UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode - Record Title Page 185 Date 15/06/2006 Time 9:27:45 AM S-0903-0010-12-00001 Expanded Number S-0903-0010-12-00001 Title items-in-Cyprus - documents, resolutions, reports by the Secretary-General - reports by the Secretary-General Date Created 18/02/1975 Record Type Archival Item Container s-0903-0010: Peackeeping-Cyprus 1971-1981 Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit UN/TED NATJONS Distr. r C /~ 8 I n I T V /1^i>$±?^N GENERAL SECURITY €$9OiW VCOUNCI* Vp/ W I ^ X* 1L tm W>i?^^^^—JfW^ ^ May 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH INTERIM REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 367 (1975) I wish to report to the Security Council that in pursuance of the new mission of good offices which the Council, by paragraph 6 of resolution 367 (1975), requested me to undertake, I met in Vienna from 28 April to 2 May 1975 with the representatives of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus for a first round of negotiations. An agreed final communique was issued on 3 May, the text of which is attached for the information of the members of the Council. The negotiators have agreed to hold another round of talks with me in Vienna from 5 to 9 June 1975- I shall not fail to submit a further report to the Council not later than 15 June 1975• 75-09291 English Page 2 Annex TEXT OF THE FINAL COMMUNIQUE ON THE CYPRUS TALKS ISSUED IN VIENNA ON 3 MAY 1975 AT 1100 GMT The Cyprus negotiations were held in Vienna from 28 April to J May 1975- One open and eight closed meetings were held. Participating were: Mr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. Rauf Denktash, representing the Turkish Cypriot community; and, Mr. Glafcos derides, representing the Greek Cypriot community. Also present were Mr. Brian E. Urquhart, Under- Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, and Dr. Luis Weckmann-Muncz, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus. The discussions were held in a friendly atmosphere. As previously announced, there was an exchange of views on the powers and functions of the central government, and certain papers were submitted. In order to facilitate further consideration of this matter, it was agreed to set up an expert committee of the two parties to examine detailed proposals, and to report back to the negotiators at their next meeting with the Secretary-General in Vienna. There was a detailed examination of the question of displaced persons and of the geographical aspects of a possible future settlement in Cyprus. In this connexion, a number of positions of principle were set forth, and certain specific suggestions were outlined. Suggestions were also made for certain possible initial steps in this regard. The interlocutors undertook to give careful consideration to all the suggestions that were made with a view to setting forth concrete positions of their respective sides at their next meeting with the Secretary-General in June. The question of missing persons was also discussed. Although both sides again affirmed that they were not holding undeclared prisoners-of-war or other detainees, it was agreed that whenever substantial information reached Mr. Clerides or Mr. Denktash, a search would be conducted through joint teams for which the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross will be requested. Agreement was reached in principle on the reopening of the Nicosia International Airport. As a first measure the airport will be repaired by the United Nations. A joint committee will be set up in Cyprus by the leaders of the two communities for the purpose of opening the airport for full civilian use. It was agreed that the next meeting of the Cyprus negotiations would take place in Vienna between 5 and 9 June 1975- UNITED NATIONS Distr. GEWERAL SECURITv> L. V* \J B\ I I Y1 COUNCIL 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 19 FEBRUARY 1975 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY -GENERAL I have the honour to send you herewith the official statement issued by the Hungarian News Agency on the question of Cyprus . I should be grateful if you could have this statement circulated as an official document of the Security Council. (Signed) Imre HOLLAI Permanent Representative of the Hungarian People's Republic to the United Nations 75-0367^ s/11628 English Page 2 Statement issued by the Hungarian Mews Agency on 18 February 1973 The Government and. people of the Hungarian People's Republic have learned with deep concern the news that the leaders of the Turkish Cypriot community took steps to establish an independent state on the territory of the island occupied by Turkish forces. This move is contrary to the United Nations resolutions on the Republic of Cyprus and gravely endangers the independence and territorial unity of the island country and further increases the tension on Cyprus and in the eastern Mediterranean as well. This action corresponds to the endeavours of certain NATO circles aimed at the division of the island. From the very beginning, the Hungarian People's Republic has supported the independence, sovereignty and non-aligned policy of the Republic of Cyprus. Hungary has repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of all foreign military forces from the island. She has supported and still supports the Government headed by Archbishop Makarios, which the Hungarian People's Republic considers the only legitimate Government of Cyprus. It must be ensured that the Cypriots9 both Greek and Turkish, solve all the outstanding questions themselves, without any foreign interference. The latest developments in Cyprus have proved again the failure of the treaties of Zurich and London and, similarly, all the attempts to solve the Cyprus issue within a narrow circle of the NATO States in a way which contradicts the interests of the people of Cyprus as a whole. The Hungarian People's Republic maintains that the Security Council of the United Nations should take effective measures to have its valid resolutions " implemented without any delay. The Hungarian People's Republic supports the relevant proposal of the Soviet Union to this effect. The competent forum to find a lasting and just solution to the question would be an international conference, to be convened under the auspices of the United Nations and representing a wider range of States, where a system guaranteeing the sovereignty, independence and territorial unity of the Republic could be elaborated. UN/TED NATIONS Distr. C f* I I D I T V »rr/y .--i—I.VYWIV GENERAL S t C U K M Y COUNCIL W^^W 19 February 1975 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: RUSSIAN LETTER DATED 18 FEBRUARY 1975 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL I should be grateful if you would circulate as an official document of the Security Council the TASS statement of 16 February 1975 concerning Cyprus. The text of the statement is enclosed. (Signed) Y. MALIK Permanent Representative of the USSR to the United Nations 75-036UU S/11627 English Page 2 TASS statement of l6 February 1975 There has recently been a further complication of the situation in Cyprus. The leaders of the Turkish community have unilaterally taken steps to establish a separate State formation in the part of the territory of the island occupied by Turkish troops. These steps are in fact designed to consolidate the situation vhich resulted from the armed interference from outside in the affairs of the Republic of Cyprus. This action was taken at a time when talks were being held in Nicosia between the communities, with the aim of achieving a mutually acceptable and just' settlement of the questions concerning the internal structure of the Cypriot State. This is therefore another attempt by certain NATO circles to undermine the settlement process and to partition the island against the interests of the Cypriot people. These actions are in clear contradiction to the decisions of the United Nations, which express: support for the lawfully elected Government of Cyprus and seek to guarantee the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and to ensure that foreign troops are withdrawn immediately and that the Cypriots are given an opportunity to decide themselves questions concerning the internal structure of Cyprus. From the very beginning of the conflict in Cyprus, the Soviet Union has consistently championed the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Cypriot State and supported its lawful Government. The Soviet Government has repeatedly emphasized that attempts to solve the problem of Cyprus within the narrow circle of the member States of HATO, with the help of military force and political dictates, are fraught with serious complications. Guided by the interests of peace and international security, the Soviet Union has, as will be recalled, put forward a proposal, which was supported by the Government of Cyprus and by the Governments of many other countries, that the problem of Cyprus should be considered in a broad international forum and that a representative conference should be convened for this purpose within the framework of the United Nations. The current development of the situation in Cyprus once again confirms the correctness and the necessity of precisely such an approach to the solution of the Cyprus problem. It is considered in ruling circles in the Soviet Union that the situation which has arisen requires the immediate implementation of the United Nations decisions on Cyprus in their entirety. It is the duty of all States to promote this goal and to make energetic efforts for the preservation of Cyprus as an independent, sovereign and territorially integral State.