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Title items-in-Peace-keeping operations - - letter from the Permanent Representative of Greece

Date Created 02/01/1968

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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 TEXT OF GREEK-TURKISH AGREEMENT ON CYPRUS in response to appeal of the Secretary-General

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations would address an appeal to the Governments of Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, such an appeal to include: A request that the Governments of Turkey and Greece take immediate steps to remove any threat to the security of each other and of Cyprus and as a first step along the lines of the

Secretary-General's previous appeal, to bring about an expeditious withdrawal of those forces in excess of the Turkish and Greek contingents. 2. The Governments of Greece and Turkey would declare their readiness to comply forthwith with the appeal of the Secretary-General. 3. Thereupon the Greek Government will withdraw expedi- tiously its military forces and military personnel and equipment from Cyprus. Accompanying this, the Turkish Government will take all the necessary measures for removing the crisis. 4. In response to the appeal of the Secretary-General, there should be an enlarged and improved mandate for UNFICYP giving it an increased pacification role, which would include supervision of disarmament of all forces constituted after 1963 and new practical arrangements for the safeguarding of internal security including the safety of all citizens. Implementation of Greek-Turkish agreement concludedr1o^ in response to Secretary-General's appeal.

The Greek-Turkish agreement over Cyprus is intended to be implemented in the following manner;

1. The Greek Government will withdraw from Cyprus those forces which are in excess of the Greek contingent of

950 men. The withdrawal will take place within 45 days. With regard to equipment only, this time limit can be extended to

60 days.

The Turkish Government will withdraw Turkish military personnel from Cyprus which is in excess of the Turkish contingent of 650 men.

The term "military personnel" used in paragraph 3 of the agreement does not refer to the Greek cadres of the National

Guard, which will be recalled only when it is decided to disarm the National Guard pursuant to paragraph 4 of the agreement. This was clearly stated by the Greek Government to Mr. Vance.

Turkey will take all the necessary measures for removing the crisis, that is, dismantle its war and invasion preparations. 2.

2. With regard to internal security in Cyprus it was agreed that would be disarmed: a) The National Guard of Cyprus b) The armed organisation of Turkish Cypriots. (This is confirmed in an explanatory letter addressed by the Turkish Foreign Minister to Mr. Brosio). It was agreed that there should be an enlarged and improved mandate for UNFICYP giving it an increased pacification role which includes supervision of disarmement of all forces constituted after 1963 and new practical arrangements for the safeguarding of internal security including the safety of all citizens. All this is understood without prejudice to the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus. (On the Greek side this reservation was expressed in a letter of the Greek Foreign Minister to Mr. Vance dated November 28, 1967 in the following terms "(Greece) cannot engage the responsibility of the Cyprus Government, whose rights must by necessity remain reserved").

3. Lastly, it should be noted that paragraph 1 of the agreement indirectly anticipates the ultimate withdrawal from Cyprus of the Greek and Turkish contingents (950 and 650 men respectively) since it mentions that the immediate withdrawals are to be seen "as a first step along the lines of the Secretary- General's appeal" (of 24 November 1967). OBSERVATIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEK-TURKISH AGREEMENT CONCLUDED IN RESPONSE TO APPEAL OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

The Greek-Turkish agreement over Cyprus consisted of two parts, one of which was meant to be implemented directly by Greece and Turkey, while the implementation of the other involving the Government of Cyprus was to be the object of the good offices of the Secretary-General. With regard to the observance of the terms of the first part of the agreement by Greece and Turkey, the following should be noted: 1. Greece took immediate measures for the withdrawal of its forces in Cyprus. It is well known that the withdrawal of Greek forces started shortly after the appeal of the Secretary- General of 3 December 1967, and that it has continued since then at a rapid pace. It is now well on the way toward completion. 2. Despite the promptness of Greece's compliance with the agreement, Turkey has taken to date no measures tending toward the withdrawal of its forces in Cyprus that are in excess of the Turkish contingent. 3. Moreover, it is of the utmost importance to note that Turkey has taken no measures toward dismantling its war and invasion preparations in accordance with the agreement. On the contrary, available information indicates that all preparations have been maintained. 2.

4. In violation of the letter and the spirit of the Greek-Turkish agreement over Cyprus reached in response to the appeal of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Turkish Government connived with the Turkish-Cypriot leadership in taking measures leading to a new crisis on December 29, 1967-invoking the tension which it thus created, Turkey reportedly is putting again on the alert the forces which should have been dismantled. TELEPHONE CABLE: ADDRESS RH -S-4O62 D ELEGREECE

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NEW YORK, N.Y. IOO2I

AIDE-MEMOIRE The Turkish demarche concerning the withdrawal of Greek forces from Cyprus, caused surprise to the Greek Government, the much more so, as it followed promptly the Turkish Government's action in , violating the letter and the spirit of the agreement reached by the Governments of Greece and Turkey after the last crisis and blatwtly ignoring the recommendations of the Security Council. The Turkish demarche is totally unjustified, especially if seen in the light of the fact that up to this date, the Turkish

Government has not seen fit to inform the Government of Greece of the measures it has taken, in accordance with the above-mentioned agreement, i.e. to set an end to the military readiness it had built up and to withdraw its own excess forces from Cyprus. From unofficial sources only do the Greek authorities know that some Turkish military units have been withdrawn from advanced positions in Western Thrace. As to the military situation in Southern Turkey, nothing concrete is known to the Greek authorities except that some airforce formations have changed their stationing point. This certainly is of no practical value whatsoever.

It is, nevertheless, the Greek Government's intention to 2. abide by its obligations within the date limits foreseen, provided the Government of Turkey does not go on pushing towards a new crisis by action such as that of December 29,

1967, which is the object of the Secretary-General's report to the Security Council of January 3, 1968 (Doc. S/8323).

New York, January 5, 1968 The Government has decided to proceed without delay with the repair, completion of repairs or reconstruction where necessary of damaged Turkish houses and other buildings in the following 21 villages:-

(1) Potamia

(2) Melia

(3) Yerovasa

(4) Kithassi

(5) Pittarkou

(6) Fasli

(7) Prastie (Limassol)

(8) Prastio (Paphos)

(9) Ayios Sosomenos

(10) Nisou

(11) Axilou

(12) Anoyira

(13) Kourdakkas

(14)

(15) Ayios Theodores (Karpassia)

(16) Syngrassis

(17) Anglissides

(18) Ayia Anna 2.

(19) Lefkara

(20) Kilani

(21) Fasoulia

The work of repairs in villages (1) to (13) inclusive will be completed by the 31st August, 1971.

The work for the repair of damaged buildings in villages (14) to (21) inclusive will be completed approximately by the end of 1971.

The second stage of this programme for 1971, which is the repair of houses and other buildings in villages (14) to (21) will only be implemented if the Turkish-Cypriot inha- bitants return to their villages which will be repaired by the

31st August, 1971.

You will, no doubt, appreciate that repaired buildings,' if unoccupied, deteriorate both due to natural causes as well as due to the unfortunate practice of furtive removal of building materials from houses of deserted villages, requiring thus further financial expenditure to make them habitable.

Without in any way implying that the Government reco- gnizes any special status to other villages or areas of any limi- tation of its powers, functions and responsibilities, I wish to make it absolutely clear that Turkish inhabitants returning to the aforementioned villages will be subject to the laws of the

Republic, the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Republic and 3. that the Government not only will be responsible for the safety

of the inhabitants of such villages, but will also exercise

administrative and Police control with regard to them.

Where repairs have been made to houses and other buildings in villages inhabited exclusively by Turks, all the

inhabitants of such villages may return to them. Where, however,

the village is a mixed one, the Government may consider it neces-

sary to postpone the return of individual Turkish Cypriots whose

presence in the village, in view of their past activities, may

cause difficulties in the peaceful co-existence of the inhabitants

of that village. This, however, will only be a temporary measure,

taken with the utmost care and restraint and only where it is

absolutely necessary to prevent tension.

I take the opportunity to inform you that in addition

to the aforementioned villages, repairs have been carried out by the Government to Turkish houses in the following villages:-

(1) 54 houses (including the complete reconstruct- ion of four houses) (2) Ayios Vasilios 10 houses

(3) 20 houses

(4) Lapithos 9 houses

(5) Pano Lefkara 21 houses

(6) 2 houses

(7) Kyrenis town 3 houses 4.

(8) Dhiories 1 house

(9) Myrtou 1 house

(10) Airkotissa (Lapithos).... 1 house

(11) Dhali 1 house

(12) Asomatos 1 house

(13) Sylikou 4 houses

(14) Neon Chorion (Kythres) . . .1 house

Further theGovernment has given building materials to Kofinou and Ayios Theodores to the value of £4,223.

Finally, I wish to reiterate what I have told you in the past regarding the question of compensation or damages to the affected Turkish Cypriots. The Government cannot consider the question of compensation or damages of the Turkish

Cypriots only. Considerable damages, amounting to millions of pounds, have also been sustained by Greek-Cypriot individuals, companies, enterprises eto.

The question of damages can only be considered when a solution of the problem is found, in which case the extent of the total damage could be ascertained.

This, however, does not exclude some provisional

Government aid, where, necessary, to assist Turkish Cypriots to resettle in their homes.