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UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode - Record Title Page 14 Date 18/05/2006 Time 8:29:30 AM S-0870-0001-14-00001 Expanded Number S-0870-0001 -14-00001 Title items-in-Peace-keeping operations - Cyprus - correspondence with the United Kingdom Date Created 11/01/1964 Record Type Archival Item Container s-0870-0001: Peace-Keeping Operations Files of the Secretary-General: U Thant: Cyprus Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit h: To appoint a£Representative to act as a United Nations Observer in Cyprus with the function of observing the progress of the peacekeeping operation, and reporting on it to the Secretary-General. 1L P.e. i)- V- ^^ UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 845 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK.N.Y. January 11, 1964 Your Excellency, I understand that Your Excellency has now received from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus confirmation of his Government's acceptance of the proposal that you should appoint a Personal Representative to observe the progress of the peace-making operation and to report on it to you. In this connexion I am pleased to confirm that Her Majesty's Government agree that the Observer should have access to the British High Commissioner in Cyprus and to the British Commander of the peace-making force. I can assure Your Excellency that ray Government will be happy to assist the Observer in any way possible for them in the discharge of his functions, in particular in regard to his freedom of movement and communication, his personal security, and that of his staff. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration, His Excellency U Thant, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, N.Y. UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 845 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK.N.Y. January II)., 1961)-. Your Excellency, I have been instructed to convey the following message to you from the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, Turkey and Greece: Begins. "We the undersigned Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, Greece and Turkey meeting in London have learned with deep regret that Your Excellency feels unable to proceed with the immediate despatch of a representative to Cyprus as requested by our three Governments. We greatly hope that you will agree to reconsider this decision and to nominate a representative to proceed to Cyprus forthwith on the basis already agreed. T.Ve are confident that such a step on Your Excellency1 s part would contribute materially towards the restoration of peaceful conditions in Cyprus, which it is also the purpose of the conference due to meet here in London tomorrow to promote. Signed: R.A. Butler, F.C. Erkin, X. Palamas." Ends. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. His Excellency U Thant, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, N.Y. 16 Sir, t&e feoao^r to sekmcwl®%@ receipt of jour letter of 11 -Jamary 19^4> stating Your Esosllenoy* 's QovsrBffiezit's position is respect of tha request of the Government of Cyprus to appoint a Personal Representative to observe the peace-isakiBg operations in Is you are ftwar®, upos the receipt of yc«ir Gaversiaent * s GRctersing the Representatives mission, as well as the assurances of the eth@? interested. Governments, I advised you that* taking into consideration the urgency expressed t>j the Qovernfflent of Cyprus i» their request, "bixt taklzsg into acco?wit as well tfee necessity of ensttricg to the greatest extent possible tfes success of the tasfe assigaefi to tbe Sbeervar, 1 had is misd to dssigiaate LieutsB^it General P*S« ^ra»i as ta.y Speeial Hepresentative to <?yprus to tmderta&e a prelimijaary mission for the purpose of stua^iag ofi the spot ani ef repertiag to me OK how the 0nited lations Obssarver could fuaotiom aud b© most effective in fulfilliag tfee req.i^st made by the Gsvernff^Bt of Cyprus aad agreed to l>y tlie SovQEns^ats of Grebes, Turkey and. the tl&ited Kingdom. Arrajagsseats were made to fesve Meufeaaat General ^yaai depart for Cyprus on 14 Ja&aaryj as soon as tfe© Government of Cyprus had approved these plass* ^ letter dated 13 Jamaajsr 11?64* liossver, the Representative of Cyprus, acstisig on instruction of feia Soversfijeat, renewed its for the earliest dispatch of a Personal lepreaeatativ© for without the delay ?M«&, i» feis opinion, the preliminary mission would ereate. On 14 «Fa£c&axgr» I was also informed that the Foreign liBieters of Greece s farke^r and the United Kingdota were urging tae to reconsider ray intentions as stated above, araJ to nominate a Sepreseatative to proceed to Cjprus, forthwith, on the the request of th© Oovsnasent of Gyprus. Sis Sir Permafleat S&presentative- of tlte Haite€ to tfee Ifeitact Batione $45 fhird AV6»as» lOtfe 'Sfew tork, Hsvl'ttg giveis due consideration to the renewed and insistent request of the Qoverrajjeist of Cyprus, and to the urgent appeal of your Government? I have decided to designate Lieutenant General P.S* Gysfti as asy Personal Representative and to send him to Cyprus to observe the progress of the peace-making operation for an initial period exteadiiag to the end of February 1964. Within this period, Lisutesact Osneral Gyand will report to me on how the United latioas Observer oould function and b© most effective in fulfill lag the task as outlined in the re^uast made by tte G^reriaaent of Gyprue sad agreed to by tlie Goveriuaemts of Greece9 Turkey asii the Halted fhe ag3^aa0at &f the QoverBseat of Cyprus to the above was given to me t>y a oomssu^ioation of 16 ,Tanuai$> and I have therefore iastrueted Lieuteeant Oeasral Qyaai to depart for Cyprus on 1? Jamiary Aeoept, Sir, tha assaranoes of isgr highest consideration. cc* S.G. Mr. Sarasimhan Mr. HolK-lennett Dr. Bunche UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 845 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK.N.Y. January 17, 1964. Your Excellency, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter of January 16 setting out the course of events leading to your decision to send Lieutenant General Gyani as your Personal Representative to Cyprus to observe the progress of the peace- making operation. I can assure Your Excellency that my Government are most grateful for the action you have taken in this matter. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. His Excellency U Thant, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, N.Y. 1964 Bear Sir Patri<jskj 1 refer to your letter of January 1? eoaveying to me the message from. Her Majesty's Secretary of Stat$ for Foreign Affairs, Mr* E»&, Batler. Please be so kind as to eoayey to Mr. Btitler the follotdng reply fre® sae« BI acknovdedge receipt of your «arm siessago whteh has been conveyed to me by Sir Patiaclt Bean foj letter dated January 3-7. Tot*r words of thanks are such appre- ciated. Ycm may fee asstired that we here are motivated solely by a desire to be as ImLpfTjl as possible toi-jard easing and finding a soltifeion to the serious difficulties now besetting U f haat His Sir Patrick Dean, S.Cjf.* Perffiaaent Bepreseatative &f the Sfiited Ringdcsa of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to tfee Salted Kations ifewlork, K*J. cc: Mr. Bunche ' ' Mr. Rolz-Bennett UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 845 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. January 17, 1964. Your Excellency, I have been instructed to convey the following message to Your Excellency from Mr. R. A. Butler, Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs:- "I should like to send you ray warmest thanks for all the help you have been giving us over Cyprus. We are very pleased that General Gyani is going to the Island and I am most grateful to you for sending Mr. Rolz-Bennett to London. I have just had a long talk with him and I am sure that his visit here .will prove most helpful. I fully realise all the difficulties which you have been up against and your decision to proceed In the way you have has encouraged us all." I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. His Excellency U Thant, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, N.Y f 1 i£ - /"7~ . j? /-J i '"-1 -"^ ^-^ UNITED KINGDOM MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 845 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. January 20, 1964. Thank you for your letter of January 18. I have conveyed your message to Mr. Butler, who will, I am sure, be most encouraged by your personal interest and desire to be of assistance in finding a solution in Cyprus. His Excellency U Thant, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, N.Y. «,* CONFIDENTIAL Alternative Proposals for Discussion (without commitment) Alternative A 1. There should be a Unitary State and administration. 2. There should be no transfer of population. 3. There should be a parliamentary system and responsible Cabinet Government. 1}.. Communal rights to be confined to religion, education and cultural matters. Alternative B 1. The administrative and political structure should be based on the concept of two geographically separated communities. 2. There should be a movement of population, the object of which would be to concentrate all or most of the Turkish population in one or possibly two large areas and the Greek population in the remainder of the island. (it is estimated that this solution would involve the compulsory movement of about 35,000 Greeks and about 45,000 Turks).