE SLOW PHOSfiSSS OF THE ^ DISCUSSIONS AMD THE caWIHUATIOB OF THE DIFFERENCES OF ^ PRINCIPLE WITH THE OTHER SIDE * FIR DE8KTASX SAID HE BELIEVED THAT WITH THE HELP OF THE GREEK A?© TURKISH COSSTITUTIOttftL = ^ P14s ^ EXPERTS AS AGfZEEMEIff 3ASED OK THE PRINCIPLES 0?^ JUSTICE COULD BE REACHED , DDD. ALDIKACHI 3 JANUARY » IE! CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS PROPOSED A RECIPROCAL DEHUNCIATIOS OF EWOSIS AK0 PART IT 10 8 BY THE GREEK AND TURKSIH 3YPRZOT COMMUNITIES , 2 HE SAID HE HAD PROPOSED THAT A DECLARATION TO THIS IEFFECT CQULB BE INCLUDED IS THE PREAMBLE OF A 8Etf CONSTITUTION, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO HIM ,MR ALOIKACHI SAID»THAT THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY THE COVERfWEBTS OF GREECE AND TURKEY , HE SAID THE TURKISH * HAD INFORMED THE GREEK GOVT THAT IT WAS PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF GUARANTEES ,BUT THE GOVT AHD HOT YET REPLIED AfiD SID fclQT SEEM PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT, MR DEKLERI3 , THE GREEK COSST ITUTIOS4AL ADVISER t--WR ALDIKACHI WEST 0» , BELIEVED THAT THE s Pi 7= MATTER WAS A$ QUOTE SMTER WATIOHAL OHQUOTE ONE AND NOT ' A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE , WHILE HE HIMSELF CONSIDERED IT A COMSTITUXIOSAL SUBJECT . THE TURKISH EXPERT SAID IM HIS INTERVIEW THAT HE 13 QUOTE OFT TWIST 1C BY NATURE IW8UOTE A?oD ADDED THAT AM EVESTUAL AQH£EMS^3T SHOULD CONTAIN A PflOVISIOM ALLOWING TURKEY TO 2 P1B- AID THE TURKISH CYPR IOT COMMUNITY FINANCIALLY 30 THAT THE TURKISH COMMUMITY COULD SOT BE CRUSHED BY THE C1REEK C08MiUiITY« HE SAID TURKISH POLICY OJJ CYPRUS WAS DEFINED SY STATEMENTS BASE SY THE COU^RYS PR IRE KISISTER MR P1ELER , WHO HAS STATED THAT TURKEY WILL DEFEWD TO THE LAST THE s GEOGRAPHICAL AKD PLL1TICAL RIGHTS OF TURKEY IN CYPRUS . EARLIER IN HIS INTERVIEW » m ALDIKACHI SAJD THAT THERE HAD BEES NEAR AGREEMENT 0?5 SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE. A»D JUDICAL AUTHORITIES , AND THE NEGOTIATORS NOW FACED THE PRO BLEW WHICH AROSE FROM THE INTERPRETATION OF THE s P2G= T£R« QUOTE -LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE . QUOTE 3ECEOT DEVELQP- MESTS Q® THE 6REEK CYPRIOT SIDE AND CERTAIN STATEMENTS SY GREEK CYPRIOTS THAT THERE WAS A?} IHTEHFIOS TO RESORT TO VIOLESCE TO FOIL A^Y ASREEMEST »CAUSED THE TURKISH CYPRIOT SIDE TO ASK FOR 6HEAIER SAFEGUARDS AM0 GUftHAf^TEES » ASD HAD s P2 t/ 2= STSEWGTHEHED THEIR POSITION AT THE NEGQT1ATISG TABLE UNQUOTE CO PPH COL= 009 29 I5€3 19 SO 13S3 31 i IS73 1963 1963 19S-5-I9S7 3 + PSE DELETE AT ESS MSB CO PPH |< (: ,;J V.