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PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
TO THE UNITED NATIONS &i*.«i UEU aaoeccONDAVENUB
NEW YORK. N. Y. IOOIT
Ref: 127/74 - 30 December 1975 ft A Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, and. further to my earlier letters on the same subject, I have the honour to bring to your notice additional cases of expulsion and harassment of indigenous Greek-Cypriot inhabitants in the occupied part of Cyprus, in still more demonstrable bad faith, and in violation of fundamental principles of International Law, the Geneva Conventions, as well as of specific provisions of the relevant General Assembly and Security Council Reso- lutions, recently adopted. A detailed list is annexed hereto. These new cruel and unlawful acts by the Turkish military amply confirm Ankara's sinister scheme to change the demographic character of the Island through such uprooting of the indigenous Greek-Cypriot population and their replacement by massive importation of colonists from mainland Turkey. While strongly protesting on behalf of my Government, these inhuman Turkish practices, I earnestly hope that Your
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His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 -
Excellency will find it necessary to initiate, through the Security Council or otherwise, immediate steps towards arresting this abhorrent process of faits accomplis.
I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as a document of the Security Council. Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Zenon ttossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
Attached: a/s ANNEX
On December 24, 1975, the following Greek-Cypriot inhabitants of the township of Lapithos and the village of Ayios Epiktitos were forcibly expelled:
1. Christoforos Hadjipavli 81 years old 2. Areti Christoforou 75 " " 3. Augusta Mina 55 " " 4. Katerina Ouloupi 85 " " 5. Chrystalla Ouloupi 35 " " 6. Nicolaos Petrou 54 " " 7. Kyriacos Psara 60 " " 8. Anastasia Fani 70 " " 9. Aristofanis Dimitriou 63 " " 10. Siona Aristofanous 62 " "
Agathi Koumousi, 80 years old, died a few hours before her expulsion and after she was faced with immediate and forced expulsion. '• UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
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0?he attache communication ffwn the Foreign Minister of CyprusA| refers to the implementation of resolution 345O adopted by the 3Oth session of the General Assembly regarding ^ -, in Cyprus. The~0f"£ice responsible is the Division of Human Rights and I have accordingly asked Mr. Morse to have a reply prepared for you in consultation with Messrs. Guyer/Urquhart.
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PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
TO THE UNITED NATIONS (
S20 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OOI7 £ w:.
Ref : 121/74 18 December 1975
Excellency, I have the honour to forward the text of a letter dated December 18, 1975, addressed to Your Excellency from my Foreign Minister, H. E. Mr. John Cl. Christophides, attached hereto. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my
highest consideration.
Zenon* •Ruggides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017
Attached: a/s "18 December 1975
Your Excellency, I have the honour to refer to the resolution adopted on the 9th December 1975, by the General Assembly in its latest session, on the question of missing persons in Cyprus by which the General Assembly, gravely concerned about the fate of these people and reaffirming the basic human need of families in Cyprus to be informed about missing relatives, requested you, Mr. Secretary-General, (a) To exert every effort in close co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross in assisting the tracing and accounting of missing persons as a result of armed conflict in Cyprus, and (b) To provide the Commission of Human Rights at its thirty-second session with information relevant to the implementation of the resolution. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, I would request Your Excellency to look into this most tragic and purely humanitarian matter with all your sympathy and under- standing. The families of the missing persons are in constant agony not knowing whether their beloved are still alive or whether they have been killed. Information about the fate of the missing persons would help to alleviate the agony of their relatives. We believe that it would be a positive step if a committee of the I. C. R. C. would be given freedom of movement
. . . 2/ to trace these persons or to discover the burial places of those killed. I would, therefore, request that Your Excellency might look into this possibility as well as into any other alternatives that you might consider appropriate. Please accept. Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
John Cl. Christophides Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus" PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
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NEW YORK, N. Y. IOOI7
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S/11910 L ^g^if / 13 December 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Draft resolution
The Security Council,
Hoting from the report of the Secretary-General of 8 December 1975 (S/11900 and Add.l) that in existing circumstances the presence of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus is still needed not only to maintain the cease-fire but also to facilitate the continued search for a peaceful settlement, Noting from the report the conditions prevailing in the island, Noting further that, in paragraph 68 of his report, the Secretary-General has expressed the view that in the present circumstances the best available means of making progress towards a settlement is through continued talks between the representatives of the two communities and that such talks can only be fruitful if the interlocutors are ready and authorized to engage in meaningful negotiations on all essential aspects of a settlement of the Cyprus problem, Noting also the concurrence of the parties concerned in the recommendation by the Secretary-General that the Security Council extend the stationing of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus for a further period of six months,
Noting that the Government of Cyprus has agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions in the island it is necessary to keep the Force in Cyprus beyond 15 December 1975, Noting that General Assembly resolution 3395 (XXX) of 20 November 1975 reaffirmed the urgent need for continued efforts for the effective implementation in all its parts of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) of 1 November which was endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 365 (197*0 of 13 December
1. Reaffirms the provisions of resolution 186 (196*0 of U March as well as subsequent resolutions and euoisrons on the establishment and maintenance of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus and on other aspects of the situation in Cyprus;
2. Reaffirms its resolutions 365 (197*0 of 13 December 197*t and 367 (1975) of 12 March 1975 and calls for their urgent and effective implementation; S/11010 Enlish 2
3. Urges the parties concerned to act with the utmost restraint and to continue and accelerate determined co-operative efforts to achieve the objectives of the Security Council; U. Extends once more the stationing in Cyprus of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force, established under Security Council resolution 186 (196U), for a further period ending 15 June 1976 in the expectation that by then sufficient progress towards a final solution will make possible a withdrawal or substantial reduction of the Force ^ 5. Appeals again to all parties concerned to extend their full co-operation to the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in its continuing performance of its duties ; 6, Requests the Secretary-General to continue the mission of good offices entrusted to him by paragraph 6 of resolution 367 (1975)5 to keep the Security Council informed of the progress made and to submit a report not later than 31 March 1976. *> •-•&' ""•'.'' iiisifejL.-.-...,:. • s^-a^..
PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
TO THE UNITED NATIONS
•aO SECOND AVENUE
NEW YORK. N. Y. IOOI7
Ref: 71/71 17 November 1975
I have the honour to inform you that Mr. G. derides, President of the House of Representatives and Greek-Cypriot negotiator in the intercommunal talks in Vienna and New York/ in reply to a question asked by the Associated Press Corres- pondent in Cyprus^ as to whether Turkish allegations to the effect that an agreement in principle had been reached on a number of issues regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem were tru.e and whether any progress had been made, stated as follows : "This allegation is totally unfounded. No agree- ment has been reached on any point or issue either * in principle or otherwise, regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem. Proposals were exchanged on some issues of the Cyprus problem, but the Turkish side, despite solemn commitments undertaken in the presence of the Secretary- General, has failed to submit proposals covering all the aspects of the Cyprus problem and as a result the negotiations broke down. . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 -
In view of the lack of proposals by the Turkish side on all aspects of the Cyprus problem, no dis- cussion has taken place of the proposals so far submitted by either side and no agreement has been reached in principle or otherwise on any of them or on any issue of the Cyprus problem. It is a. fact that, at the third Vienna conference, an agreement was reached regarding the enclaved Greek
Cypriots living in the north and the Turkish Cypriots living in the south. This agreement was reached on pure humanitarian reasons and the considerations behind it were: reunification of families, education, medical services and freedom of movement of UNFICYP in the north and of the Greek Cypriots living in the areas, under Turkish control. Although the Greek side has fully implemented its s part of this agreement, the Turkish side has failed to do so and up to the present moment there are still Greek Cypriots who have not been allowed to join their families in the north. Further, no Greek schools are functioning in areas under Turkish military occupation and no Greek doctors have been allowed to go to the north. UNFICYP's freedom of movement, in areas under Turkish occupation, is so limited that in reality is non-existent. The same applies to the freedom of movement
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of Greek Cypriots living in areas under Turkish military occupation. I can certainly say that no progress at all has Jbeen made after four rounds of talks. On contrary, a complete impasse has resulted."
I should be grateful if this letter would be circulated =as a document of the General Assembly. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.
Zeno'n Rossides Ambassador -Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations £? AREA CODE 212 9B6--336O i 986. 3301 /
PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
TO THE UNITED NATIONS • '{< S2O SECOND AVENUE;
NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17
Ref: 84/75 27 October 1975
Excellency, I have the honour to refer to the subject of Ankara's continuing process of systematic colonization of the invaded territory of the Republic of Cyprus by the massive importation of population from Turkey to occupy the usurped homes and properties of the forcibly expelled indigenous Greek Cypriots, with the ultimate objective of altering the demographic charac- ter of the island. In this connection and, further to my previous communi- cations and statements during the current session of the General Assembly, I am attaching hereon an Annex providing additional facts and pertinent information on Turkey's colonization policy. It is earnestly hoped that Your Excellency, realizing the extremely grave situation which is thus being created, will find it advisable and, indeed, necessary to initiate immediate measures towards arresting and reversing this process of faits accornplis. 2/
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim C c Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 -
I should be grateful if Your Excellency would kindly have this letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.
Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
Attached: a/s ANNEX
1. Facts established after a three month systematic inves- tigation conducted on the spot by the "Manchester Guardian", as published on the 13th October 1975:
"Migration of Turks to the northern Turkish occupied part of Cyprus is taking place on a scale that will soon radically alter the racial balance of the island and could seriously affect the chances
of a political settlement. ... The recent removal of several hundred Greek
Cypriots from the north of the island was ordered
specifically to create space for immigrants.
... The immigration is taking place in considerable
secrecy. There has been no mention of it in the
Turkish Cypriot press and only rare, oblique references
in Turkish mainland papers. ... Investigation has disclosed that most of these immigrants (from 10,000 to 15,000 persons, according to Turkish Cypriot sources), are Lazes from the northern Black Sea coast of Turkey. The Laze immigration seems
to have begun in March or April.
... According to figures given by Turkish Cypriot
sources, the rate of migration appears to be between
1,500 and 2,500 persons a month. With an estimated force of 40,000 Turkish soldiers in the north, it would take one year (at the higher figures) and just over two < years (at the lower figures) for mainlanders to out-
number Turkish Cypriots". - 2 -
2. Extract from the reply of the Secretary-General of the International Commisison of Jurists dated 14 July 1975, to a communication of the so-called "Bar Association of the Turkish Federated State": 11. . .the actions of the Turkish authorities are
going far to create a situation of faits accomplis by setting Turkish immigrants (in violation of para-
graph 6 of article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949) in the homes from which Greek Cypriots were driven or fled at the time of the invasion by the Turkish armed forces".
3. On 13 October, the B. B. C. broadcast the following despatch by its Nicosia correspondent;
"Privately Turkish Cypriots, and I have spoken to
many, both inside and outside the administration, say
that a large number of Turks are coming to the island".
4. According to Reuter*s News Agency, up to 20,000 immigrants from Turkey have come to the north of Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of the island as pertLnformation supplied to Reuter's by Turkish Cypriot sources. 5. According to the London Financial Times of the 15th October 1975, the immigration from Turkey to Cyprus is intended to reach the figure of 80,000.
6. It was reliably reported by diplomatic sources in Nicosia that each week, 1,500 Turks are being transferred by boat for settlement in Cyprus and that there is an intention to increase this number, the total figure of immigrants to Cyprus to reach
40,000 by the end of the year. GLS/MK CGJ Secretary-General UNFICYP Central (2)
23 October 1975
Your Excellency, Thank you for your letter of 11 October 1975 and for your expression of appreciation for rty efforts for Cyprus during tho Vienna and New York talks. For icy part, I deeply appreciate your unfailing courtesy and co-operation in our difficult task. I too have been much concerned at reports reaching me frca UNFZCYP regarding developments in" the northern part of Cyprus, I am doing all I can, at various levels, to achieve the implementation by all concerned of tha agreements reached at the third round in Vienna last'ivugust. 1 wish to assure you that 1 shall maintain - raydee p interest in tha Cyprus problem and in a peaceful and agreed settlement: of it based on the resolutions of the United Nations, Totthat end, X hope that it will soon prove possible to resume efforts toward a re-opening of productive negotiations* I am gratified by your very positive assessment of the good work being done in Cyprus by Mr. Gorge, an assessment which I fully agree with. Incidentally, Mr. Gorge, who first cama to Cyprus as Legal Adviser, is now the Senior Political Adviser of UNFICYP, and, as you . know, ha often deputizes for iny Special Representative. With warn regards, Yours sincerely,
Kurt Waldheim
Mr. Glafcos derides President of the House of Representatives Nicosia Cyprus l) I ( •f-t? C C- !/ ' Q
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Nicosia, 11th October, 1975*
Your Excellency, I am writing this letter, at a time when the prospect for the resumption of the Cyprus talks do not seem very "bright and my own plans for the future somewhat uncertain, in order to express Bay deep appreciation for all you have done for Cyprus and for the great patience and understanding you have shown during the Vienna and New York talks. Indeed, had it not "been for your vast experience and your deep understanding of the problem, the talks might have come to a sad end immediately upon their commencement. As I have explained to Mr. Urquhart, during his recent visit to Cyprus, I am not at all happy about the way the situation is shaping in the northern areas under Turkish control, I am particularly anxious about the Karpass area, where despite the Vienna agreement, the Turkish side has done very little, either to comply with the letter and the spirit of the agreement or to allow life to return to normalitya The lack of freedom of movement for the inhabitants of that area still continues and the Turkish side has not implemented the other provisions in the agreement in good faith, despite the fact that the Qreek-Cypriot side has, without delay and without creating any difficulties, complied fully with what was agreed at the third Vienna conference* During Mr. Urquhart*s visit to Cyprus I took the liberty to speak to him about Mr. Gorge*a work in Cyprus* I did so because I believe that Mr. Gorge has performed, with great diplomatic tact and ability, very valuable work in Cyprus and this fact is greatly appreciated by both sides. Without in any way wishing to interfere in U.N. matters, I venture to express the view, which is also shared by my side, that Mr. Gorge would be much more useful if his present status of "Legal Adviser" were to be enhanced. This becomes more important and urgent, at a time when a new Special Representative of the Secretary-General has been appointed, who will naturally require some time before he is fully conversant with long standing and new problems affecting the general situation and the idiosyncrasies of the personalities involved* I took the liberty to express the above views with regard to Mr. Gorge out of a sincere desire to pay just tribute to a U.N. official who has, in the course of his very difficult task, not only helped Cyprus, but gained the respect of both sides, I/ H»B. Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations. I feel confident that Your Excellency, despite the many other grave problems which face the world, will continue to show a deep interest in the Cyprus tragedy and will spare no effort in the search for a just solution of the Cyprus problem*
With my "best wishes, Yours sincerely^ c/^L*^
(Glafcos Clerides) v GLS/MK cc: SecGen •> -.- BINFICYP .'if'' • ' Central 2
Lt. General D. Prera Chand, 25 October 1975 Force Conrciander, UNFICYP;? Mr. Reiay Gorge, Senior Political Adviser, UNFICYP
Roberto E. Guyer/Brian E. Urguhart Under-Secretaries-General for Special Political Affairs
We forward herewith, for delivery to the addressee, the|_Secretary-General 'sj reply of 23 October to the letter of 11 October from Mr. derides, which you recently pouched to Headquarters. Copies of both letters are attached. AAIA Cooc 21 a. aaa-33Oi
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• 2O SECOND AVCNU6
NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17
Ref: 127/74 17 October 1975
Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to draw Your Excellency's attention to the inhuman
living conditions of the Greek Cypriot indigenous population
in the occupied part of Cyprus and to point out that this cruel
and unacceptable treatment is in violation of the Declaration
and Covenants of Human Rights and contrary to the commitment undertaken by the Turkish side during the third round of inter- communal talks in Vienna from July 31 to August 2, 1975, namely that the Greek Cypriot inhabitants in the occupied north will be allowed to live a normal life, including facilities for education and religious rites as well as medical care and freedom of movement
in the north. Regrettably, instead of improvement there has been
a marked deterioration of their situation as can be seen from the
incidents ennumerated in the annex hereto attached.
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tc /s His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim a - Secretary-General C C United Nations
New York, New York 10017 - 2 -
On behalf of my Government, I wish to lodge yet another strong protest for the above inhuman and unlawful process. The situation created is in itself very serious and acquires even more ominous dimensions when considered in con- junction with recent verified reports of massive importation of Turks from mainland Turkey in pursuance of Turkey's colonization policy with the purpose of changing the demographic character of the Island in a partition project. ( It is to be hoped that the grave dangers from this situation would be realized and that Your Excellency will find it possible to take all appropriate steps in this regard. I should be grateful if Your Excellency would kindly have this letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.
Zpnon Rossides ,. Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
Attached: a/s ANNEX
Situation Since the Third Round of the Vienna Talks
1. Thermia and Kyrenia Residents continue to be subjected to all kinds of pressure to leave for the South. 2. Yialoussa Two farmers from this village, while visiting their fields on permission by the local Turkish "Police", were arrested by Turkish soldiers and beaten up.1 3. Dome Hotel Kyrenia The people who were confined inside the hotel and were not allowed to step outside, even on the verandahs, were finally forcibly expelled from their hotel and transferred to the village of Bellapais contrary to repeated Turkish assurances that they will be allowed to return to their homes in Kyrenia. One of the enclaved persons, Maria Tsimou, was seriously molested by Turkish soldiers that she had to be hospitalized because she dared to protest against her lamentable living conditions. 4. Tricomo People are allowed out of their homes only four hours daily, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. They are not allowed to mix with the Turks or visit coffee-shops. 5. Karavas A Greek Cypriot woman, namely Andriani Karioli, aged 50, was badly beaten up, raped and abandoned unconscious under
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a tree on 6.8.75. She received treatment at the Turkish Hospital in Nicosia and was taken back to Karavas on 26.8.75. 6. Bella Pais Five (5) villagers, namely Christakis N. Pavlou, Sawas Theodosiou, Artemis Costa, Georghios Kyrou and Antonis Pantelis have since the 20th August 1975, been asked to vacate their houses on the grounds that they were required by the "Police" and the Military "Authorities". They have refused to obey but they are continually threatened and pressed to give up their .homes. 7. Movement Permits It has also been reported that "Movement Permits" issued by the Turkish "Police" in the Karpass Peninsula for people to go to their fields are extremely rare. No movement permits are issued for visits outside the village, except for medical emergencies and on other compassionate grounds. 8. Ayias Trias and Leonarisso People recently gone back as a result of the agreement for reunification of families are subjected to discrimination. They are made to report to the local "Police" Station twice daily. Examples of this Turkish behaviour that occured at Yialoussa and Ayia Trias are:
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Yialoussa: - Two men,namely Georghios Votsis (45) and Kyriacos Empores (30) , who dared to keep company with UNFICYP personnel, recently posted at Yialoussa, were arrested and taken, together with the village Mukhtar, to Galatia village where they were badly beaten up. On the intervention of UNFICYP, they were released. The i Mukhtar was not ill-treated.
Ayia Trias; - A certain Mr. Yiannis Shokas (50) who volunteered to act as interpreter between the Greeks and UNFICYP personnel was baldy beaten up by Turkish "policemen". y GLS/mv cc: Secretary-GeneraH UKFICYP central (2)
October 1975
Excellency, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter (Refs 116/7*0 of 6 October 1975 concerning the violation of the air space of the Republic of Cyprus. Your protest in regard to these activities has been noted and was brought to the attention of Ideut. General B. Prem Chand, Commander ef UHFICYP. According to UHFICYP observation, tvo Turkish 3et fighter aircraft flew west to east over the western part of the Kyrenia mountains at 0
Brian E» Urq.tib.art Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs His Excellency Mr* Eenon Rossides Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Penaanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations 820 S®eond Avenue York, K. Y* 10017 UNITED NATIONS Distr. ff"* k. B r* rs A EI G E N E R A L ASSEMBLY ito 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Thirtieth session SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE Agenda item 125
QUESTION OF CYPRUS
Letter dated 30 September 1975 from the President of the General Assembly addressed to the Chairman of the Special Political Committee
I have the honour to inform you that with regard to agenda item 125 (Question of Cyprus), which is to "be taken up directly in plenary meetings, the General Assembly decided at its 2367th plenary meeting, held today, that when the question is taken up, it will invite the Special Political Committee to meet in order to give representatives of the Cypriot communities an opportunity to speak in the Committee and express their views. The General Assembly will then continue the consideration of the question in plenary meeting in the light of the Special Political Committee's report.
(Signed) Gaston THORN
75-19805 \9SS-336O ARSA. CODE 212^
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TO THE UNITED NATIONS
820 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO1V
Ref: 74/71 25 September 1975
Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the
honour to strongly protest the fact that the Turkish forces of occupation engaged in artillery exercises which began
on September 22 and will end on October 10, 1975, within the occupied part of the Republic and in the following locations;
Sept. 23 - in the area of Pano Zodia-Petra
Sept. 23 - in the area of Mia Milia and Piroi Sept. 24 - in the area of the Toyrdyk military camp
Sept. 26 - in the area of Piroi Sept. 27 - in the area east of Boghaz Oct. 1 - in the area of Gerolakkos Oct. 2 - in the area east of Boghaz i Oct. .3 - in the area of Mia Milia and Piroi Oct. 9 - in the area of Toyrdyk military camp Oct. 10 - in the area of Piroi.
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His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 -
In addition, combined exercises with the participa- tion of Turkish military aircraft took place between
September 22 and 23, 1975, in the area of Kormakitis. ^ It is to be hoped that Your Excellency will take all Mappropriate steps against these continuing provocative-actions I by Turkey on the territory of Cyprus. I Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.
Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
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NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17
His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim United Nations New York, New York 10017 IJED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL
A/102U2 ASSEMBLY 16 September 1975 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Thirtieth session
REQUEST FOR THE INCLUSION OF AN ADDITIONAL ITEM IN THE AGENDA OP THE THIRTIETH SESSION
QUESTION OF CYPRUS
Letter dated 16 September 1975 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
On instructions from my Government , I have the honour to request, under rule 15 of the rules of procedure, the inclusion in the agenda of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly of an additional item entitled "Question of Cyprus".
In accordance with rule 20 of the rules of procedure, an explanatory memorandum relating to this request is attached hereto.
(Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
75-18550 A/102U2 English Annex Page 1
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Explanatory Memorandum
1. The question of Cyprus was an item on the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly and the over-all situation at the time was described in the explanatory memorandum annexed to the request for the inclusion of the item at that session, a/ * 2. General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) of 1 November 197** on this item was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly, including the assenting vote of Turkey.
3. On 13 December 197^, the Security Council, by its resolution 365 (197*0 endorsed the said resolution of the General Assembly, thereby giving it mandatory effect. The Security Council further called upon the parties concerned to implement the said resolution as soon as possible, and requested the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the progress of the implementation. h. The Secretary-General, acting in compliance with the above resolution, issued, on 2k January 1975, a note verbale addressed to the parties concerned, namely5 Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, requiring them to supply all relevant information at an early date concerning the steps taken or contemplated to be taken by them in regard to the implementation of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) (see appendix I below).
5. The Government of Cyprus promptly responded to the Secretary-General's note verbale on 1 February 1975 (see appendix II below) to the effect that it had fully carried out its responsibilities under General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) and the endorsing Security Council resolution 365 (197*0 pointing out that the failure ofvimplementation of the said resolution, and especially those parts which are stipulated to be "urgent", rested entirely with Turkey as responsible for such early implementation. The reply gives particulars of the grave situation in Cyprus resulting from such non-implementation, increasingly aggravated by further violations of international law, of human rights covenants and of specific treaties to which Turkey and Cyprus are parties.
6. Greece, likewise, replied to the same effect.
7. Turkey evaded or postponed response and finally made no reply, in disregard of the Secretary-General's note verbale and of her obligations under Security Council resolution 365 (197*0-
8. In addition, on 13 February 1975, Turkey, acting through her instruments - the Turkish Cypriot leadership - made a new arbitrary and unlawful move by
a/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Annexes, agenda item 110, document A/97*t3. A/102U2 English Annex Page 2 unilaterally declaring the part of the territory of Cyprus,, invaded and still occupied "by her military forces, as a separate entity, a so-called "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus", thereby causing confusion and further deterioration of the situation. Such interventionist and unlawful action, in defiance of the aforesaid resolutions of the General Assembly and Security Council, was in effect an act towards the partition of Cyprus in blatant violation of the Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (i960), b/ the Treaty of Guarantee (i960), c/ and the basic provisions of the Cyprus Constitution. Such action was furthermore calculated to affect prejudicially the solution of the problem through faits accomplis on matters which were obviously subject to negotiations.
9. On the same day, this Turkish action was denounced by the President of Cyprus, who stated that "in the circumstances, it is not possible to carry put constructive negotiations, as provided by resolution 3212 (XXIX) of the United Nations General Assembly".
10. On the following day, 1^ February 1975, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a statement, expressed his concern at this turn of events and stressed his belief that "only the full and speedy implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations can lead to a solution of the Cyprus problem".
11. The Security Council was convened at the request of the Government of Cyprus on 17 February 1975 and, on 12 March 1975, the Council adopted resolution 367 (1975), in which it expressed regret for the unilateral decision of 13 February 1975, called for the cessation of intervention against the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus and called for the urgent and effective implementation of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), as endorsed by Security Council resolution 365 (197^)- It also requested the Secretary-General to undertake a new mission of good offices so that the resumption of negotiations, under his personal auspices, might be facilitated and to keep the Security Council informed of the progress made towards the implementation of resolutions 365 (197^) and 367 (1975) and to report before 15 June 1975.
12. Pursuant to that part of resolution 367 (1975)5 intercommunal negotiations were conducted in four rounds of talks. At the first meeting, held in Vienna from 28 April to 3 May 1975? the Greek-Cypriot representative put forward concrete and comprehensive proposals for the solution of the problem, which were admittedly moderate and conciliatory. The Turkish side, however, contrary to all expectations, presented no proposals, seemingly oblivious of Turkey's obligations to implement the aforesaid resolution and to act with a sense of responsibility in the talks.
13. Nevertheless, a second and a third meeting were held in June and July, which proved equally unproductive of substantive proposals from the Turkish side, although assurances were given that such proposals would be made.
b/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 382, No. 5^76. c/ Ibid., Ho. 5^75. A/1021J2 English Annex Page 3 lU. At the end of the third round, it was only after the Turkish side made a firm commitment to present its proposals by the end of August, so as to prepare the ground for the talks, that a fourth round was agreed upon to take place in New York on 8 and 9 September. They again failed, however, to submit any proposals5 as they had undertaken to do, and came to Hew York on 8 September once more with empty hands.
15. It has3 therefore, become abundantly obvious that the Turkish side had no intention of negotiating seriously for the purpose of finding a solution. The talks were used by them in order to gain time to continue their arbitrary conduct of imposing by the use of force, faits accomplis, so as to strengthen Turkey's illegal military hold over territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
Among the faits accomplis are the following:
1. The systematic expulsion of the indigenous population from their homes in the invaded and occupied area to the figure of 200,000;
2. The importation of population from the mainland of Turkey and from the south of Cyprus, in order to colonize the area and usurp the homes and properties of the expelled population;
3. The unilateral declaration of that area as a purported separate "Turkish Federated State" and the subsequent arbitrary acts of:
(a) Setting up a so-called "Constituent Assembly";
(b) Drafting a "constitution"; and
(c) Holding a so-called "referendum" in order to approve it.
16* All these arbitrary acts were perpetrated unilaterally, because of Turkey's dominant position of force through the continuance of its military occupation of the invaded area in violation of the aforesaid resolutions. The talks, as demonstrably shown, were used as a cover in the pursuit of purposes alien and antagonistic to a just and peaceful solution.
17. It may be recalled that General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), in commending in its paragraph k the contacts and negotiations between representatives of the two communities, refers to negotiations with a view to reaching "freely" a mutually acceptable political settlement, based on their fundamental and legitimate rights.
18. Such negotiations are obviously subject to the implementation of paragraphs 1, 2 and 5, to which the character of "urgency" is attributed in the resolution. They call for the respect of the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus (para, l); for the "speedy" withdrawal of all foreign armed forces from the Republic, and the cessation of all foreign interference in its affairs (para. 2); and for the parties concerned to undertake "urgent measures" for the return of the refugees to their homes in safety (para. 5)» A/102U2 English Annex Page k
19. It is self-evident that, under the pressure from Turkey's military occupation of the invaded territory,, accompanied by the perpetration of faits accomplis, negotiations cannot "be conducted "freely", as required by General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX).
20. The Government of Cyprus, however, under the urge of not refusing an early start of contacts and negotiations towards a solution, agreed to proceed to such talks on the assumption that there would be parallel progress in the implementation by Turkey of its mandatory obligations under the aforesaid resolutions. But, as abundantly shown above, the hope of the Government of Cyprus that some element of good faith and goodwill could eventually emerge from the other side has been wholly frustrated. It proved to be beyond the bounds of expectation from Turkey.
21. In these circumstances, there is definitely no alternative course to solution than the implementation of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), endorsed by Security Council resolution 365 (196^). It is, therefore, incumbent upon the General Assembly to take appropriate steps to this end, and forcefully to support action by the Security Council for the effective implementation of the aforesaid resolutions in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter. English Annex Pace 5
APPEHDIX I
CTote verbale date 2h January 1975 from the Secretary-General to thg_ Permaiient Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his compliments to the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations and has the honour to refer to Security Council resolution 365 (197^) of 13 December 1971*. In that resolution, the Security Council endorsed General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) and urged the parties concerned to implement it as soon as possible. The Security^Council also requested the Secretary-General to report on the progress of implementation of its resolution.
In order to be in a position to fulfil the above-mentioned request of the Security Councila the Secretary-General would be most grateful to receive at an early date all relevant information from the Government of Cyprus concerning steps taken or contemplated in regard to General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX). A/102^2 English Annex Page 6
APPENDIX II
Letter dated 1 February 197? from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and in reply to his note verbale dated 2k January 1975, requesting information on the progress of implementation of'General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), has the honour to bring to his notice the following:
The Government of Cyprus responded in good faith and fully carried out its responsibilities under the aforesaid resolution and Security Council resolutions 36U (197^) and 365 (197*0 of 13 December 1971*, as can be seen below.
Regarding paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus continues to be grossly violated by continuing foreign military occupation of kO per cent of its territory.
It may perhaps be recalled that Cyprus, a small defenceless State, Member of the United Nations, has been the victim of ferocious aggression and barbaric invasion by Turkey, another State Member of the United Nations. Cyprus is being still increasingly strangulated under the oppressive foreign occupation of part of its territory. With its indigenous 80 per cent Greek Cypriot population of the occupied area forcibly expelled and rendered destitute refugees, its territory dismembered and its economy disrupted, Cyprus has been eagerly looking for justice and anxiously awaiting succour from the international community of the United Nations through the implementation of the relevant resolution on Cyprus.
However, nearly three months have elapsed since the adoption of resolution 3212 (XXIX) by the General Assembly without any indication of steps towards its implementation by Turkey, the party on whom full and grave responsibility falls for the present situation in Cyprus — in violation of resolution 3212 (XXIX) of the General Assembly, to which Turkey herself agreed and voted for-in the United Nations.
It is to be noted, furthermore, that this resolution, having been endorsed unanimously by the Security Council, has acquired the validity of a Security Council decision, making its implementation mandatory upon the parties concerned.
Regarding paragraph 2 of the resolution, Turkey's refusal or failure so far to implement it and proceed to the "speedy" withdrawal of its armed forces, military presence and. personnel from Cyprus, and to cease its interference in the affairs of the island, in accordance with the said paragraph, constitutes a continuing and renewed aggression, in further violation not only of the said resolution and the Charter of the United Nations, but also of customary and conventional international A/102^2 English Annex 7 law and more specifically of the Treaty of Guarantee, I960, which was blatantly abused by Turkey's aggression in the guise of guarantor of the independence and the territorial integrity of Cyprus.
In respect of paragraphs 3 and k regarding the local talks in Cyprus and calling for the continuation of relevant contacts and negotiations "with a view to reaching freely a mutually acceptable political settlement", my Government has done everything possible to encourage these talks and promote their progress in a positive spirit towards reaching freely agreement on normalization 'and on a workable political settlement.
Regrettably, however, the Turkish side has adopted delaying tactics. First, by placing irrelevant preconditions for the talks and subsequently by increasingly hardened and irrationally intransigent positions on all issues. This has been to a great measure, if not entirely, due to the arbitrary intervention in the talks by the Turkish Government, through dictatorial pronouncements, purporting to prejudge the solution of the problem.
A glaring instance of the negative effects of such interventions by Turkey is the recent agreement by both sides in the talks for the reopening of the airport on the basis of a plan worked out by United Nations and United States officials, which was frustrated by the uncalled-for intervention of the Foreign Minister of Turkey.
Thus, the talks are deprived of their substance and the essential requirement of free and unencumbered negotiations. Worse still, the Turkish Government tries arbitrarily and forcibly to create faits accomplis, in a manner disruptive of the progress of the talks and even destructive of their meaning and purpose.
To this end, Turkey obtained the permission of the British Government to transfer 10,000 Turkish Cypriot refugees from British bases to the north of Cyprus vi'a Turkey, in order to take the homes and lands of the forcibly expelled Greek Cypriots, in violation of the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, which call for the return of the refugees to their homes in safety. It is also a "grave breach" of the Geneva Convention of 19^9, article 1^9. a/ It also contravenes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the relevant covenants.
To this illegal performance, the Foreign Minister of Turkey gives the name of "new reality", completely ignoring the criminality and injustice involved, and their wider ramifications. These facts have been the subject of my Government's protests to Your Excellency, dated 21 and 29 January 1975 (S/ll603 and B/ll6ll), to which I beg to refer for relevant particulars showing the conduct of Turkey in respect of the talks.
a/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. A/102^2 English Annex
In these circumstances and having regard, to the resulting inability of the Turkish Cypriot representative to act otherwise than as the spokesman of Ankara and the Turkish military, it is not surprising that no progress has been made in the talks towards normalization, and not a single aspect of the political solution of the problem has even been broached. In this connexion, the hope is expressed that it will be possible to provide a freer climate for the harmonization of efforts and for more meaningful negotiations.
Parallel, however, to any such important and necessary efforts for progress in negotiations towards the solution of the problem, which in any case require time, there is the compelling urgency for putting an end to the aggression by the withdrawal of the forces of invasion and the return of the refugees to their homes.
In particular reference to paragraph 5 of the resolution, calling upon the parties concerned to undertake urgent measures for such return of the refugees, my Government has made it abundantly clear that the Turkish Cypriots are free to return to their homes and has offered them all safety in such return, with the additional assurance from the presence of the United Nations Force, which has full freedom of movement in the territory of the Republic under the control of the Government (in contrast to the prohibitions placed on such movement in the Turkish controlled area).
The Turkish Cypriot leadership, however, from political motives, inspired by Ankara, prevents the Turkish Cypriots from returning to their homes under threat of punitive measures for those who would disobey. The political objective being to force them to abandon their residences in the south, and be transferred to the north, where they would be illegally transplanted into the usurped properties of the forcibly expelled Greek Cypriot population of that area.
It is a well-known fact that many of the Turkish Cypriot refugees in the British bases wanted to go back to their homes in the south, but were forcibly prevented from doing so, as testified by independent evidence (see S/ll6lO of 29 January 1975).
The magnitude of the refugee problem, however, lies in respect of the 200,000 Greek Cypriots, forcibly expelled and uprooted from their homes and lands by the invading army and the resulting grave disruption of the economy of the country. The Turkish Government not only does not adopt "urgent measures" for the return of the displaced persons to their homes, as provided in resolution 3212 (XXIX), but does not even allow their return and, moreover, through its military forces in the island, adopts tactics of intimidation, threats of violence and ill-treatment of the remaining Greek Cypriots in the occupied part of Cyprus, with the object of forcing them out of the area. Thus, tension is increased and the general situation in the island further aggravated.
It is most regrettable that a climate of criminality dominates the actions of the Turkish military forces in Cyprus, of which there are increasing manifestations. A/102l*2 English Annex Page 9
The underlying sinister purpose is the destruction of the territorial integrity of Cyprus, involving a direct threat to its very existence as an independent State Member of the United Nations.
The failure of implementation so far of the General Assembly and Security Council resolutions in the case of a small country, relying on the United Nations for its security and existence, will inevitably have grave repercussions in the precarious situation of the Middle East and in the world.
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations wishes to express his Government's deep appreciation of the Secretary-General's abiding interest and concern over the problem of Cyprus and particularly for the constructive measures he has initiated for the implementation of General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX) under the provisions of Security Council resolution 365 (197^),, and expresses the hope that these measures will yield the desired results. GLS/MV cc; Sec-General UNFICYP
I have the honotir to acTcncn^ledge receipt of your letter (IIS/74) of 6 Septeisiber 1975 conceiming the violation of the air space of the Republic of
•The commander of UNFICYP, Lt. General D. Prem chand, spo^^i to ise t3bME tlio £ ligtife to whi«sSi yoisr letter refers has not fceen confimtea by UNFICYP observation. ^easse %tc 4mnmS t&a* SSf I0a? eontiawes to- us© its best efforts to carry out its functions in relation to tiie maiTitenaiiee of the cease-fire and to take approp~ riate a«iti Kurt Waldheim His Excellency Mr. Zenon Ross ides EKfeeaorclinasry and plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the Republic of te- tib» tmlt^i S-336O B-33OI PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS O2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO17 Ref: 116/74 6 September 1975 // /^ ?/,/.- c. t Z-\ Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice the fact that at 1150 hours on 4 September 1975, a Turkish jet fighter plane violated the air space of the Republic of Cyprus flying at a high altitude over Nicosia to Kykko Monastery in the Troodos mountains and subsequently over Paphos. In lodging a strong protest against this new violation of the airspace of the Republic, I have the honour to draw attention to the fact that it constitutes a violation of the ceasefire line and to request that appropriate steps be taken in this regard. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 1458 HISC 4£S FRO^ SPOKKAS OmCE* BEFERX88 T0 THE OF THE I»TERC0ramj8Al tAtKS IKS EHBLtSH evrnas HAII* SAYS mm J>A?ERS HAVE Aee^ssD SEC8ETAHY SE8EBAL Of mi®B TO 60VEH UP TtJRKISH CYPHIOT RESRESSIOfl aSillOTE* If TAKES 80TE THAT THE BY » tJN HEADQUARTERS SPEAKS 8F QUOTE ABSENCE OF CONCRETE PROPOSALS tlSiWTE AKD DDES 80T MESTtOS THAT THE TU8K1SH SYPRISTS HAVE J39I FtI,FILLE0 THEIR PHOKISE TO StlBHIT THEIB INTEGRATES PRO- POSAtS* IT AtSO TAKES B®TE THAT THE CQMUS18UE WAS BY UN HEADQUARTERS AND NOT ISSUED AS A AS 'PREVidSflLY s &08E AT EARLIER TALKS* 0BSE1WRS* SAYS THi PAPER, HAVE DES- CRIBES THE QgreOME 0F THE NEW Y9HK TALKS AS A «TE POLITICAL AND DIPLOMAT 10 BEABL08K B8TOTE* WHEW ASKES IF WEDNESDAYS MEETING WAS THE END OF THE TALKS,. CLERIDES SAID BT. pS TRIE I» THE SE8SE THAT * P4 * TfERE WAS m A8HEE& BATS A80 SITE FOB A80THSH B0BJJD. PAHA 0s THE "SAME sm&m imsmmzw PHILELEFTEROS SAYS THE m ^mETARY eEnERAt HAS A SUPSEWE 0KTY T9 APPOiTI§» tESPOS* SABILITIES ?m THE iREASi®0^{j OF M TALKS AD& SHOBL0 HOT AVOI0 TILilH© THE KEWBERS OF THE ^CI^iTY 0S9»C1L, ^fHICH WILL JffiiT HEK? a pi 5 "" l?EIKr SAYS THE PAPER, WHIGH SI&E IS RESPONSIBLE FOB THE WlMtttPLEMEffrATlOlf OF ITS RES©LBTI0I9* PARA SAMPSONS KAKHI ACCUSES m WALDHEIM QUOTE HAVING ATTEMPT UNQUOTE TO SHOW THE TBRKISH Smt T0 BE ISKQCSST TfiRQtJdH THE €0»MU8E0aE AH0 OBSERVERS THAT IT SPEAKS OF A FOURTH ROUND WHEREAS NO = KOUB& T^0K PLACE* »©HEtVE!is GSNTIMS THE PAPER, THE IS THE 0QMK08I00E THAT THE SECRET ABY~&EBERAL WILL IS CSJJTA0T WITH PARTIES FOB FUTUHE AGTI08 IS AR ATTEMPT T0 ELXHZNATE AJSY ca»CERU AT THE STAUD OF THE TURKISH SIDE., PARA PRO HLEHI8ES A60» SAYS THE TALKS * ??•;•* •'•-.. 8I0AUSE 9F f HE MFU^AL OF Tft£ TURKS TO SUB«IT PROPOSALS HfHieH IS WHAT TIE BU SEeBETARY 0E8EBAL SH01E.B SEf tBT T© THE U0RLB. lf»FQ8Ta»AfELYf SAYS THE PAPEft, BR* watHElHS IBJfESTIfS TO BE IMPARTIAL HAS LED EKAGILY TO THE CONTRARY WHICH IS EVIDENT FROM THE CQfMUPUQUE AND = ©IVES BS8KTASR THE !II6fiT TO CLAIM THAT NEITHER SIM WAS .-'• REA0Y T0 0IS6USS ALL THE ASPECTS. THE FA0TS ARE, THE PAPEfi , THAT TBre&EEK CYPBIOT SIDE WAS READY TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS AS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL WAS AWARE OF, AND THIS SHOULD BE STATED 8Y HIM = PS f . W ntS REP0RT TO TM£ SE0t$lTY C01W£IL* PARA OaiWflST BA1LY HAEAVGHt SAYS THE Sf ATE&E8I1 18 THE OQMKtltaBE THAT THE TALKS WERE POSTPONED BECAUSE THERE WERE m CONCRETE PROPOSALS CREATES A WRONG IMPRESSION AND THAT TIE UN EiJERAL HA8 A DUTY TO POINT OBT THAT IT WAS THE mm s HAB SHOWS USeOSSfSTEta AN© fAILES TO S8BHIT INTEGRATED PROPOSALS. 1(7 ANY CASE, CONTINUES THE PAPER, m mm m* &AUHSI&IS BEPORT TO THE sgeui?iTY GOOBCIL WILL SHOW THIS A I© THAT HE Witt mm TIC 00tffiASE tO (miTieiSS OPENLY ' ' T88SE RESP0BSIBLE FOH TKE 1REAK00WH WHICH Wat BE THST 08LY a m * WAY HE SAH filV* OQRHEST 6aiBASeS TO THE ^OURITY SOOMCIL ASD f€LP IT TO TAKE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS SO THAT THE IN- TER COMMUNAL TALKS HAY BS«E REALLY 80B$TR«J6TOT* PARA THE ENQU&K LAH6tJAaS CYPRBS PRESS &IGEST REPORTS THAT A JOINT MEETING OF THE CABINET AND NATIONAL COUNCIL WAS HS10 YtSTIRBAY 8SBER THE * CHAIRMANSHIP OF MAKARIOS AND ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE SAYING TWI PRCSEMf SITllATiei* OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM WAS REVIEWED 'tfl'tHS LI©«r ^r THE BRSAKSQWIi OF THE TALKS IK RE¥ YORK. IT >(••'"' '" WAS t«A»lMS0aY DECIDED THAT THE ©YPRHS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INSCRIBED ON THE AGENDA ©F THE FORTHCOMING SESSION Of THE W * SEMRAt ASSEMBLY. A«D THAT KTAKARI§S WILL ATTEND A*® SPEAK AT TirolAL ASSE?.Y SOHIigS THE OimRAL B1BATE* PARA BUBEHSf AI©S THAT BAKARfiS *?ILL LEAVE FOR NSW Y8RK, Aee®BPA8IE& BY F0REIS8 fStSISTER €H8IST©PHIBES, T WARDS THE EHD 0F «f AB0 WILL STAY AT Uff HEADQUARTERS F®8 AiStff TEH DAYS * THE® RETfffitf T@ Tf£ ISLA8B. PARA SOCIALIST f A SEA SAYS THE 8F THE J«E¥ YORK TALKS HJT$ AS E90 TO THE THAT A SOLBf I0» (J0tJL5 SKCgGg FS©W A ATTITOil W THE PA8T 0r TUHKEY* tT SAYS ALL SHODLfe BE il$ED 18 ALL * PIS* THE FIEtBS, AS& A MtUtAST REPRESI STATION AJJD LEADERSHIP $«LB BE Ae0833!EI)» THE TALKS RIGHT FROM t«g SSiltWXSfi. PARA TURKISH LAN6UA0E DAILY BOZKURT SAYS TME 0REEK GYPRI@T SIBE HAS ©QMS T0 JSEW Y0RK THE AI8 SF SaORlSS POI8TS A6AINST THE T^IKS 18 THE FIELB AMD UAR8S THAI tF t«SER THE PREVAILING THE TURKISH SI§E PROCLAIMS A TURKISH STATE ins TME I30RTH FULL RESP08SIBILITY WILL REST 0» THE SREEK OYPHIOT LSABERSHIP* PARA THE TURKISH LAKSWASE SPECIAL »E^S Bltt.LETlH SAYS THAT IT BE0A8E 0BVI0HS THAT CLER1DES WAS t® 8EW YORK TO. INFLUENCE THE AMERICAN CONGRESS TO MAINTAIN ITS ARKS EMBARGO AND DID HOT IOTEND TO HOLD MEANINGFUL NEGOTIATIONS. PAHA THE « ©AILY CYPRUS KAIL SAYS THE YE^CIRBAY AT THE sm OF THE eiSEt im f m if wiy. TAKE OVER Ati ton KISS fl&i^BTY ASAHB0BE8 BY TURKISH OTUIOTS IHAHSFERRSB TO THE NORTH. AN A HNOU MOMENT AFTER THE MEETING SAID IT WAS QUOTE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST UNQUOTE, s Fl» * A *Efttft8ITXQtl ®RBEBj COSfltJUES TIE J^APEIi, WAS X8HEDIftTELY FlBtlSJtB 19 THE ©FFI0IAL 0AZETTS SAYI8Q THAT IS THIS HP to nKxrier TUB RISK em sot ABANDGNEB PHOPEKTY TO IMAH.S TI^ F0LLFIL«EST OF THE AIMS 18 $«SST!8» WHIOH DKfi|,t0€ Tlte A0MJKISr8ATl©8 OF FRdKIRTY» TAKlfiS POSSESSIQN OF TFE Uffi AH0 ^©0.1^611011 AND DISPOSAL OF ROUTING SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION FOR ACTION POUR SUITE A DONNER FOR APPROVAL POUR APPROBATION FOR SIGNATURE POUR SIGNATURE PREPARE DRAFT PROJET A REDIGER FOR COMMENTS POUR OBSERVATIONS MAY WE DISCUSS? POURRtONS-NOUS EN PARLER ? •foUR ATTENTION VOTRE ATTENTION AS DISCUSSED COMME CONVENU AS REQUESTED SUITE A VOTRE DEMANDE NOTE AND FILE NOTER ET CLASSER NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION POUR INFORMATION CR.13 (7-73) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER'S OFFICE New York X&KHSCK 2 Sept. 1975 Dear Mr. Secretary-General, This morning when I had the pleasure of seeing you in your office, I mentioned the case of one of our Turkish- Cypriot diplomats at the Cyprus Mission in New York who applied for a post with the Centre for Economic and Social Information. I enclose, as promised, a short note giving the name of the diplomat and particulars of the post for which he applied. With kindest regards, Yours sincerely, John Cl . Christophides fe, ^7'4ite^e-l' PRESENT POSITION Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations POSITION INTERESTED: Head, Special Projects - Centre for Economic and Social Information, Office of Public Information; the P-5 position which will be vacated by Mr. Archer as from September 20, 1975. PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS S2O SECOND AVENUE HEW YORK, N. V. IOOI7 Ref: 116/74 6 September 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice the fact that at 1150 hours on 4 September 1975, a Turkish jet fighter plane violated the air space of the Republic of Cyprus flying at a high altitude over Nicosia to Kykko Monastery in the Troodos mountains and subsequently over Paphos. In lodging a strong protest against this new violation of the airspace of the Republic, I have the honour to draw attention to the fact that it constitutes a violation of the ceasefire line and to request that appropriate steps be taken in this regard. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 GLS/MK cc: Secretary-General UNFICYP Central (2) 6 September Excellency, X liave tho honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter (Ref * Ii6/74) of 4 Septeoiber 197 5 concerning the violation of the air space of the Republic of Cyprus, The commander of igSFSCXS** l*t. General D. ?rem chand, has reported to me that the flight to tafoich your letter refers was confirmed by UNFICYP observation. According to UHPICYP ire®O£t«!« the "SPtxddsii aircraft on that occasion did not ejjoss the ce^se-^fiire be aasared that UMPICYP continues to use it® best efforts to carry out its functions in relation to the maintenance of the eeaee-f ire and to take appropriate action when violations are observed. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Kurt Excellency Mr. Senon Rosaides Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representaltive of the Republic of Cyprus to the tmited nations 820 S@€!OBS Avenue 5-336O us PERMANENT MISSION OP THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS eaO BECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 Ref: 116/74 4 September 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice the fact that on 3 September 1975, at 0845 hours, two Turkish jet fighter planes violated the air space of the Republic of Cyprus by circling over and carrying out repeated dives over the village of Massari. In strongly protesting this new violation, I have the honour to request that appropriate action be taken so as to ensure that such illegal actions are not repeated. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 LMJ/GLS/PMW ec: SecGen PC, UHFICYP Central Aoguet 1975 Sir, On Taehalf of the Secretary-General, I wish to receipt of your letter {Hef : 127/7**) o£ 6 August 1975* the content of vhich has been brought to the attention of the Commander of , Lieutenant Genera! D. Prea Chand. The Force Cossaander confirms that the three persona mentioned ia your letter were transferred to the south on 5 August, without advance notice to tUFICYP. However, the Turkish Gypriot leadership denies that their application for transfer vas suteittM under duress. Wen this ease vas discussed in the Working Cosnaittee at the I*edra Palace Hotel on 8 August, the Turkish Cypriot representative assured the Greek Cypriot representative that henceforth, in accordance -with the agreement reached in the third round, of the Vienna talks » "before any Greek Cypriot is aiovet south GSFICTEP would establish whether he genuinely wanted to leave the north. Please "be assured that USFIC2P is continuing its efforts to ensure that the provisions of the agreements announced in Vienna on 2 August are fully Implemented. Sincerely yours, Soherto E. Gayer Under-Secretary-Seneral for Special Political Affairs Me. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d'Affaires, a.i. . Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United nations 820 Second Avenue Hew tork, S.Y. 10017 [996-3360 AREA CODE 212 'V' PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 820 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO1T Ref: 127/74 13 August 1975 Excellency, I am instructed by my Government to protest the fact that, despite the agreement reached in the third round of the Vienna talks, the expulsions of Greek Cypriots against their will from the area occupied by the Turkish occupation forces are continuing. Thus: On 8 August 1975, the following were expelled from the Karpass and taken to Nicosia: 1. Mihail Mouzouras - 64 years old 2. Maroulla Melekki - 18 years old On 12 August 1975, the following were expelled from Thermia: 1. Christakis Nicolaou - 36 years old 2. Christalla Nikolaou - 36 years old 3. Nikos Nikolaou - 14 years old 4. Michalakis Nifcolaou - 10 years old 5. Eleni Nikolaou - 12 years old 6. Monika Nikolaou - 4 years old 7. Marios Nikolaou - 4 years old . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 - In bringing the above to Your Excellency's notice, I have the'honour to request that appropriate steps be taken in this regard the more so since, if this process is allowed to continue, it is bound to adversely affect the present atmosphere. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires, a. i PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS S20 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 His Excellency- Dr, Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New YOrk 10017 AKCA COOK at a O86- 336O {9«6-336t PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS OaO SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. V. 1OOI7 Ref : 121/74 1 August 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government and further to my earlier letters on the same subject, I have the honour to bring to your notice and to that of the members of the Security Council, additional cases of expulsions of Greek Cypriots (a detailed list of which is furnished in the attached annex) from the areas of Cyprus under military occupation by the Turkish armed forces. The result is to render more persons destitute refugees in their own country by treating human beings as pawns in pursuit of Ankara's political objectives in Cyprus. The systematic continuation of this inhuman and unlawful process has become an almost daily routine. This series of faits accomplis is in total disregard of the unanimously adopted United Nations Resolutions calling for the return of all the refugees to their homes in safety. The situation created is in itself serious and acquires even more ominous dimensions when considered in conjunction with recent ultimatum- like statements about massive expulsions in the near future. This attitude, manifested on the • • * * £t / His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim <- c Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 V - 2 •- eve and.at the very time of the third phase of the Vienna talks between the representatives of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, is in sharp contradiction to the call by the Security Council "to act with the utmost restraint" and does not augur well for these talks, which my Government still fully supports as a procedure towards the peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem. I trust that the significance of this series of expul- sions will not be lost sight of and that Your Excellency and the members of the Security Council will find it possible to take all appropriate steps in this regard. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept. Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires, a. i. Attached: a/s ANNEX On 26 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriote were expelled from Kyrenia and Bella-pais: 1. Dimitrios Loutsios - 62 years old 2. Anna Loutsiou - 65 years old 3. Antigoni Kleanthous - 43 years old 4. Nikolaos Klavariotis - 72 years old. On 28 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Bella-Pais and Kazafani: 1. Nikolas Hatzievaggelou - 63 years old 2. Haritini N. Hatzievaggelou . - 59 years old 3. Ellin N. Hatzievaggelou - 25 years old 4. Nikolas Alathkiastos , - 61 years old 5. Anna N. Alathkiastou _ - 40 years old On 29 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Larnaca Lapithou and Thermia: 1. Giannis Tsaggaris - 85 yrs. old 2. Evridiki Gianni Tsaggari 75 years old 3. Nikolas Mihail . - 79 years old 4. Agathi Nikola Mihail . - 76 yrs. old 5. Nikolas Panagidis - 65 years old 6. Hristalla Nikola Panagidi . - 61 years old - 2 - On 30 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Larnaca Lapithou: 1. Haralampos Kosti Haramezas - 64 years old 2. Panagis K. Egglezou - 75 years old 3. Hristallou K. Egglezou - 59 years old 4. Aggeliki K. Simeou - 59 years old e 5. Sotiris Haralampous - 60 years old 6. Vasilou Kosti Moui - 68 years old 7. Mirianthi Hristoforou - infant On 31 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Larnaca Lapithou: 1. Kipros Antoniou - 78 years old 2. Grigorios Skarpatsiis - 84 years old 3. Hatzistillis Kiriakou - 84 years old 4. Eleni Hristofi Kourougianni - 49 years old 5. Efthimia Panagi Ketti - 75 years old 6. Aggelou Sofokleous - 69 years old On the same day, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Yialousa and Ayios Theodores (Karpass region) 1. Hristina Takka - 65 years old 2. Maritsa Hristoforou - 79 years old 3. Ntinos Hristoforou - 48 years old. (0ae.9ieo A«A coo. aia („..„., PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS •20 SECOND AVENUK NBW YORK, N. V. IOO17 Ref: 127/74 26 July 1975 Excellency, It is with deep sorrow that I have the honour to report to Your Excellency and to the members of the Security Council that the inhuman and unlawful expulsions of indigenous Greek Cypriots from their homes and properties in the areas of Cyprus occupied by the Turkish army are continuing systematically. Practically every single day which passes by witnesses additional instances—no less condemnable because they are piecemeal—of such expulsions. Details are provided in the attached annex. Instead of complying with the unanimously adopted General Assembly and Security Council resolutions which call for the taking of urgent measures for the return of all the refugees to their homes in safety, Turkey blatantly ignores these resolu- tions and, through the actions of its occupation forces in Cyprus, is daily aggravating the problem by rendering more unfortunate individuals destitute refugees in their own country. Upon instructions from my Government, I wish to protest these new instances of total disregard for humanitarian and legal values in pursuit of Turkey's political objectives in Cyprus and . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Ct * ** & Secretary-General United Nations New York riafli'r-ii Mffiftini iJHliffit&^-MiTi ,m*a f r rrt iii i jit Ti- .*.. - 2 - to appeal to Your Excellency and to the members of the Security Council to do everything possible to arrest and reverse this process. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d*Affaires a.i. ANNEX On 21 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Pano Kyrenia and Pella-pais were expelled: 1. Nicolas G. Kontemeniotis - 70 years old 2. Eleni Kontemenioti - 60 years old 3. Costas Christodoulou - 37 years old 4. Eleni Christbdoulou - 37 years old 5. Androula Christodoulou - 5 years old 6. Costas D. Parpas - 70 years old On 22 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Thermia (Kyrenia district) were expelled: 1. Nicos Papanikolaou - 35 years old 2. Kyriaki Pananikolaou - 29 years old 3. Georgios Papanikolaou - 9 years old 4. Costas Papanikolaou - 6 years old On 23 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Thermia (Kyrenia district) were expelled: 1. Costas Diiaosthenous - 44 years old 2. Dora Dimosthenous - 38 years old 3. Aggeliki Dimosthenous - 9 years old 4. Giannakis Dimosthenous - 12 years old 5. Aggeliki Pyrgou - 68 years old On 24 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Kyrenia were expelled: 1. Georghios Germanou - 50 years old 2. Anastasia G. Germanou - 46 years old 3. Michalakis G. Germanou - 11 years old 4. Sotiroulla g. Germanou - 9 years old 5. Eleni G. Germanou - 5 years old 6. Irini Alexi - 85 years old On 25 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Morphou were expelled: 1. Georgios Chatzi Georghiou - 39 years old 2. Niki Chatzi Georghiou - 37 years old 3. Eleni Chatzi Georghiou - 8 years old 4. Kleoniki Kypri - 45 years old 5. Charalampos Gianni Mpempetsiou - 45 years old 6. Magia X. Mpempetsiou - 50 years old M-USCLU^. ,/ , ' COOK a<2 . " PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS •ao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. IOOI7 Ref: 55/75 25 July 1975 Excellency, With reference to the second "annex" of the letter dated 22 July 1975 from the Permanent Representative "of Turkey (S/11769), I have the honour to attach herewith, in part, the reply of the Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists (I.C.J.), Mr. Niall MacDermott, to a communication by the so-called "Bar Association of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" which constitutes an effective refu- tation of the Turkish propaganda allegations and makes any additional comment on my part superfluous. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept. Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires a. i His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 Attached: a/s ANNEX "... We have read this document with considerable interest and are glad to learn of the concern of your Bar Association for the restoration of freedom of movement in Cyprus. We are aware that the Government of Cyprus does not allow Turkish Cypriots living in the area under its control to "move to the area controlled by the Turkish forces, except in agreed hardship cases. Whilst sharing your regret that this should be so, the I. C. J. finds it hardly surprising, since the Turkish authorities refuse to allow some 200,000 Greek Cypriot refugees to return to their homes in the Turkish con- trolled area. Indeed, the impression is gaining ground that while the negotiations and discussions between the two sides continue to be long drawn out and to make little progress, the actions of the Turkish authorities are going far to create a situation of faits accomplis by settling Turkish immigrants (in violation of paragraph 6 of article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949) in the homes from which Greek Cypriots were driven or fled at the time of the invasion by the Turkish armed forces. If this impression is false, it would contribute greatly to its removal if a start were made in allowing the Greek Cypriot refugees to return to their homes. As you will be aware, there is an obligation under the article 49 just referred to, to allow persons evacuated from an area for military reasons to be transferred back to their homes as soon as hostilities in the . . . . 2/ - 2 - area in question have ceased. We earnestly hope that the members of the Bar Association of the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" will use their influence to help bring about the return of these people to their homes in accordance with the Geneva Convention. If this were done, we feel sure that it would not prove difficult to secure freedom of movement for "the Turkish minority living in the area controlled by the Government of Cyprus. We are also aware of the deplorable incident towards the end of June when excessive force was used by the Greek Cypriot Police against a party of some 48 Turkish Cypriots seeking to reach the Turkish controlled area. As you will know, this incident has also been deplored by the Government of Cyprus, the policemen concerned have been suspended, and the Government of Cyprus has now agreed to the party of Turkish Cypriots being allowed to make their way to the north. We understand that the Turkish Authorities, in retaliation for this incident, expelled 178 persons from the Greek Cypriot enclave in the Turkish controlled area on June 27, and another 281 on June 29. » According to the London Times of July 4, a total of over 800 Greeks were expelled in this retaliation. If retaliation were thought justified at all, in view of all that has happened in the past, we fail to see how the doctrine of proportionality was observed in the number of persons expelled from their homes in this way. . . . . 3/ - 3 - Another important category of persons to whom freedom of movement is being denied, according to reports we have received, is that of Greek Cypriot doctors who are denied access to the Greek enclave in spite of the fact that Turkish Cypriot doctors are free to enter the Greek controlled area to give treatment to Turkish Cypriots. We also understand that Greek Cypriot teachers had by the end of June still not been given permission to proceed to Karpasia, although their transfer had been agreed between Mr. Denktash and Mr. Clerides a week before. We fully agree with you about the importance of freedom of movement in the solution of the situation in Cyprus and hope that your efforts will contribute to bringing it about". i •• - • 'XO ^> --V f90G._.33d3 O S(eas- -336s 1 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS BZO SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO1V Ref: 74/71 21 July 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government and according to the latest information from Nicosia, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice that the inhuman and unlawful expulsions of indigenous Greek Cypriots from the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus have continued unabated. Details are given in the attached annex. As in previously reported cases, some of these unfortunate individuals were forced, as a result of gross blackmail and threats of physical violence (including shooting in the air at night so as to create fear and panic), to sign petitions asking for transfer. Thus, far from complying with General Assembly Resolu- tion 3212 (XXIX), unanimously endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 365 (1974), requiring the taking of urgent measures for the return of all the refugees to their homes in safety, steps continue to be relentlessly taken by the Turkish • occupation forces towards causing more people to become refugees through the uprooting form their homes and property of those who . . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim ^ /• Secretary-General CC '• ^^ ^~^ United Nations XS/C •" /C/\ /~/?.' r •'j' New York, New York 10017 fc^t''-- ' —--^.^- until now have remained in the areas occupied by them. On behalf of my Government, I protest again these new manifestations of total disregard for humanitarian values, ruthlessly pursued in furtherance of Ankara's political objectives in Cyprus. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d'Affaires a. i. Attached: a/s ANNEX On 17 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots of Livera (Kyrenia District) were expelled: 1. Christos Liveras - 55 years old 2. Eleni Liveras - 60 years old 3. Gavriel Koshiaris - 60 years old 4. Elpida Gavriel Koshiaris - 60 years old 5. Haralambos Mina - 57 years old 6. Panayiota Mina - 60 years old. On 18 July 1975, the last Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Livera (Kyrenia District) were expelled: 1. Haralambos Shekeris - 71 years old 2. Chrystallou Shekeris - 71 years old 3. Georghia Shekeris - 32 years old 4. Chryssanthos Christophorou - 68 years old 5. Eleni Christophorou - 59 years old. On 19 July 1975, the following Greek Cypriots were expelled from Thermia: 1. ChristaXis A. Injeyianni - 46 years old 2. Chrystalla H. Injeyianni - 46 years old 3. Agathoulla H. Injeyianni - 17 years old 4. Eleni H. Injeyianni 16 years old 5. Kyriakos H. Injeyianni 13 years old 6. Avraam H. Injeyianni 12 years old 7. Anastassios H, Injeyianni- 9 years old eee. •A«A COD. .«<:::;»»•;{see- ' cc.J-, PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLI^7C OF CYPRUS f TO THE UNITED NATIONS &fa B2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 *- *- //' Ref: 74/71 18 July 1975 Excellency, It is with regret that I have to report to Your - Excellency additional cases of expulsion of indigenous Greek Cypriots from the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus forcibly carried out by the Turkish occupation forces. Details are provided in the attached annex. This constitutes the continuation of the systematic and relentless effort by the Turkish occupation f«n&ces to uproot these unfortunate people away from their ancestral homes, lands and properties and' to render them refugees in their own country in order to usurp these homes, lands and properties and make room for the settlement of Turkish Cypriots moved from the south of Cyprus and from mainland Turkey, within the overall plan of altering the demographic character of Cyprus in accordance with Ankara's political objectives. In protesting again on behalf of my Government* these unlawful and inhuman actions, I have to reiterate the serious concern elaborated upon in our earlier letters S/11743 dated 2 July 1975 and S/11754 dated 12 July 1975, which, I trust, is also shared by all Member States genuinely interested in seeing . . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, NEw York 10017 — 2 — a peaceful solution through the implementation of the United Nations resolutions on Cyprus. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d'Affaires, a.i Attached: a/s ANNEX On July 14, 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Kyrenia and Bella-Pais were expelled: 1. Grigoris Kosti Tsouloupa - 57 years old 2. Maritsa Grigori Tsouloupa - 50 years old 3. Charalambos Spyrou Giagkou - 25 years old 4. Angeliki Charalambous - 27 years old (together with her 35-day old baby) 5. Nicos Digeni - 73 years old 6. Maritsa Komodromou - 86 years old. On July 16, 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of Kyrenia who had been, until that day, enclaved in the "Dome Hotel" of the same town, were expelled: 1. Renos Kestas - 48 years old 2. Katerina Kesta - 42 years old 3. Georgios Pafiti Moustaka - 90 years old 4. Elli Tsiakka - 57 years old 5. Grigoris Tsiakka - 67 years old. On July 17, 1975, the following Greek Cypriot inhabitants of the town of Morphou were expelled (having been forced to sign a petition through threats, blackmail and physical violence): 1. Aristotelis Petrou - 60 years old 2. Eleni Aristotelous - 64 years old 3. Polis Charalambou Skourou - 80 years old • • • • £* f annex - 2 4. Theodora Charalambous - 64 years old 5. Iraklis Christodoulou - 48 years old 6. Xenou Damianou - 4o years old. ************** I C^t PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS C,C . •J*" B2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 10017 Ref: 116/74 17 July 1975 Cc ' Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to your notice further violations of the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flights of the Turkish Air Force over its territory as follows: On July 16, 1975 at 1015 hours, a Turkish "Dakota" war plane violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying from Cape Andreas to Cape Greco at an altitude of 500 meters. On the same day at 1930 hours, two Turkish jet fighters violated the airspace of the Republic and carried out repeated dives over the township of Mia Milia. At the same time, another Turkish jet fighter flew over the same township and the village of Geuneyli, very near Nicosia. On behalf of my Government, I again emphatically protest these aggressive actions of Turkey, in clear violation of the ceasefire agreement, which continue unabated. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated . . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 w •— 2 — as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires, a.i (086-3360 AREA CODE 212 J98G-33GI PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 82O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 Ref: 72/72 The Charge d1 Affaires, a,i., of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations 'and, further to his orally informing the appropriate officials in the Secretariat on 3 July 1975 (in the Secretary-General's absence from New York) , has the honour to reiterate the position he expressed then viz. that his Government considers it desirable and necessary that the forthcoming round of the Vienna talks on Cyprus be held during the period earlier agreed. The Charge d'Affaires, a.i., of the Permanent Mission of the Republic 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. His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York f9BS-336O AREA CODE 212 J9B6-3361 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS S2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. IOO17 Ref: 72/72 The Charge d'Affaires, a,i., of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and, further to his orally informing the appropriate officials in the Secretariat on 3 July 1975 (in the Secretary-General's absence from New York), has the honour to reiterate the position he expressed then viz. that his Government considers it desirable and necessary that the forthcoming round of the Vienna talks on Cyprus be held during the period earlier agreed. The Charge d'Affaires, a.i., of-the Permanent Mission of the Republic 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.' His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS mao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OOI7 Ref: 74/71 12 July 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice that the expulsions of the indigenous Greek Cypriot inhabitants in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus are still continuing by the Turkish occupation forces, despite our protest (our letter S/11743 dated July 2, 1975) and the deep concern internationally expressed against such unlawful and inhuman actions. In the past few days, the following expulsions took place: On July 2, 1975 - three persons from Kyrenia; On July 3, 1975 - ten persons from Pano Kyrenia; On July 4, 1975 - four persons from Thermia and Ayios Epiktitos; On July 57 1975 - seven persons from Morphou. These had been warned by members of the occupation forces in the area a few days earlier"that they should leave "since troubles were expected" and were consequently compelled to sign statements that they wished to leave; • • • • £ / His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations /fp^ New York, New York 10017 j - 2 - Also on July 5, 1975 - two persons from Pano Kyrenia; 'On July 7, 1975 - six persons from Kyrenia; On July 9, 1975 - seven persons from Larnaca Lapithou; On July 11, 1975- eight persons also from Larnaca Lapithou. It had been ascertained that those Greek Cypriots who signed statements asking to leave, did so under duress. In fact, the information has been received that the Turkish occupation authorities intend to apply a plan to expel the head or other important member of each family still left in the Turkish-occupied areas so as to compel the rest of the family also to leave. The intention behind these expulsions is plainly in order to faciliate the colonisation of these areas by mainland Turks. According to the latest information, every passing week, some fifteen hundred mainland Turks arrive and are settled in the occu- pied areas and it is estimated that, in the next few months, the number of mainland Turks who will have been settled in Cyprus will total some forty thousand. The Turkish Government has made avai- lable to the Turkish Cypriot leadership ten million Cyprus pounds for this very purpose. These facts and figures speak eloquently as to the intentions of Ankara and the ominous implications of these actions are self-evident. Far from heeding the Security Council's call "to act with the utmost restraint" and to take "urgent measures" for the "return of all the refugees to their homes in safety", Turkey proceeds relentlessly and systematically to alter the demographic composition of the population in Cyprus, to solidify . . . 3/ - 3 - its hold over the area it has occupied by force of arms in the name of "peace" and "constitutional order" and to prejudice further and further the previous situation, while paying lip- service to a peaceful solution through negotiations. In protesting in the strongest terms, on behalf of my Government, these new manifestations of the ruthless policy of Turkey in Cyprus, I must also stress that if these trends are allowed to continue, they can only have the most serious impli- cations for the prospects for peace in the island and in the whole area, in addition to rendering problematic any meaningful negotia- tions in Vienna which, nevertheless, my Government continues firmly to support and to approach in good faith. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest cons ideration. o. r* Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1 Affaires a. i. PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS . • 2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. IOOI7 Ref: 74/71 11 July 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice the following: Mr. Kotak, the so-called "Minister of Rehabilitation and Labour" in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, in a state- ment published in the July 7, 1975 issue of the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper "ZAMAN" stated that: By now, forty-six thousand Turks [presumably meaning Turkish Cypriots and mainland Turks] have been settled in the Turkish-controlled areas of Cyprus; A five-member committee of experts from Turkey will supervise the distribution of land to the Turkish Cypriots; Allocation of orchards, farms and other arable lands will be made in accordance with the decisions of the "Administration" and on the basis of titles to these properties; Each family will keep a piece of land producing an income of eight hundred and fifty Cyprus pounds; . . . . 2/ Ce: Z-'G L^- His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New YOrk, New YOrk 10017 &- - 2 - Demands for settlement in Famagusta are being considered and some of the applicants have already been settled. It is quite significant that these statements were made upon the return of Mr. Kotak from Ankara where he had gone for "consultations". As part of the same pattern of the attempt to consolidate illegally acquired gains, the Turkish Cypriot "Constituent Assembly" on 26 June 1975 purported to pass a "bill" concerning the collec- tion, control and disposal of "movable property without ownership" - meaning movable property belonging to the displaced Greek Cypriots who were forced to become refugees in their own country. According to this "enactment" such property, including paintings and all objects of historical value, belong to the "State" and they will be distributed by the "Administration" in accordance with official permits issued by it to specified cate- gories of individuals. What is in fact intended by this pseudo-"legislation" is to confer the mantle of legality to the wholesale looting of all movable property belonging to the displaced Greek Cypriots which was left in the Turkish occupied areas and to empower the Turkish Cypriot leadership to distribute such property as it wishes. Such actions of misappropriation of private property, both movable and immovable, are self-evidently violating the most basic norms of international and Cyprus domestic law and the international instruments adopted for the protection of human rights. . . . . 3/ _ 3 - Moreover, they are in sharp contrast to paragraph 5 of the Unanimously adopted General Assembly resolution 3212 (XXIX), endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 365 (1974) , under which it was provided that all the refugees should return to their homes in safety and the parties concerned were called to undertake urgent measures to that end. Thus, the challenge is directed not only against the Republic of Cyprus and the unfortunate refugees but also against all those who, by their positive vote for the aforementioned resolutions, committed them- selves to their implementation. It is indeed ironic that Turkey itself is on record as having also voted for General Assembly Resolution 3212 (XXIX). On behalf of my Government, I wish to protest strongly these new manifestations of plunder and looting and to express the hope that all those who feel that might is not right and that especially forcible occupation cannot,/in the era of the United Nations, be taken as conferring lawful ownership, will make their voice be heard and influence felt in support of this protest and in restoring » justice. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. ^ I •'-"QA Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires a. i. Cx/~M" /^M^<, 3 U PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS B2O EECOND AVENUE NEW YORK. N. Y. IOO17 Ref: 116/74 .. 9 July 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to your notice a new and very serious violation of the air space of the Republic of Cyprus perpetrated to-day the 9th of July 1975, between 0900 and 0945 hours, by two pairs of Turkish jet fighters flying in formation. These planes flew over the area south of the Pentadaktylos mountain range and proceeded to make several dives over the village of Geu.neyli, very near Nicosia. The same war planes subsequently flew over Mitzeli, a suburb of Nicosia, and carried out repeated dives in that area. The result of these illegal and provocative actions was to cause great apprehension and anxiety among the civilian population of the Nicosia area. It is indeed sadly ironic that these activities of the Turkish Air Force, evidently calculated to demoralize and terrorize the civilians in the area, took place on the very same day as the letter of the Permanent Representative of Turkey (S/11748 dated 8 July 1975) was being circulated as a document of the Security Council, proclaiming the absence of . . . 2/ His Excellency Secretary General United Nations New York - 2 - aggressive intentions on the part of the Turkish forces in Cyprus and stressing the restraint which they exhibit. Actions speak louder than words. On behalf of my Government, I wish again to lodge a most emphatic protest against these new manifestations of law- lessness and provocation. The members of the Security Council, both collectively and individually, have the responsibility to take urgently effective measures with a view to putting an end to these continuous violations of the air space of the Republic of Cyprus before the tension which is unavoidably building up as a result of these and similar illegal activities by the Turkish occupation forces, comes to the boiling point. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d1Affaires, a.i A*«A coo. ata J"«-»»«> PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS eao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 Ref: 116/74 3 July 1975 Excellency, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice new repeated violations of the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus by flights of the Turkish Air Force over its territory as follows: On 2 July 1975 between 0500 and 0530 hrs., a Turkish jet fighter violated the airspace of the Republic by flying over the township of Polis in the Paphos district, causing great unrest among the population of the said township, Between 0925 and 0940 hrs. of the same day, two Turkish jet fighter planes violated the airspace of the Republic by flying over Kyrenia, the villages of Syghari, Dikomon, Mia Milia, and the town of Famagusta. On the same day at 1730 hrs., two Turkish jet fighter planes violated the airspace of the Republic by flying over the area north of Paphos with a northeastern direction. At 1900 hrs., one jet fighter flew over the same area. . . . 2/ <~- /* His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General United Nations New York - 2 - On behalf of my Government I must lodge yet another strong protest for these repeated aggressive actions of Turkey, which undoubtedly violate the ceasefire agreement. It is compellingly necessary that urgent and serious consideration should be given to this matter with a view to put an end to such harassment of the civilian population. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Andreas J. Jacovides Charge d'Affaires, a.i. r r UNITED NATIONS Distr. /^'^tF^S* GENERAL SECURITY 2 July 19T5 C (/^J U11 MIN r *L i ,i \ I WS$?^ISSi^ r ^"Z^^ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED'1 JULY 1975 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice certain extremely ominous developments concerning the intensified process of colonization by Turkey and its instruments in Cyprus of the areas occupied by the Turkish army. More particularly, the Greek section of Famagusta (Varosha) is fast being filled by thousands of Turkish Cypriots from the south, as well as by colonists from mainland Turkey who are being settled in the west half of the town. This process is being carried out in stages but at a fast rate. The fact that foreign' citizens have been notified to remove their movables from their houses in the whole of Famagusta - a fact which is not contested - is indicative of Ankara's intentions to colonize the whole city. Also, according to reliable information, the Morphou area has been filled to capacity by Turkish Cypriots and mainland Turks. As further evidence of the systematic pattern followed by Ankara in its colonialist designs, several hundred mainland Turks are being transported each week by ships from Turkey and are settling in Karpass villages and the villages south of the old Nicosia-Famagusta road. All of these areas were formerly entirely inhabited by Greek Cypriots and the fact that these developments are now occurring creates a new fait accompli gravely prejudicial to the present situation and the current talks in Vienna, threatening the very substance of any meaningful negotiations there. This action, coming on the heels of the Security Council's call upon the parties concerned "to act with the utmost restraint", constitutes a contemptuous provocation and a challenge to the United Nations and its Member States. My Government strongly holds the view that it is the responsibility of the members of the Security Council - whether collectively or individually - to take immediate measures to arrest this process, which, if allowed to continue, is bound to have the most serious repercussions for peace in the island and the whole area. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations 75-13230 Coae-aaao A«A CODI 212 1 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS . x->. ; • 20 SECOND AVENUE NEW VORK, N. V. IOO17 cc Excellency, Upon instructions frotn my Government, I have the honour to bring to your notice the following: There is now a renewed wave of unlawful and inhuman expulsions of the indigenous Greek Cypriot people by the Turkish occupation forces in Cyprus. Seven hundred and fifty inhabitants of the region of Karpass have been thus uprooted and expelled from their homes and properties between 2? and 30 June 1975* in violation of international lav;, elementary human rights, the Geneva Convention of 191^9 and &£• the United Nations Resolutions on Cyprus. Such arbitrary action is, furthermore, in breach of the specific agreement^by which enclaved persons would not be transferred without the consent and agreement of the two sides,, Hardly a few hours notice was given to these uprooted people, who were not even allowed to take with them any of their personal belongings, except for a small bag with their immediate necessitiesa An old lady, Panayiota Constantinou of Patriki over 90 years of age, was forced to leave in spite of her fragile condition of health; she died on the way. According to reliable evidence, sone of the expelled people if »t were forced at gunpoint to sign petitions for their tranfer to the south. -2- On behalf of ny Government, I wish emphatically to protest these arbitrary and Illegal actions by the Turkish Government. Their taking place just before the new round of talks,, scheduled for this month, is indicative of the negative posture of Ankara towards these talks. A further aggravating circumstance of this uprooting of Greek Cypriot inhabitants from their homes in the Karpass region^ is that the neighbouring area of Famagusta is beginning to be massively colonized by Turks from the mainland of Turkey and from the south of Cyprus, in a manner bringing out the criminal purpose of changing by force the demographic chanacter of the island. This is a matter that should be given serious consideration by the Security Council. Particularly in view of the fact that whereas the General Assembly Resolution 3212 (XXIX}f unanimously adopted and endorsed by the Security Council Resolution 3^5 (1975)> calls for urgent measures for the return of all the refugees to their homes in safety, the very opposite process is carried out, Ta^- still more people being uprooted from their homes and lands and rendered destitute refugees,—victims of Turkey's nefarious objective of partition, I would be grateful if this letter were to be circulated as a document of the Security Council. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assuranjae£ of my highest consideration. Zenon Ross: Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations. His Excellency Dr.Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations,New York. PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC Op CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS aao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. V. 1OO1T Ref: 74/71 1 July 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice certain extremely ominous developments concerning the intensified process of colonization by Turkey and its instruments in Cyprus of the areas occupied by the Turkish army. More particularly, the Greek section of Famagusta (Varosha) is fast being filled by thousands of Turkish Cypriots from the south as well as colonists from mainland Turkey who -• ^ are being settled in the west half of the town. This process is being carried out in stages but at a fast rate. The fact that foreign citizens have been notified to remove their movables from their houses in the whole of Famagusta — a fact which is not contested — is indicative of Ankara's intentions to colonize the whole city. Also, according to reliable information, the Morphou area has been filled to capacity by Turkish Cypriots and mainland Turks. His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim C)< i, Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 * As further evidence of the systematic pattern followed by Ankara in its colonialist designs, several hundred mainland Turks are being transported each week by ships from Turkey and are settling in Karpass villages and the villages south of the j • old Nicosia-Famagusta road. > .s All of these areas were formerly entirely inhabited ! by Greek-Cypriots and the fact that these developments are now j occurring creates a new fait accompli, gravely prejudicial to ; the present situation and the current talks in Vienna threatening ; the very substance of any meaningful negotiations there. \ . This action, coming at the heel of the Security Council's ,• call upon the parties concerned "to act with the utmost restraint", , ! i I constitutes a contemptuous provocation and a challenge to the ' • ! " i United Nations and its Member States. My Government strongly | holds the view that_it is the responsibility of the Members of the Security Council — whether collectively or individually - to take immediate measures to arrest this process, which, if allowed to continue, is bound to have the most serious reper- cussions for peace in the Island and the whole area. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations £ c PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS &~ f aao EECOND AVENUE U'W' -\ NBW YORK, N. Y. 10017 \J (j Ref: 319/71 The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary- General of the United Nations and with reference to the latter1s note No. PO 135/12(3) of 11 February 1975, concer- ning information about the use of napalm and incendiary weapons in armed conflicts, has the honour to inform as follows: t The need effectively to ban napalm and other weapons of mass destruction remains urgent, and prompt global action is compellingly necessary. As SIPRI has remarked, "the laws of war do not recog- nize in belligerents an unlimited power in the adoption of means of injuring the enemy. The means of combat are restricted in two ways: weapons should not cause superfluous injury, and they should not be employed indiscriminately against combatants |. as well as non-combatants", without regard to their general effects. j should I Under historical practice and custom, the weapons used/be such | that enemy forces may be rendered unable to continue the combat. | Any injury beyond that necessary to accomplish that aim is regarded f . . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 - as superfluous and inhumane. Napalm violates that restriction in particularly blatant ways. The relevant United Nations report, that of 1972, points out that napalm is particularly barbarous because it causes injuries that are "superfluous and particularly cruel to the civilian population". The most salient points of the report are these: First, more than a quarter of the people struck by napalm are likely to suffer burns over more than 25 per cent of their bodies. Second, about a third of the napalm casualties die within half an hour, in intense agony. Third, if a badly burned victim survives the first day, he remains in a critical state, a state of agony, for 30 or 40 days. Fourth, despite intensive medical care, less than 20 per cent of such casualties live through convalescence,which is itself most pain- ful and arduous. Not only are burn wounds intensely painful but treating them on a large scale requires enormous medical resources, resources far beyond the capacity of most countries. It is estimated,according to SIPRI, that more people died in Tokyo and Dresden from the effects of a single night's napalm incendiary bombing than from the nuclear weapon bombardment of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It may be recalled that heat and fire were the major causes of death that resulted from the nuclear bombardment. SIPRI has pointed out that the treatment of 1,000 napalm victims with 30 per cent burns requires 8,000 litres of plasma, 6,000 litres of blood, 16,000 litres of a balanced salt solution, 250 trained surgeons and physicians, and about 1,500 skilled attendants. Few countries can provide all those requirements. . . . 3/ - 3 - Furthermore, hospitalization of up to four or five months is essential for treatment/ convalescence and eventual recovery. Napalm has been made even more inhumanely destructive by the addition of substances which make it more sticky and of oxidizers whose effect is to prevent it from being extinguished — a particularly inhumane development. The use of incendiary weapons often cause mass destruc- tion so that the civilian population suffers more from such use than do military personnel. It is to be noted that in terms of military objectives the effects of incendiary weapons are probably no greater than the effects of other types of weapons. The unnecessary inhumanity of their use is all too obvious. The use of such weapons should be prohibited altogether, and particularly their use from aircraft together with other weapons of mass destruction. A most recent and pertinent example of the effects of inhumane napalm bombing is the bombing of Cyprus. The extensive bombing in the course of the invasion of the island of Cyprus during the summer months was a most painful, indeed a tragic, experience. That bombing resulted in, among other things, devas- tating forest fires and other indiscriminate and wanton mass destruction. It was so difficult to alleviate the suffering caused by that bombing. In the light of the foregoing, it becomes compellingly necessary to take urgent measures for the complete and effective prohibition of the use of napalm and other incendiary weapons; . . . . 4/ - 4 - they must be totally eliminated from the arsenals of States. For the inhumanity of napalm and other incendiary weapons is comparable to, and in some respects surpasses, the inhumanity of atomic weapons. 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. 1975 _ '^-V-l^-k •/ \_ PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ^ ^J -^t/ TO THE UNITED NATIONS """ J) aao SECOND AVENUE NCW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 r*-^ 'J,, o Ref: 116/74 27 June 1974 Excellency, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice, new repeated violations of the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus by flights of the Turkish Air Force over its territory as follows: On 25 June 1975 at 1140 hrs, two Turkish jet fighters violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying over -f the Kyrenia range with an eastern direction. On 26 June 1975 between 1124 and 1134 hrs, a Turkish reconnaissace plane also violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying from east to west over the Cape of Kormakitis to the Bay of Chrisohous, On the same day between 1705 and 1722 hrs, a Turkish jet fighter further violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying over the area of Polemidia near the town of^ Limassol in an east-west direction- at an altitude of about 15,000 feet. . „ . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York - 2 - These bear out the contents of my letter of yesterday (S/11736) referring to the increasing intensity of such violations and their purport. On behalf of my government, I wish to strongly protest these aggressive actions of Turkey. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Amba sador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations ~ ** PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS £{ , _J — TO THE UNITED NATIONS aao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 Ref: 116/75 26 June 1975 ?% •? ' • C~, r , l '^^-y Excellency, I have the honour to draw Your Excellency's attention to the problem arising from the repeated flights by Turkey's air force over the territory of Cyprus, in low flights and dives, violating its air space in a continuing aggression against the sovereignty of the Republic. More particularly the terrorist element involved in such overflights by Turkish military planes, closely after their napalm bombings of last summer, keeps the people of Cyprus in unceasing and exhausting anxiety and in an atmosphere of apprehension, fear and tension, which is not only an unacceptable situation, but is also calculated to destroy the possibilities of a climate of confidence and trust, so necessary for a peaceful solution of the problem. Despite all protestations, duly brought to the notice of the Security Council through our relevant letters to the Secretary-General, the situation continues to be aggravated. A move by the United Nations will be required. The reply by Ankara that the flights were over a terri- tory of the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" is but a subterfuge. . . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 - The territory of the Republic is one and undivided whole. The relevant United Nations Resolutions "call upon all States to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non- alignment of the Republic of Cyprus and to refrain from all acts and interventions directed against it" (General Assembly Resolution 3212 endorsed by Security Council Resolution 365). Flights by the air force of a foreign country over any part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus without the consent of the central authority, as recognized by the United Nations, are a violation of its air space and of the above resolutions. There is, therefore, no substance in the flimsy excuse put forward by the Government of Turkey, even if the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" were not a bogus state, as it obviously is. Through . the- fictitious contrivance pf a "Turkish Federated State", Turkey seeks to bypass the unlawful continuance of her aggressive occu- pation of the territory in question, intended to serve as a bridge to her projected annexation of it. The so-called "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" is a myth —as unanswerably shown already in my relevant letters S/11691, S/11719 and S/11723 dated 15 May and 9 and 10 June 1975 respectively. Not only has such hypothetical state no thread of legitimacy or the constitutional elements required for its existence, but it furthermore lacks all the factual elements that could possibly make up for such a state. There is no defined area on which it could be based nor any indigenous population that could legitimately constitute it. The legitimate inhabitants . . . 3/ , ' r • - 3 - of the area in question were, to the extent of 80 per cent, forcibly expelled therefrom; Turks massively transported there in recent months are demonstrably foreign to the area. Finally, there obviously exists no other State with which such hypothetical state could be federated. Putting forward the fiction of such a state is essen- tially aimed as a cover-up of the international crime involved in the invasion and occupation of over one third of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus; the genocidal expulsion therefrom of the Greek Cypriot population; the usurpation and robbery of their t homes and lands followed by the massive colonization of the area by Turkish population from the mainland of Turkey and the South of Cyprus for the unlawful appropriation of such usurped homes and lands. This in no sense denotes a Turkish Cypriot area, whether labelled as a "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" or "Turkish Cypriot Administration" or otherwise. What it does denote is the forcible occupation by Turkish military forces of part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, now under the oppressive » rule and control of the invader. The Turkish Cypriot leadership having been submerged by the invasion forces, is losing its Cypriot identity and has become the captive instrument of Ankara and its military in Cyprus. No pretence, through such fictitious setting up of a state or otherwise, can give even a shadow of legality to any part . . . . 4/ - 4 - of the invaded area until the aggression and foreign occupation ceases by the withdrawal of the invasion forces and the return of the refugees to their homes in safety in compliance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. These are the burning problems of untold human suffering which involve fundamental, human and political rights. They are left festering, nearly a year now, without any effective step taken for their redress through the implementation of the United Nations Resolutions. So long as they are so left festering, no • progress can possibly be made towards a negotiated and peaceful solution of the problem. The supposed negotiation in the intercommunal talks hardly touched, if at all, upon these vital problems. Indeed, Turkey never intended the intercommunal negotiations to be any- thing else but a contrivance for evading its obligation to im- plement the Resolutions. Notwithstanding her pretended readiness to implement them through negotiations, she has instead been treating the talks as a means for advancing the perpetration of its long projected scheme of partition through the use of force and faits accomplis. Ankara would then put forward the fruit of such crude performance as the new "reality" to supersede the United Nations and its Resolutions and to be imposed upon the oppressed people of Cyprus, who would be expected to bow to this "reality" in abject submission. - 5 - This, Mr. Secretary-General, is the sad and stunning reality in Cyprus, the result of the use of force in disregard of all tenets of international legality and order, and even of elementary concepts of a civilized international society, left unrestrained by any effective response from the international community. Does this reality not reflect and signal a new depth of criminality and anarchy into which our technologically inter- dependent world is increasingly sliding — as so starkly revealed in the aggression against Cyprus and particularly in the tragic shape the invasion has taken? • The continuance of this unacceptable situation cannot be further allowed without the most dire implications and repercussions in the area and in the world. It is, therefore, of vital impor- tance for the United Nations to meet this situation by taking further steps towards the effective implementation of the relevant General Assembly Resolution 3212 (1974) and its endorsing Security Council Resolution 365 (1974). Your Excellency is kindly requested to have this letter circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations '^Mi5 7 ,1-1 f> u '^ d-i.^ fi- ^ ^'^ coo. a.a («••"«» *loee-ssoi PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS eao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 10OI7 Ref: 116/74 23 June 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to your attention the following: On 23 June 1975, at 0815 hours, a Turkish jet fighter plane violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying over the village of Yialia, in the Paphos area (VD 5784) from east to west at an altitude of 2,000 to 2,500 feet, causing great unrest among the population of the said village. .My Government wishes to lodge yet another strong protest for this new aggressive action of Turkey which undoubtedly violates the ceasefire agreement. It is hoped that urgent and serious consideration will be given to this matter with a view to putting an end to such harassment of civilian population. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 ^ Hui^ ^ ^>^/r7 rr- i,//^ X : ,. if jj .\ } AREA CODE 212 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 820 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO1T cc, Ref: 116/74 20 June 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government and further to my letter of 16 June 1975, I have the honour to bring to your attention the following: On June 19, 1976, at 10.20 hrs, two Turkish jet-fighters violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus flying from West to East in the direction from Morphou to Famagusta. This caused great unrest among the population, especially among the students who were taking their examina- tions at the time. On the same day at 12.50 hrs, a Turkish jet violated the airspace of the Republic by flying about twenty miles north of Paphos in a South-western direction. This systematic violation of the airspace of the Republic by the Turkish Air Force needs urgent and most serious consideration with a view to giving an end to such harassment of civilian population. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewecj/'asisurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Ambassador Secretary-General Permanent Representative of United Nations Cyprus to the United Nations New York PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS I—•<-/ P ^-{ T • TO THE UNITED NATIONS \ aao SECOND AVENUE .. , ^~^\ NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO17 Ref; 116/74 16 June 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to further draw Your Excellency's attention to the following: On June 14, 1975, at 0830 hours, an artillery reconnaisance aircraft of the Turkish Air Force, violated the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by flying from Pendadactylos to WD 377904, over National Guard positions and then towards Pyroi village. This repeated and systematic violation of the airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey, causing considerable appre- hension and tension in the island, is a matter that should be given urgent consideration with a view to its discontinuance. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenogp Rossides iassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York, 10017. Td Itrr^DU £,cg PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS aao SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. V. IOOI7 The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus presents its compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has the honour to call the latter 's attention to the so-called 'referendum1 which took place on the 8th June 1975 in the occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus. This arbitrary and unilateral Turkish action, aiming at the destruction of the independence, sovereignty and territo- rial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, is the direct result of the aggression of Turkey and the illegal occupation by the use of its armed force of 40% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and of the forced expulsion of 80% of the population of that territory from their ancestral homes. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus considers the above Turkish action as null and void. 'Referendum1 in an area where 80% of the population have been forcibly expelled by a Fo- reign occupying country cannot be conceived. According to basic theory and logic "referendum" is a democratic process and not a tool for racial discrimination against the overwhelming majority of the population. This action is not only against the Greek- His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017 - 2 - Cypriot population, who have been living in this island for thousands of years, but also against the Armenian and Maronite communities who chose long ago to make Cyprus their home, furthermore, it is against the real interests of the Turkish-Cypriot community which has been used by Turkey in the last decade or so, as its tools against the independence of Cyprus. The holding of a "referendum",as well as the provisions of the so-called "Constitution" which the Turkish-Cypriot leadership in collaboration with Turkey, intend to apply in the area under foreign occupation, held by 43,000 troops from Turkey, flagrantly violate the charter of the United Nations, all resolutions, both of the Security Council and of the General Assembly of the United Nations on Cyprus and all relevant resolutions of the N.on-Aligned and Commonwealth countries. Turkey is heavily responsible for the above violations as well as for completely ignoring the 1949 Geneva conventions and its conventional responsibilities towards human- rights. It should be remembered that Turkey guaranteed the status of Cyprus through international treaties, the validity and the provisions of which they invoked when they decided to invade Cyprus last July. The above illegal actions constitute a further step to the materialization of old plans of Turkey for the partition of the island of Cyprus, through a camouflaged annexation of the occupied part. The provisions of the "Constitution" are 3 - eloquent. As it is stated in its preamble, "The Turkish Cypriot Community constitutes the inseparable part of the Great Turkish nation". That the "Constitution" aims at linking the occupied part with Turkey becomes also clear from the affirmation of the "speaker" and "members" of the Assembly to respect the "principles of Ataturk" and not the principles of the Constitution of Cyprus. It should be noted as well that the "Constitution" in all relevant provisions calls the members of the Turkish-Cypriot Community as 'Turkish Citizens'. One can clearly see behind this refe- rence to 'Turkish Citizens', the sinister aims of Turkey for the Colonisation of Cyprus, by transportation of Turks from Turkey. Such colonization has already started and Turks from Turkey are given houses belonging to the expelled 200,000 Greek- Cypriots. Thus, in an era when the last remnants of colonialism are rapidly disappearing, Turkey is altering the demographic conditions of Cyprus in the most abhorrent way. Furthermore, the 'constitution1 provides for ratifica- tion of 'treaties', 'Martial Law1 fully independent 'Judicia- ry' and for 'Aliens'. The Greek-Cypriots, together with all non-Turkish Communities in the territory under occupation by Turkey, are defined as 'Aliens', and they will not enjoy the fundamental human and political rightsr as the Turks, and the rights of the'Aliens' are left to be determined by a 'Spe- cial law for Aliens'. Further, the right of ownership of - 4 - Greek-Cypriots is not protected. On the contrary, the 'Consti- tuion1 contains such provisions whose application presupposes the expropriation and allocation of property belonging to Greek- Cypriot displaced persons, such as houses, fields, factories, hotels, etc. to Turkish-Cypriots and Turks from Turkey. The equality before, the law, provided in the "Constitution",refers to Turks only. The resulting conclusion is that the said "Constitution" aims at abandoning almost every link of the occupied part with the rest of Cyprus, thus, Turkey once again contradicts her own solemn declarations that she will respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus. Generally, the "Constitution" contains provisions that prejudge the constitutional structure of the Cyprus State. The fact cannot be ignored that all this takes place while negotia- tions are under way for the solution of the Cyprus question and, particularly, the constitutional problem, in which the Turkish- Cypriots are a party. The holding, therefore, of a "referendum" and the provisions of such a "Constitution" reveal lack of good faith on the part of Turkey and the Turkish-Cypriot side in the talks and in no way contribute to the necessary climate for fruitful talks.. On the contrary, these Turkish actions constitute a serious provocation against the talks as well as against the international community and all efforts for a just and peaceful solution. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Secretary-G^neifal of/fche United Nations the assurances of his highest consideraytioh-^— New York,' 15 -Jtfnd 19tf5 ••• W f r~ .-1 <___ _,_, AREA CODE aia .„.„., PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TOTHEUN,TEDNAT,ONS eao SECOND AVENUE "'« The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary- General of the United Nations and has the honour to bring the following to his notice: Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, on July 20, 1974, and the continued occupation of 40% of its territory by more than 40,000 troops, the Turkish Government in collabo- ration with the so-called 'Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Adminis- tration1 purported now to be the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus", an illegal body residing in the occupied territory of Cyprus, not recognized by any international organization, has taken a number of illegal decisions, in flagrant violation of the 1949 Geneva conventions, and has been proceeding with illegal actions with regard to properties, movable and immovable, lying within the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus. By illegal and arbitrary decisions and actions, Turkey and the so-called 'Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration' , have usurped and are exploiting hotels, restaurants and other touristic establishments in the above-mentioned area, which . . . 2/ Secretary General United Nations ^ New York - 2 - belong to Greek Cypriots who were compelled by the force of arms to abandon their properties and become refugees. Furthermore, through such decisions and actions, Turkey and the so-called'Autonomous Turkish-Cypriot Administration1, have usurped and are exploiting factories and industries and enter- prises, lying within the occupied area, which belong to Greek Cypriots. Again the so-called Turkish-Cypriot "Council of Ministers" at one of its meetings in November 1974 'decided1 to appropriate all the immovable property, working places, factories and similar establishments abandoned in the Turkish controlled areas after the expulsion of Greac Cypriots and to exploit them "in accordance with the provisions of the emergency situation law in force in the Turkish region, for the benefit of the Turkish community." The hotels and other touristic establishments which belong to Greek-Cypriots who were forced to abandon them are now run by the illegal organization called 'Turkish-Cypriot Tourism Enterprises Ltd1 established with the participation of Turkish Government organs, such as the Turkish airlines, Turkish banks and other Turkish interests. According to a statement made by the "Director" of the "Turkish Cypriot Tourism Enterprises Ltd", who is a Turkish national, this organization was established by the decision of the Turkish Council of Ministers. He disclosed that Turkey and Foreign experts are working on plans for the establishment of gambling houses in Kyrenia and Famagusta, •» towns which have been the main tourist centres of Cyprus and . . . 3/ - 3 - attracted more than 7,000 of the total tourist traffic of the island. The Government of Turkey and its organs have already approached some tour operators in foreign countries trying to secure their collaboration for the operation of the hotels in the the areas under the control or Turkish occupation forces. Because of the expulsion of the owners and their staff, they are now trying to import hotel employees from Turkey and have announced the establishment of a catering institute for the training of hotel personnel. According to a statement by Mr. Sastir Vilmaz, a Turkish diplomat, "published in the Swedish newspaper 'Svenska Dagladet1 on 31 October 1974, 2000 hotel employees have been brought from Turkey, Among them are managers of some of the biggest hotels in Ankara and Istanbul. Furthermore, several hotel training institutes have been opened for Turkish Cypriots to enable them to learn the hotel trade. In the meantime, a group of experts from Turkey are reported to have arrived in Cyprus to organized the so-called 'Turkish Cypriot Ministry of Tourism1 which was established illegally by decision of the Turkish Government in order to run usurped properties. And all these, in order to exploit property grabbed by force at a time when the owners are refugees living under tents. Apart from the usurpation and exploitation of hotels, restaurants and other touristic establishments belonging to Greek Cypriots compelled at gun-point to abandon their properties, premises within the occupied area, belonging to Greeks and . . . 4/ - 4 - foreigners, have been completely stripped of all belongings and fixtures which, according to information, are being sold by means of public auction to Turkish Cypriots, cars and other vehicles being no exception. Houses belonging to Greek Cypriot refugees living in tents are being given to Turkish-Cypriots or Turks from Turkey. According to the Turkish press of 29 May 1975, the •Council of Ministers' of "The Turkish Cypriot Administration", examined the question of the distribution of motor cars and trucks belonging to Greek Cypriots. .At the meeting, the distribu- tion of yachts and other boats was discussed and it was decided that the distribution should be stopped until after the prepara- tion of a report by the committee in charge of distribution. According to reliable information, by the end of January 1975, members of the Turkish invasion forces have began the transportation to Turkey of heavy machinery such as tractors, belonging to Greek Cypriot refugees. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus is informed that efforts are in progress by Turkey to organize chartered flights fram various European coun- tries to Turkey and from there to the occupied territories of the Republic. Any response by foreign travel organization, no doubt, is in itself illegal and the persons concerned automatically become accomplices to the illegal acts perpetrated by Turkey either by itself or through the Turkish Cypriots-. According to columnist Eshref Nidai of Bozkurt, the Turkish Cypriots "Administration" has given brand new cars . . . 5/ - 5 - to the members of the "Constituent Assembly". The cars were selected by the members themselves at the famagusta port. The columnist, commenting on the decision taken by the •leadership1 says that most of the members already have their cars. The distribution of these brand new cars has shaken the laws and the principles of the administration from their foun- dation, the writer declares. The Government of the REpublic of Cyprus is also informed that a company under the name of 'Cyprus Industrial Operation Holding Lto»' has been established recently in Nicosia with the purpose of exploiting the industrial estates situated within the occupied area. Fifty per cent of the share-holders of this company are "The Turksih Cypriot Administration" and the Turkish bank and the Turkish Hank Sumer, while the other fifty per cent is held by Turkish Cypriot businessmen. In an announcement by the said company published in the Turkish Cypriot press in March 1975 it was stated tfcat various factories in Nicosia, Famagusta and Morphou are now reactiviated and that they are ready to receive orders. Furthermore, information came that the Cyprus Mines Corporation offices and installations at Xeros, including the loading pier, were 'taken over1 by Turkish Cypriot civilians, acting in the name of the Autonomous Turkish-Cypriot Administra- tion1^ and backed by Turkish forces and that cargo ships of the Turkish Maritime Company, Azot Sanay II, continue to call at Xeros Port loading cargos of stolen ore. The intentions of Turkey and the so-called 'Turkish Federated State of Cyprus' regarding the usurpation and exploita- tion of hotels, factories and industries, belonging to Greek . . . 6/ - 6 - «• Cypriots, becomes more obvious in an advertisement, appearing in the Turkish newspaper "Vatan", which is published in London, on 25 April 1975 which says: - "Tenders are invited for the lease of some hotels and ready- made garment factories in Cyprus'! Tenders are hereby invited for the lease of three ready-made garment factories in Nicosia, fully equipped for manufacturing ladies, gents and children's garments and for the lease of some hotels in Famagusta and Kyrenia. All t -sders should reach the Tenders Box of the Central Tenders Commission, Cyprus Turkish Federated State, at Nicosia * not later than 9 a.m. on Tuesday the 6th of May, 1975. Any further information on the above tenders may be obtained either from the state properties, Cyprus Turkish Federated State Treasury, Nicosia, Cyprus, or fro^ the following address:- Office of the London Representative Cyprus Turkish Federated -State P.O. Box 4RS London WIA 4RS Tel. 01-734 4798. » Furthermore, the real intentions of the so-called 'Turkish Peace Operation in Cyprus' are amply illustrated by the following extracts from the Turkish and foreign press, concerning the illegal exploitation of citrus orchards belonging to Greek Cypriot refugees:- Extract from "Reuter Fruit Report" No. 9008 of 18 October 1974. "The Turkish exports of Citrus fruit and especially lemons for 1974-75, as have been officially estimated and •^ declared by Turkey, are increased from thirty thousand tons v . . . 7/ - 7 - in 1973-74 to eighty thousand tons in 1974-75, As it can well be appreciated such an increase in production within a year is impossible. The difference between the usual exports by Turkey and those declared represent approximately the production of Cyprus." Statement of the 'Chairman of the Cyprus Coordination Committee' Mr.Muezzinc-gigu in the Turkish-Cypriot Press on 10 January 1975. " The Picking of Citrus crop has already started. We even started exporting citrus. A marketing company is also set up for exporting." Letter of 'Turkish Agricultural Officer' in Famagusta published 14 January 1975 in the Turkish_Cyprlot press: "After the 'peace operation", the areas of the citrus orchards occupied by the Turks in Famagusta reaches to 10,000 donums. Some of these orchards are leased to persons (Turks) who are interested in Citrvs growing. The packing installations of Sodem in Morphou and Selek and Kunnas in Famagusta are operating since 1 December 1974. Twenty thousand crates of grapefruit will be loaded to a ship. The experts from Turkey are super- vising the work done". Istanbul Daily 'Gunaydin' (15 January 1975) "The Turkish Cypriots have already exported 5,000 tons of oranges and lemons." . . . 8/ - 8 - Turkish Press^ 4 March 1975;- "Citrus Fruit will become the main source of national income for the 'Turkish Cypriot Administration." Statement of the 'Minister of Agriculture' of the Turkish "Administration" Mr. Ramadan, published in the Turkish press on 8 March 1975:- "Some of the citrus orchards would be leased to Turkish Cypriots form the south for two years. This was decided by the 'Council of Minister1. Fifty thousand donums of citrus orchards in Famagusta, Lefka and Kyrenia will be leased to Turks arrived from the south free of charge. About 2,500 families are expected to have orchards." It is obvious that all these actions constitute criminal acts contrary to Cyprus law and contravene also flagrantly articles 49 and 147 of the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949 which considers 'unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement of a protected person, taking of hostages and extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necissity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly1, as grave breaches of the convention, as well as other provisions of internation law, including the European Code of Human Rights. List of Greek Cypriot factories situated in the occupied areas, which are now operating under Turkish given names under the auspices of the newly established "Cyprus Industrial Operation Holding Ltd" is attached herewith. (Annex I) . . . 9/f - 9 - News about the functioning of these factories were published in the Turkish Cypriot Newspaper 'Zaman1 on 21 March 1975, which quoted that most of. these factories operate under the direction of two Turkish Cypriot companies ( BOR SAN and MOR SAN) while several others under the direction of individuals. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations would be grateful to the Secretary General of the United Nations if this note verbale were circulated as a document of the Security Council. The Permanent Representative of the Republic 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. Anne x 1. Turkish textiles factory 2. "DIKMEII" fabrics and paints factory 3. "GOKMEN" fabrics and paints factory "• U. AKIN pump factory 5. BOR-SAN pump factory 6. BOR-SAN foundry 7. Metal shutters factory ' 8. BOR-SAN nail factory 9. BOR-SAN plastic factory 1 Nicosia 10. BOR-SAN plastics factory 2 Nicosia .11. EOR-SAN cosmetics factory 12. BOR-SAN paints factory 13. BOR-SAN shoe factory ll*. BOR-SAN wooden goods factory 15. BOR-SAN bedspreads factory 16. ;BOR-SAN wires factory '•-IT."- MOR-SAN plastics factory 1 E^inagusta • 18. EOR-SAN chocolates and candy factory 19. MOR-SAN plastics factory 2 Fama^usta 20. MOR-SAN plastics weaving factory- Tentative (test) production 21. MOR-SAN plastic tubes factory Tentative (test) production 22. KOR-JJAI1 artificial opon^es factory Tentative (test) production 23. MOR-SAII rretal goods factory Tentative (test) production PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS (__^_ ,, ••' i-C-^J; TO THE UNITED NATIONS B2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 Ref: 55/75 10 June 1975 Excellency, Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to lodge a most emphatic protest against the holding on 8 June 1975 of a "referendum" purporting to ratify the "constitution" of the pseudo "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus". As I had occasion to stress in the past (my letters S/11691, S/11703 and S/11719 dated 15 and 28 May, and 9 June 1975 respectively), this so-called "state" is a non-existent, non-recognized entity off which the Security Council, by its Resolution 367 (1975), expressed its disapproval. What validity can, therefore, be in a "referendum" purporting to ratify a "constitution" in itself invalid, and more particularly, conducted over a territorial area from which, shortly before, the four-fifths of its inhabitants (over 200 thousand) have been forcibly expelled by the invading power, who is engaged in transporting Turkish population from its own main- land, and other parts, in order that they take the place of the so expelled inhabitants and usurp their homes and properties. . . . . 2/ _-^-* > His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 - 2 - The very act of holding such a "referendum" is a provocative demonstration of defiance of all tenets of inter- national legal order, of relevant United Nations Resolutions. and more especially of Security Council Resolution 367 (1975), which unanimously expressed disapproval of unilateral actions by the parties that "have compromised or may compromise the implementation of the relevant United Nations Resolutions" (para. 2 thereof). Furthermore, such action, taken at the very time when talks were being held in Vienna towards peaceful solution under the aforesaid Security Council Resolution, is an added manifes- tation of intransigeance and bad faith in the talks by the Turkish side. Through seeking to impose faits accomplis intended to prejudge the outcome of the negotiations, Ankara further ignores and disregards the aforesaid Security Council Resolution which "calls on all parties concerned to refrain from any action might jeopardize the negotiations and take steps which will facilitate the creation of the climate necessary for the success of these negotiations" (para. 8 thereof). While, on the one hand, Ankara has been evading its obligation to implement General Assembly Resolution 3212^ for the "speedy" withdrawal of its troops from Cyprus and the "urgent" return of the refugees to their homes in safety^ by alleging that such implementation could be reached through the negotiation procedure, on the other hand, it does everything to frustrate the relevant talks and negotiations in Vienna. . . . . 3/ r- 3 - Needless to say that any such illegal referendum is null and void ab initio and cannot alter the legal situation under both international and domestic Cyprus law. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. v Zenon RossideV s Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations 9QS-33aO >-^ , <°-^-.:1> !oee.asei PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS <"<", TO THE UNITED NATIONS O2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OOI7 Cf, /V) , , <$u-^2-) ll Ref: 74/71 10 June 1975 J ftf & Excellencyx I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 9 June 1975 addressed to you by Dr. F. Paraskevaides, Chairman of the Cyprus Refugee Committee. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.*1 Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York 10017 Letter dated 9 June 1975 from Dr. F. Paraskevaides, Chairman of the Cyprus Refugee Committee addressed to the Secretary-General The Cyprus Refugee Committee protests in the strongest terms against the "Constitution" of the so-called "Federal Turkish" Cypriot State", approved yesterday in a "referendum". ' ....'- : - ::.r.:';:This inadmissible move of the Turkish side prejudges the.-coristi'tutional structure of the Cyprus state while talks are •.••.•..x»".-i-v-..'.. .>•••••*". ' :'-'.-"-:*v-?-^$''-''':ys"S'. ':.'•''•• ^leild .to find a commonly acceptable solution to the Cyprus action of the Turkish side and the provisions Ld "Constitution" constitutes a new indisputable '..'.'the Turkish intention to create faits accomplis v;-f tir-ce of arms. -^''BV^^V'':;:;'^^^/^.Besides, as you yourself will ascertain, Your '-•••,•;-'; ' Excelienc.y>: the "Constitution" approved by the Turkish Cypriots contains, provisions which recall the medieval times, trample upon fundamental human rights and attempt to "make legal" the . snatching of homes and properties of the 200,000 Greek Cypriots who have been uprooted from their homes by the force of arms so that they may not return to them. We request you, Your Excellency, to inform the members of the Security Council of this most serious action and to suggest the taking of measures which would force Turkey to apply the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council on Cyprus. (signed) F. PARASKEVAIDES Chairman Cyprus Refugee Committee Addition telephoned from the Cyprus Mission at 3.50 pm, 1O June 1975: in their very purport. "This can be realized also from their actual effects upon the development of the recent second session of the talks beginning June 5th, which were saddled and practically paralyzed by such complications." Request for circulation... mem lo June 4.OO pm Herndl's office notified. aiz {oae:"e? /o / >.-/• PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE UNITED NATIONS B2O SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO17 Ref: 111/74 9 June 1975 Excellency, I wish to refer to my letters S/11691 and S/11705 of 15 and 28 May 1975 respectively, regarding the inadmissi- bility of circulating, as Security Council documentation, letters purporting to emanate from a non-existent source, such as the so-called "Federated Turkish State of Cyprus",, and to point out that such circulation further aggravates a deliberate misrepresentation of fact prejudicial to the territorial integrity and independence of the Republic of Cyprus _.a member state of the United Nations. There is no other state of Cyprus or within Cyprus. What there is in Cyprus at this moment is a still continuing military occupation of forty per cent of its territory by a foreign country, Turkey. And it is of special significance that the latter, in violation of relevant General Assembly and Security Council Resolutions and of international law, forcibly expelled the indigenous Greek Cypriot majority (80%) population from the invaded area, looted and usurped their homes and properties and is now constantly transporting Turkish population from its main- land to be installed in the so usurped homes and properties, in . . . 2/ His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations O&g : /,^-;' // ,,. /Y' New York, New York 10017 . &,<•*„ " - 2 - a remarkable disregard of the criminality involved. This in no sense can make of the territory a Turkish Cypriot state at all. What it does make is its manifest colonization by the invader — as part of a nefarious scheme to demolish the independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus, in a manner calculated to bring it under Turkey's subjugation. |- It is, therefore, vain for Ankara to attempt a cover up of this pre-planned international crime, through the pretence k of a fictitious "Federated Turkish State of Cyprus", and more particularly in a territory from which the four-fifths of its legitimate inhabitants have been so inhumanly expelled in the pursuit of such abject and illegal purpose. The dire consequences and wider implications of such forcibly imposed developments upon Cyprus, and its people as a whole, are all too obvious to need elaboration. Even the lot of the bulk of the Turkish Cypriots is not exempt. They are already realizing the sad effects involved in the essential loss of their identity as Cypriots, and of their own country, by be- coming massively submerged under the thumb of an occupation army and merged into its arbitrary will through its instruments in Cyprus. Furthermore, the wholly unacceptable situation of brute force being so far tolerated and allowed to prevail over basic tenets of international order and security, and in violation of unanimous General Assembly Resolutions and of mandator-•* y Security . . . . 3/ - 3 - Council decisions, have the most adverse repercussions/upon y the precarious situation in the Middle East region, -- of which there have been already marked indications of a resulting deterioration — but more widely upon the cause of inter- national peace in the world. It is, however, our confident and firm belief that the international community, through the United Nations, cannot continue so lacking in positive action under the'fjSiarter. We trust that the Security Coucil, viewing the problem in its due perspective at the present juncture, will take all appropriate steps towards the effective implementation of its Resolution 365, which mandatorily endorses the unanimously adopted General Assembly Resolution 3212, for the "speedy" withdrawal of the occupation forces and the "urgent" return of the refugees to their homes in safety. The problem would thus be placed by the United Nations on its positive and proper course towards solution -MBS! over- coming the negativeness of complications stemming from faits accomplis, which render nugatory the Vienna negotiations in their very purport. I would be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document "of the Security Council. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Zenon Rossides Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations