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Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 31 March 1976, addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. /

liter TUrkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York o , «

TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OP CYPRUS PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

26 March 1976

Your Excellency,

The letter of the Greek Cypriot representative at the U.N., Mr. Zenon Rossides, dated 16th March 1976 and circulated as document S/lSOlij. of the Security Council, has recently been brought to my attention.

With reference to its contents, I would like to state

categorically that we utterly reject the allegation that Turkey

is preparing for the construction of a military air base near

Kyrenia (in the areas of Ayios Epiktitos, Karakoumi, Kazaphani and Klepini). We also refute the allegations by Mr. Rossides to the effect that Greek Cypriots are forcefully evicted from the above mentioned areas. On the contrary, Greek Cypriots who reside in the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus are transferred to the south either on their own written request or on the request of the UNFICYP on their behalf. The re-settlers in these houses are not "colonialists" from Turkey as alleged but Turkish Cypriot refugees who fled from Greek oppression in the south to safety in the north, as well as Turkish Cypriots who had emigrated in their thousands

to various parts of the world in the face of an unbearable dimen-

sion of economic and social discrimination by Greek Cypriots in the

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York .../. past and are now returning home.

Blatant distortion of truth reflected in the inventory of slanderous Greek Cypriot accusations can in no way discredit the legitimate and justified intervention of Turkey in Cyprus. This intervention was carried out under international agreements in order to save the Turkish community from complete annihilation and to safeguard the independence of the island, that independence which -Archbishop Makarios has been trying to destroy for the last 12 years. Resort to malicious propaganda can in no way hide the 12 year old barbarism, tyranny and oppression which has been inflicted upon the Turkish community of Cyprus by the Greek Cypriots and its leadership. Neither can it conceal the expansionist, colonial ambition of Greece embodied in the struggle for Enosis, (union of Cyprus with Greece), which culminated in the tragic events of 1963, 1967 and 1974. The Greek Cypriot leadership as well as the government of Greece have not yet denounced Enosis, Neo- colonization of Cyprus by Greece still remains a "supreme national goal of Hellenism". We deplore very much that at a time when the intercommunal talks are re-activated, the Greek Cypriot leadership, presenting itself as the so-called "government of Cyprus", a "government" which does not exist in law or in fact, still maintains its intransigent attitude and resorts to political propaganda which cannot but undermine prospects for a negotiated settlement.

* * • / * I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. Denkta?) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION UM,TED NAT.ONS

18 March197 6

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 18 March 1976, addressed to you by Mr.. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ray highest consideration.

liter TUrkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York

';&&• ,•. v.P. "? OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

18 March 1976

Your Excellency, The tragic irony in the most recent outburst of the Greek Cypriot Representative, Mr. Rossides,(l6 March 1976, S/120lk), is his self-styled concern for the well-being of the Turkish Cypriot community. As the world public opinion bears witness, if the Greek Cypriot community which he represents, had, during the past decades demonstrated the minimum of such a concern, the tragedy of Cyprus would not have occured. It is blatantly hypocritical on the part of Mr. Rossides and his leadership to claim any rights on behalf of the Turkish Cypriots who were regarded as their national enemies and hence to be eradicated from Cyprus. Such pretentions, making a mockery of history, can be fabricated only on a belief in universal naivete. The allegations of the Greek Cypriot Representative concerning the areas in northern Cyprus hardly deserve any reply since those areas are under the full control and jurisdiction of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. There are no undertakings in the area under the control of the Turkish Cypriot community which would contravene the conviction of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus that the island should be a non-aligned country. Strategic bases which might jeopardize the non-alignment of Cyprus are located outside the territory which is under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, and as is generally known, are in the south. 11 should be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York I ' f .

OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OCM7

c c. ,: /lit 27 February 1976

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 28 January 1976, addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denktas, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secret ary -G- en er al United Nations New York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS PRESIDENT'S OFFICE Nicosia 28th January,76.

Your Excellency,

I would like to refer to your Report to the Security Council (S/11900 of 8th December, 1975) covering the period. 10 June 1975 to 8 December, 1975, and to "bring the following observations to your notice:

Papa... 11. of the Report; The security, welfare and well- being of the Greek Cypriote who chose to remain in the Turkish-controlled;, north of Cyprus is the responsibility of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus* During the past twelve years UNFICYP's practice had been to regard the security, welfare and well-being of the Turkish Cypriots living in areas under Greek Cypriot control to be the responsibility of the Greek Cypriot Administration, Therefore UNFICYP's claim of responsibility for ensuring the security, welfare and well-being of Greek Cypriots in the north appear to be contrary not only to IMFICYP's mandate but also to the established practice•

Para, Hi of the Report: The way this paragraph has been written gives one the impression that there is a lack of co-operation with UNFICYP on the part of the Turkish side. There are practical arrangements between UNFICYP and the authorities of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus concerning the freedom of movement of UNFICYP in confrontation areas; and within the limits of these arrangements UNFICYP continues to enjoy freedom of movement.

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheiin, Secretary-General, United Nations Organization, New York. Para. gii to 26 of the_. Report; I do not agree with the way the situation has been presented in these paragraphs. As it is known the Turkish Cypriot side had all along maintained that the Status of Forces Agreement which provides for the stationing, deployment, functioning and the freedom of movement of UNFICYP was not binding on the Turkish side as it had "been unilaterally negotiated and signed by the then Secretary-General in March 196^4 with Mr. Kyprianou representing only the Greek Cypriot side. If there have been some restrictions in these matters in practice, they were due to the lack of an agreement regulating the freedom of movement of UNFICYP in the Turkish Cypriot controlled part of the island.

There is no doubt the Turkish Forces in the island are here to maintain law and order under the Treaty of Guarantee and they have a similar Status of Forces Agreement

with the Turkish Cypriot Authorities0 In some instances it is only natural that there should be some overlapping in the discharge of peacekeeping functions. It is hoped that when the agreement envisaged in the Process Verbale dated 9th December, 1975 is negotiated and signed the situation will be clarified.

Parag30 of the Report; It is regrettable that unconfirmed complaints received from Greek Cypriote have been included in this paragraph. It is well-known that all Greek Cypriots who were transferred to the south had been so transferred either on their own request or on UNFICYP's request. These complaints of pressure which are being made for propaganda purposes in order to 'discredit the Turkish side should not have found their way in the Report. If for any reason UKFIGYP thinks fit to mention such complaints in their reports for record purposes they should, in fairness to the Turkish side, include in their reports the views of the Turkish side on such complaints. In the particular complaint mentioned in this paragraph of the Report, the Turkish side had informed UNFICYP that no pressure whatsoever had been - 3 - exercised on any Greek Gypriot to move to the south and stressed that the complaints were being made merely for propaganda purposes; but no mention of this has been made. It should also be noted that the Greek Cypriots moving to the south on their own free will are not entitled to avail themselves of the benefits provided for the displaced persons. So Greek Cypriots moving to the south on their own free will have had on many occasions to change their earlier statements and claim that they have been forced out by the Turkish side in order to be eligible for those benefits.

Para, .3.5 of the Report; The figures of Greek Cypriot displaced persons given in this paragraph reflects only the Greek Cypriot version of the situation which is hard to verify because on occasions Greek officials and press give much lower figures (of Attorney-General Tornaritis' report in September, 1975 as well as figures given by the Greek Cypriot Displaced Person's Organisation),

Para, $6 of the Report; Although mention is made in this paragraph of the transfer of Turkish Cypriot population from the south to the north, no mention is made of the fact that all these people have moved to the north on their own free will and initiative in order to escape Greek pressure and threats*

Parac 6k of the_ Reports It is mentioned in this paragraph that during the period under review the tension has remained high. This statement reflects only part of the truth. As far as the Turkish controlled north is concerned the situation has been quite normal and calm as compared with the situation during the last twelve years*

Parae 65 of the Reporti It is suggested in this paragraph! that the confrontation areas should be completely demilitarized except for the United Nations personnel, in order to prevent a recurrence of fighting and also to enable the Force on humanitarian basis, to facilitate normal civilian activities in the areas between the cease-fire lines. The Turkish side's view on this matter is that the present and future status •/ • • * of these confrontation areas is a legal and political matter which must first Toe satisfactorily settled, and that it would at present "be impossible for these areas to "be placed under exclusive UNFIGYP control for the purposes mention in the Report.

Para_,_.j56 of the Reports It is gratifying to note that mention has "been made of the fact that agreement was reached on certain? problems during the third round of talks in Vienna hut it is regrettable that in mentioning the fact that some of the provisions contained in that agreement had not teen fully implemented it was found fit to single out one provision in particular and shov/ the Turkish side as the guilty party, without also mentioning the fact that there is a substantial divergence of view as regards the contents of the Agreement. Furthermore it will "be remembered that the agreement reached included the transportation to the north of various types of vehicles, household goods, tractors and agricultural equipment left "by the 20,000 Turkish Cypriots both in the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and other places in the south. Although the Greek Gypriot side failed to implement this agreement, no mention of this has been made in the Report* As a matter of fact the question of "ensuring the security and well-being of the Greek Cypriots" in the north is the responsibility of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and not of UNFICYP, Furthermore, the Greek Cypriot side's claim to have all the Greek Cypriot displaced persons returned to the north and UNFICYP's claim of responsibility for ensuring the security and well-being of all Greek Cypriots in the north, if accepted, would amount to the abolition of the Turkish Cypriot controlled area as well as the denial of the authority of the Turkish Federated State,

Para» 67_ of the Report; The fear expressed in this paragraph that unless the present situation of confrontation is solved the risk of renewed and large-scale conflict remains, is not shared by the Turkish Cypriot side* It reflects the Greek Cypriot side's view which is prompted by political conside- rations. As1 stated elsewhere in this letter peace and tranquility prevail in the Turkish-controlled north and there is nothing critical in the situation nor is there any threat of renewed or large scale conflict* - 5 -

Pa_ra« 68 of the Report; It is true that the best available means of making progress towards a settlement is through continued talks "between representatives of the two sides; but the attitude recently adopted "by Archbishop Makarios is not at all helpful. The denial of agreements reached in the Vienna talks by Archbishop Makarios, particularly, the agreement relating to the acceptance in principle of a solution based on a bi-zonal federation and a weak Central Government, and his attempts to shift the Cyprus problem to the arena of international forums, are not at all encouraging,

Mag appended to the Report showing the deployment of_UNFICYPi Contrary to the facts which transpired during the on—the—spot negotiations to solve the misunderstanding which cropped up at "Strovilia" area, the Turkish controlled part of the land abutting on the Eastern Sovereign Base Area has been shown as U»N» controlled area. It should be noted that this is not acceptable by the Turkish side.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

V LojW^V\ l~w I **** ^ (Rauf H. ESHKTA§) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus* H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York

By Hand. OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY TO THE U.N. 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OOI7 r<

TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

13 February 1976

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated

18 February 1976, addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldhtim Secretary-General United Nations New York / OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS . 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-614! NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

18 February 1976

Your Excellency,

>; - I would like to make the following general observation in connexion with the recent letter-publishing campaign by the representative of the Greek Cypriot Community £o the United Nations.

• " It is a well-known practice of the Greek Cypriot representative to bombard the United Nations with his unnecessary and misleading correspondance full of the most blatant lies about the conduct of the authorities of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. That he does this right before the convening of each and every intercommunal talk is both tiresome and most unfortunate.

It is hard to comprehend the fact that while the Greek Cypriot Administration, which he is supposed to represent, accepts to participate in the intercommunal talks - we hope, in good faith -, the representative of -the Greek Cypriot Community chooses to resort to such a tactic. This behaviour is either symptomatic of the Greek Cypriot representative's aversion to a peaceful solution or his Administration's insincerity in this matter.

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New'York .«./. I sincerely hope, once again, that the Greek Cypriot Administration and its representative to the United Nations recognize the necessity, at long last, of not trying to disrupt intercommunal negotiations each time a positive and hopeful development seems to take place. The Greek Cypriot representative would have been better advised and much more convincing if he could have, at least for once, shown patience and waited until the end of the intercommunal talks currently underway,

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. -i ° £\

, ;! ' Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus 0 I UA

UN/TED NAI/ONS Distr. SECURITY GENERAL S/1198U COUNCIL IT February 1976 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED IT FEBRUARY 1976 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 17 February 1976, addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should "be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) liter TURKMEN Ambassador Permanent Representative

76-03721* S'/1198U English Page 2

Annexes

Letter dated IT February 1976 from Mr. Nail Atalay addressed to the Secretary-General

I have the honour to enclose herewith a leter dated l6 February 1976, addressed to you by. H.E. Rauf R. Denktas, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Hail ATALAY Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus S/1198U English Page 3

Letter dated 16 February 1976 from Mr. Rauf R. Denktas addressed to the Secretary-General

Mr. Zenon Rossides1 letter of 10 February 1976 which has been circulated as document S/11975 of the Security Council has just been brought to my notice.

I deplore Mr. Rossides' attempt to influence our negotiations here in Vienna which are due to begin tomorrow, by false propaganda. His persistent assumption that he represents a government which can speak for the whole of Cyprus and his usage of this claim for furthering constantly and passionately a destructive policy contrary not only to the interests of the Turkish Community but also to the interests of Cyprus at large is only detrimental to the negotiations to which both communities attach so much hope.

In the shortest of terms, I firmly state that I do not recognize Mr. Zenon Rossides as representing anything except the community to which he belongs5 namely the Greek Cypriot Community. The constitutional government of Cyprus shall be established when the two national communities finally agree to the ways and means and principles of re-establishing it. The current negotiations under Your Excellency's guidance are being conducted for this very purpose.

What Mr. Rossides considers fit to put before the Security Council at this juncture under the presumption of "instructions from his government" can therefore only be regarded as a propaganda appeal by those who are determined to undermine the process of negotiations.

It is false that the Turkish Force is doing in Cyprus anything which runs contrary to its solemn duties of keeping peace and of preventing the destruction of the bi-communal independence of Cyprus by enosis-bound Greek Cypriots. We have stated earlier in our public statements and reiterate here now that all towns, villages and areas within the territory of the Turkish Cypriot Federated State fall within the competence of its administration.

I therefore reject all the slanderous allegations of Mr. Rossides in regard to any town, village or area within the territory of the Turkish Cypriot Federated State as irrelevant and in this particular case, unfounded.

The Greek Cypriot leadership has once again shown its ill-will and insincerity towards the negotiations by coming forward with this unfounded allegation and by trying to put on record the views of the so-called "government of Cyprus" which simply does not exist in law or in fact.

I fully and categorically reject each and every allegation made by Mr. Rossides in his aforementioned letter and call upon him and his leader to the realities of Cyprus which their obnoxious enosis policy has brought about in the island.

I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Rauf R. DEMTAS, President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus 'P. ,'*.-,; TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

New York, February 3> 19?6

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith

a letter dated 3 February 197& addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the

Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you.would circulate

this letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ray highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations New York, N.Y. 1001? OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, STH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-614! NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

3 February 1976

Your Excellency, I would like to refer to the letter of Mr. Rossides, the representative of the Greek Cypriot Administration, which was circulated as a document of the Security Council (S/11952) on 29 January 19?6 and to inform you that the allegations contained therein .are totally unfounded and have been deliberately fabricated to raise suspicion and concern in international circles about the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus vis-a-vis the Greek Cypriote living in North Cyprus. Furthermore, concerning these allegations, the Spokesman of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus has said that Greek Cypriots wishing to move South were helped to do so, in accordance with the Vienna Agreements. Commenting on Greek Cypriot allegations relating to the Greeks in the North, the Spokesman said that they were leading a ««. normal life. He stressed: "We are not doing to these people what the Greeks had done to the Turks prior to their transfer. If they are complaining because we are not using force to prevent or to deter those who wish to move South from doing so, we can only remind

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Mew York .../, .that such an attitude has never- been our policy. We regard it inhuman to compel Greek Cypriote who wish to go South to remain in the North. We deem it a duty to give them every necessary assistance." Replying to Greek Cypriot allegations that .the authorities of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus are violating the Vienna agreements by not allowing Greek doctors, teachers and clergymen to come North, the Spokesman said: "it has been clearly established that there is no need for more Greek Cypriot teachers, doctors and clergymen in the North. The Greek Cypriots c in the North have more tfaan enough "teachers already. This has been alao proved by repeated complaints from Greek Cypriots to their leadership that the number of teachers in the South has daily been decreasing. About the doctors, our hospitals are treating every Greek patient without any discrimination." "We have now full proof that teachers who have been selected to come North are EOKA militants; and the Vienna agreements specifically provide that we should refuse access to such people." I would like to bring the above to the attention of all the honourable representatives to the United Nations. I should be grateful if this letter were circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus .. r '• <• '

TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION U, *~ TO THE UNITED NATIONS .-i /y . Air • ^jrlt. ' r.r^ <:/. M" - ^-^^c.As^./<.f Mr,M, 6-^.~<. wv^v..,i . , XT' /-///=>-/<$- 12 January 1976 i .>

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 12 January 1976 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Actine Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter TUrkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheitn Secretary-G-eneral United Nations New York OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK IGOI7

12 January 1976

Your Excellency,

About 2\\ hours after the U.'N. General Assembly had voted on a Cyprus resolution in New York, one of the leading Greek daily newspapers in Cyprus - Haravghi - came out with an astounding admission: "EOKA HORDE KILLED IMNOCEET TURKISH CYPRIOT WOMEN AND CHILDREN", it announced in bold front page headlines.

The editor of Haravghi, Mr. Costas Partassides, had in fact made this startling revelation a few days earlier during a discussion group session in a Nicosia club. In his talk Mr.Partassides accused FOKA *B* of "killing innocent Turkish Cypriot women and children together with thousands of democratic elements among the Greek Cypriot Community."

He also strongly criticized the Makarios Administration for failing to bring to justice the fascist members of EOKA, the Police and the National Guard who were responsible for the 15 July coup of 19714., and for the barbarous crimes committed against the Greek and Turkish Cypriot citizens thereafter.

H.E». Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York .. ./. The following is a faithful translation of Mr. Partassides* disclosures and criticisms as published in his newspaper Harav^hi on 22 November 1975=

"After the 20 July 197^ attacks, members of FOKA *B*, the Police and the National Guard, who were in power, were poiiy- round villages and towns, collecting Turkish Cypriots* arms and hiding them. In fact these people have done nothing but remain behind the fighting lines, gathering booty and killir;"- brutally innocent Turkish women and children. In this way thousands of live-stock, innumerable jewellery, furniture ana household effects came into their possession. "While the true sons of the people were being sent to tho 'front', to face the armour of the enemy, the captains of EC7CA passed away their days and nights in drinking and feasting - gorging themselves with *shish kebab* and * oven-baked* meat*, On top of all that, they were reinstated in jobs and positions from which they had been dismissed because of their illegal and subversive activities. "After Makarios returned to Cyprus and forgave them, - offering them the 'olive branch*, these people continued in their insults, threats and provocative actions. Not only have they not shown any signs of remorse, but they actually continued to act and behave as they had done before. They are still hold: on to thousands of arms in their possession, delivering only a few weapons to authorities from time to time, to hoodwink the people. They are also keeping up their campaign of demagogy

• * • / * and incitement in schools and other places and, as before, they are receiving financial assistance and publishing various kinds of subversive literature. "Some of these people are claiming to have repented. But if so, why do they not disband their organization? V;'hat have they to fear? A general amnesty already exists. "in foreign countries the following questions are being asked: 1. Since the coup leaders and murderers are roaming the streets freely and, moreover, still holding their previous posts, what kind of democratic order has been established in the island? 2« Since we have not yet divorced our responsibility, as a State, from the heinous crimes committed by fascism against Turkish Cypriot women and children, and thousands of democratic elements within the Greek Community, what sort of a democracy do we have? 3. Since lawlessness is formally accepted and the State lives in harmony with armed terrorists, what kind of justice do we have? !(.. Does a policy of such co-existence - between the State and lawlessness - ensure the unity and the solidarity of the people? "

Mr. Partassides concludes with a searching question of his own: k

"Since the 'Coup-President' and his Ministers can still

act and behave in Cyprus as they did during the coup days,

has anyone pondered what foreigners must be thinking of us?"

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter •as a document of the Security Council,

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ny highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

17 November 1975

Your Excellency,

. I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 17 November 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council.

Please accept. Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-Gen oral United Nations New York

fcB OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

17 November 1975

Your Excellency, I would like to refer to the letter written by Mr. Rossides, transmitting a copy of a letter addressed to Your Excellency from Mr. G. Sterghides of the so-called Committee of Relatives of Isolated Persons in the Karpass Area, which was criculated as General Assembly document (A/10351) on 12 November 1975. Mr. Serghides is neither a Northerner (from Karpass Area), nor is he informed about the true situation prevailing in the North Cyprus. The whole aim of the letter under reference as usual, seems to be political propaganda, and the author is only trying to provoke the Greek Cypriots in the North and mislead world public opinion. . Our official reply to numerous letters on the same subject have been expressed in Mr. Vedat Qelik's letter (A/10310,S/11859) of 2l|. October 1975. I should be grateful if this letter could be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security | Council. ... .;: j: u; t Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

6 October, 1975

Your Exellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 6 October, 1975* addressed to you by Mr. TSail Atalay, the Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter both as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Exellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter Turkmen •' Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York. * IE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

6 October, 1975

Your Exellency,

With reference to the General Assembly document A/10205 of 8 September, 1975 (English Edition, pp. 19-20) concerning the Question of the implementation of International Security, in which the Government of Greece accuses the Government of Turkey of having "invaded" Cyprus, I would like, once again, to bring the following to the attention of Your Exellency and the distin- guished members of the General Assembly.

1. From 19514. to 1959* each year the Government of Greece brought the Cyprus issue to the General Assembly with the clear and acknowledged aim of annexing the island to Greece. This is common knowledge to those who are familiar with the history of the Cyprus crisis and can easily be verified through the documents of the United Nations.

2. in December 1963, - Archbishop Makarios initiated the coup against the co-founder of the Republic of Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot Community, in accordance with the preconceived conspiracy

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York ./... -2-

known as the infamous "Akritas Plan", with the aid and full support of Greece in order to destroy all "impediments" to ENOS IS { union of Cyprus with Greece). * 3. Greece continuously had Greek Army officers, soldiers and personnel for the specific training of the Greek National Guard with a view of EKQSlS . These officers are still in Cyprus at the present time.

4. The real aggression and invasion both in 1961; and in certainly came from Greece. In 1961;, in explicit contravention of the I960 London-Zurich Agreements, Greece infiltrated two infantry division ( more than 12,000 men) into Cyprus. This was clearly an occupation of a sovereign State by an outside power. More recently, in July 1971;, the coup against Archbishop Makarios was executed by the Greek National Guard led by Greek Army officers with the openly acknowledged aim of uniting Cyprus with Greece.

5. I should like to point out, once again, that ENOS IS (union of Cyprus with Greece) is specifically prohibited in the 1959 Treaty of Guarantee signed by the Republic of Cyprus, Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom, as well as in the Constitution of Cyprus. The Treaty, officially registered with, the United Nations, obliges the signatories to guarantee the "independence, territorial integrity and security of the Republic of Cyprus". Each signatory reserves the right to take action to guard these principles if "common and concerted action may not prove possible"; On 15 July* 1971;, -3-

again, Greece was the aggressor. Therefore, the only course of action left to the Government of Turkey was to take military action to honour its Treaty obligations, to prevent EKOSlS (Union of t Cyprus with Greece) and to protect the security of the Turkish Cypriot Community in Cyprus.

I should be very grateful if this letter could be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Pleace accept, Your Exellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay j Acting Representative of the ! Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION X - "' TO THE UNITED NATIONS

6 October 19 7£

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 6 October 1975* addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, the Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter both as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative cc

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

6 October 1975

Your Excellency,

- I have the honour to enclose herewith a. letter dated 1 October 1975 addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denktas., President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter both as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS » t-f.> **MI '- < "' . * •••:-- r -r-iT-y ?.}j-> the Turkish ' "PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ' •of "y :->T •-•'•,

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Your Excellency, It has come to my knowledge that Archbishop Makarios , is scheduled to address the current session of the U.N. General ^Assembly later this week on behalf of Cyprus. I would, therefore, like to place on record once again •..•'..«•'. . - ' -/£?"" that Achbishop Hakarios cannot legally or morally represent the Republic of Cypru^" as a whole. This fact is also confirmed by Resolution 3212 adopted by the U.K. General Assembly on 1st November 197^» which recognizes the existence of two distinct national communities in Cyprus and recommends that the solution to the Cyprus problem should be sought through direct negotiations to be carried out between these two communities on an equal footing, under the auspices of the U.K. Secretary-General. The Greek Cypriot Administration, however, instead of approaching the problem within the spirit of this resolution, has deliberately hindered our right of equal representation at international forums, undermined the intercommunal talks and embarked upon a false propaganda campaign to deceive world public opinion with a

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Hew York .../. 2 ' ,.' r ,'tE P»- i '^6J>eNTATlVE OK THE TURKISH FEDERATED GlATS OP CVP^'

800 SF.CCND AV^L.1?. ?TM l-l- -^S view to bringing pressure to bear upon Turkey and the Turkish •"••••'=? Federated State of Cyprus. In the circumstances, I would like to reiterate that neither Archbishop Makarios nor Mr. Rossides, nor any other Greek • Cypriot representative has the right, the authority or the competence to represent the Turkish Cypriot Community before the U.N. General Assembly or any other international organization. The most that they can do is to represent the Greek Cypriot Community only; they cannot under any circumstance represent "Cyprus as a whole. . . In the light of the above, I vehemently stress that anything said or done by Archbishop Makarios or any other Greek Cypriot representative is void and cannot be binding on the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. Denktag) president Turkish Federated State of Cyprus - TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

2 October 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 2^ October 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Kail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter both as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

.. -v^-..,'-,.. 2 October 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith the texts of the telegrams addressed to Your Excellency by the Chairman of the Cyprus Turkish Journalist's Association, the President of the Committee of Turkish Cypriot Women, the President of the Turkish Cypriot Mental Health Association and the Chairman of the Turkish press. Club of Cyprus, all dated 1 October 1975. I should be grateful if you would circulate these messages as documents of the General Assembly and the Security Council. . . Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my

highest consideration. • :-

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York 1 October 1975

Your Excellency,

Makarios cannot represent Turkish Cypriots nor can he speak for us. For twelve years we suffered under his administration. Our constitutional rights were usurped and trampled upon. Our persecutors cannot pretend to be our defenders. This is nothing but fooling the world and disregarding existing realities. We demand that Turkish Gypriot representatives are given equal say and fair chance at the Assembly to present our just case. Respectfully,

(Said Terzioglu ) Chairman Turkish Press Club Nicosia-Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York 1 October 1975

Your Excellency,

Vie register the strongest possible protest against representation of the Republic of Cyprus at the United Nations by Makarios who can only represent the Greek Cypriot side.

For the last twelve years Makarios subjected the Turkish

Cypriots, the co-partners of the independent Republic of Cyprus

to severe oppression, humiliation, horror and anxiety, all the possible inflictions utterly injurious to human mental health.

We stress that any resolution adopted at the United Nations in absence of Turkish Cypriot Representation and detrimental to the interests of the Turkish Cypriots will be strongly opposed and be considered void by the members of the Turkish

Mental Health Association.

(Dr. Sezai Sezgin) President of the Turkish Cypriot Mental Health Association

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York 1 October 1975

Your Excellency,

Vie protest Makarios* unilateral representation of the Cyprus Republic at the United Nations and deplore the universal recognition of the unconstitutional Greek Administration as the legitimate government of Cyprus. Makarios cannot represent the Turkish Cypriots who are co-partners of the independence. For us, Makarios symbolizes attempted genocide and continuous sufferings of the last twelve years, deprivation from constitutional and human rights.

We emphasize that any decision taken at the United Nations jeopardizing the interests of the Turkish Cypriots as a result of denial of right of representation to them will be condemned and not accepted by the Turkish Cypriots.

(Dr. Latife Birgen) President Committee of Turkish Cypriot Women

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York 1 October 1975

Your Excellency,

Cyprus Turkish Journalist's Association strongly protests Makarios* addressing the General Assembly on Cyprus, Makarios does not represent Cyprus and still less Cyprus Turks whom he oppressed the past twelve years for furthering the policy of enosis.

Chairman Cyprus Turkish Journalist's Association

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Kew York "J TUPJCISH PERMANENT MISSION r' V TO THE UNITED NATIONS

18 September 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated

18 September 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Vedat Qelik, Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter both as a document of the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my

highest consideration.

liter Turkmen Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York. ,; C"'/? ?(i TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UKITED NATIONS

New York, August 2V,1975

Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith the text

of a letter addressed to you "by Mr.Ra.uf ReDenkta§, the President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should, be grateful you could circulate this letter as an official document of the Security Council* Please accept. Excellency ., the assurances of my highest consideration.

• -«v^t*«.- 5^=^__^ Osman Olcay / Permanent Representative

H.E.DroKurt Waldheim C-c' ecretary General of the United Nations United Cations August 23,1-75

Dear Mr.Secretary-General,

I take this opportunity to confirm once again the good will and the determination of the Turkish Cypriot side to reach freely and mutually acceptable political settlement of Cyprus problem based upon the fundamental j and legitimate rights of the communities through the inter-co.TjTiunal talks. May I commend Mr.Secretary-General, the most useful and constructive role being played by yourself in accordance with your new mission of good offices in pursuance with article six of resolution 3&7 dated 12 March

1975. May I further particularly stress the important progress achieved in the .third round of the intercormuial talks ~""""""~~"wn"ich" re suited in -the decision to liberate the remaining Turkish Cyprlots being held as political hostages in the Greek Cypriot sector of Cyprus and to allow the Greek Cypriots living in the Turkish Cypriot sector to stay in the.north if they want to, thus, ending the human misery of thousands of people.

H. E. Dr. Ku r t Wa Id he ijn Secretary-General of the United Nations •-* O

As you knov; so well 1'r. Secretary-General, v;e are discussing and finding solutions in the intercorrirvunal talks to all problem:-; relating to Cyprus, be at political, humanitarian, social, legal or economic. I am happy to note that major progress was recorded in humanitarian problems and I look forward to the very important fourth round of our talks to be held in New ^ork on 8-9 September 1975« Unfortunately, it has come to my knowledge that the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe shall hold hearings in the Greek Cypriot sector of Nicosia from 2nd to 9th September 1975 upon the application of the Greek Cypriot community in the absence and strong opposition registered formally by the Turkish Cypriots. It The Greek Cypriot community by its application to the European Commission of Human Rights of the-Council of Europe has violated article 8 of resolution 367 which calls upon all parties concerned to refrain from any action which might jeopardize the negotiations between the representatives of the two communities and to take steps which will facilitate the creation of a climate necessary for the siiccess of those negotiations. II.The Greek Cypriot community by its application to the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe

* / » * • has violated, article H- of General Assembly resolution 3213 dated 1 November 197'M- endorsed by Security Council resolutions 365 and 367 by referring subjects on the agenda of the intercommunal talks to another organization, even Batters already settled such as the Greek Cypriots living in the Kappas region of the Turkish Cypriot sector. Ill.The Greek Cypriot comrunity has violated article 3 of General Assembly resolution 3212 which states that the constitutional system of the Republic of Cyprus concerns the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities, by presenting itself to the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe as the representative of both communities in. accordance with a constitutional system not agreed by both communities. IV.The Greek Cypriot community has violated-article V of General Assembly resolution 3212 endorsed by Security Council resolutions 3&5 anc^ 3&7 by attempting to upset the principle of equal footing of the two communities by bringing the Cyprus problem within an organization in which the Turkish community is not represented. The Greek Cypriot community if it wishes to reach a just settlement based upon the fundamental and legitimate rights of the two communities through the interconmunal talks within the framework of the United Nations resolutions, should, abide by

• /«*•* the terms of reference of the inter-communal talks. Turkish Cypriots do not agree to and strongly oppose the unauthorized interference of organizations such as the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe and others in the Cyprus problem.

I trust l-rr. ^ecretary-C-encralj that you will use your good offices to persuade the Greek Cypriot community to refrain from violating the terms of references of the intercommunal talks> draw their attention to the probable consequences if violation continues and direct them to withdraw their application to the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, an application which was submitted purely for propaganda purposes. Mr.Secretary-General, I shall be most grateful if this letter could be circulated to all members of the Security Council as an official document.

Please accept, your Excellency5 the assurances of my highest consideration.

R.R.Denkta§ President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus IJLLI i

TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

22 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 22 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Re/presentative

et: S-C-

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General r United Nations New York F % OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (2t2) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OOI7

• ••••••.:•••-. ..--... 22 July 1975

Your Excellency, • • ' ''...'...'. The attached document is the Turkish Cypriot proposals for a transitional joint government. I should be grateful if you would bring this docunent to the attention of the members of the Security Council by having it circulated as an official document. ?loase accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ray highest consideration.

TfailAtalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated Stare of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Rations New York TORKISH~CYJ'P.IOT PROPOSALS..FOR A TRANSITIONAL JOIST pOVERKMElff

Whereas th@ present situation in Cyprus, resulting from tha bitter experience through which the Turkish Cypriote &nd

&reek Cypriots have gone In the paats and its continuation inde- finitely &© such, lead Inevitably to the further alienation and separation of the Turkish Cypriot and Qreek Cypriot conisiunitios, It should serve the comcn interests of both aomunifcies to Inaugurate» without further delay, a degree of cooperation between the two national oos&uinitiea, and to maintain the independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus and the itstornafcioral status of the island'within the frame-work of a'bi-raglonal fed oral state, ?h» peaceful co-existence of the two cafcional eotaraunitles who shall have «q.ual righfcs and'pov;srs In every rospect, living

by side in close cooperation witsin oa© federal stateff

ly roquii*«as «,a a first step, Sh© creation of an atmosphere of confidonoe and mutual trust, whioh v;ould serve not only the w©ll« b^ing and prosperity of the Turkish Cjpriot and Greek Cypriot oommunities, but also the enhancement of peace in th© regiona With these objectives in mind, and wifciaout pra^udic^ to the final political settlement, the esfablie&£x«»fet of a, tranditional joint fedoral government* and to this effect, at joint declaration by tho loaders of the two national communities incorporating their fornal agreement on the following basic principles, will pave tiie way, aa early as possible, for a just and lasting political settlements

• 0 •/ • The Transitional Joint Federal ^QVernnjent shall under- take feo comply with the following basis

1, Th& Bapublie of Cyprus,, which was originally founded on the baais of th® partnership of the two national communities* shall be an independent, territorially integral and bi-regional federal 8tat&, Ths two national eoKmunities shall have equal rights and powers in all spheres and in every respect, 2. Undor no cir&urs0tar:c68 shall Cyprus In whol® or in part be united with any other atate in any form' whst£so@vera 3» The ' Federal Bepubllo of Cyprue^ following a policy of non-alignment, shall take part ' alonf the ncn-aligned 8tatss0 lj.» All nfCftSBery treasures shall be taken to pt^ovent the island of Cypn?s fron becoming involved, directly or indis»ecfclyf in any activity endar^erin?-, thn psace end security of Uh® s*egione 5* The ^vo natfional comwunitieu afcall be fully free to observe arxl promote fchsir reapectiv© religions 0 cultures and traditions in a democratic' manner e Religion shall be kept striotly outaid© ths* sphere of the federal stafcs. 6c All kinds of hostile activities of the tvio eotamunities ' against each other in the iRter?3«fcir7r{®.l arena shall be strictly prohibited, while internally every effort shall be made to enhance tho olimat© of peace, reconciliation and cooperation between the two communities,

* e •/• The 3trueture^.and[ Functions .of the Transitional

Transitional Joint Federal Government* stalls subject; to the basic prineiples outlined &bov«5e oarry out the Tallowing functions under the joint direction, guidance &nd supervision of the leaders of the two national eoinmrn-iitiefe J * The Transitional Joint; Government shall re»gul&ts@ and carry o«fc th© international affairs e.nci relations of th& Hepublic of Cyprus in such & way as to fully safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of both national co&Kaunitiee. •- 1'hers shall b$ establisheci a Minist.rjr or Foreign Affaire for tho purpose of adrdniBtering for tJUe infectrnatiotial rslutions and representation abroad of tha . : • - :;; ^©public of Cyprus.

- 1?here fhall aleo be established •sinlstries of financ«p oomstuni« cations and hoalch for the purpose of dealing in their respectivis regions with agreed matters of common itifcarfcst to both As a general rule, officials of th® Transitional Joint ©Kercieing functions within the Turkish Cypriot or the Greek regions shall be me»ibers of tins sarss* national cosmmity as region

« The ministries shall b© distributed equally betv»eon the two communities* & minister and his deputy aaall HOE oelong to tha samo community. A minister and his deputy, in earryif^ out their funotion6» shall remain in close consultatiort and cooperation with each other ^ and decisions taken ahall b© signed by then jointly. Matters in dispute shall be decided Jointly by th® leaders of the

• o •/ • two coGimunities,, All residual powers and functions, not given to the Transitional Joint Federal Government,, shall eontinu© to ba exercised by Turkish Cypriot and Greak Cypriot authorities in th@ir respective regions, with th© exception of the ^itilEtry of

Foreign Affairs6

7e All the palnistriee of the respective Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cjpriofc A&uinistrafcions shall continue to function within their regions, The snafcfcc^s relating feo ths powers and functions of the Presidency shall be decided by agrossasnt be£wa«n the loaders of th® two cossmuKitios, taking fully intso aocounb fche objacUives pursued in establishing a Transitional Joint Government and the implications resulting tb«ret>oai. A joint @«or«tariat, «na«r tbs joint direction of the offefce *tv o coTrartWtsitSsg, sbs.ll b® established for the purpose of obtaining speedy results en tbs future constitution of ths Federal Hspublic of Cyprus, and on the various outstanding social atjd humanitarian issues ^^tisti^ig bet«e»K the two c&tional as well a? questions relating tc the bo«?.idea*ie8 between tt:& two regionsa The join.t socs-etariat shall alao bo instruwenfcal in following up ag3?©«5«aents reached botween the leaders of the two ootnimmitiara on the above natt«ra. The Joint seeFatariat an

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or the WanaittonaJ. Join. Poderal the .««»• °f national communities

Id July

&,v r}f TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS I »-.'•s-52 I

22 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 22 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Kail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay/ Ambassador L Permanent Representative

v H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim -.•' s Secretary-General United Nations Kew York OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (2T2) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

22 July 1975

Your Excellency, • • - •

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 16 July 1975) addressed to you by Dr. Necdet tnel, Acting President

of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and Deputy President of

the Constituent Assembly, I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security.Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Kew York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OP CYPRUS PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Nicosia 16 July 1975

Your Excellency, I wish to inform you that at a meeting of the Constituent Assembly of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus held on the 3rd July 1975 vis-a-vis the Turkish Cypriots living in the south was strongly criticized. Speakers deplored the atrocities committed against Turkish Cypriots living in the south and the inhuman restrictions imposed on their freedom of movement. A comparison was made between the Turkish Cypriots living in the south and Greek Cypriots living in the north and it was pointed out that while the Greek Cypriots-in the north enjoy full freedom of movement and are free to work and live as they please,(this was personally confirmed by Mr. G-lafcos Clerides during a visit he paid to the area), the Turkish Cypriots in the south are suffering all sorts of atrocities, discrimination and inhuman restrictions imposed on their freedom of movement. Separated families, children, bedridden elderly and sick people are being prevented from joining their relatives in the north. Turkish Cypriot students whose transfer to the north had already been agreed to are not being allowed to

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York cross to the Turkish Cypriot region to continue their studies. Those who attempt to cross to the north secretly are intercepted by the Greek Cypriot police and the Greek National Guard soldiers and are subjected to lengthy interrogation and torture. The speakers have requested me in my capacity as the Acting President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and the Deputy President of the Constituent Assembly to bring to Your Excellency's knowledge the above mentioned facts and to lodge a strong protest against these inhuman acts of the Greek Cypriot Administration. It is earnestly hoped that Your Excellency will use your good offices so that an early end is put to the sufferings of the Turkish Cypriots in the south by ensuring the exercise of their freedom of movement. I shall be grateful, Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to all the members of the Security Council, Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Dr. Necdet Lnel) Acting President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and Deputy President of the Constituent Assembly

.—_ TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

22 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter

dated 22 July 1975> addressed to you by Mr0.Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of

Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Re/presentative

- Csr*

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York Cbc'd.

\ :^ OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK !OOi7

22 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 30th June 1975* addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denktas,, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

PRESIDENTS OFFICE Nicosia, 30th June, 1975. No. 1/64/21

Your Excellency,

I would like to refer to Mr, Rossides's letter of the 16th June, 1975 which was circulated as Security Council document No. S/11725 of the 18th June, 1975, and to state that the artillery reconnaisance aircraft complained of in Mr. Rossides's above letter did not violate the air space of Cyprus as alleged by Mr. Rossides. The flight is related to the presence in Cyprus of the Turkish Peace Force, which was sent to the Island under the I960 Treaty of Guarantee in order to preserve the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus which was in imminent danger of being destroyed by the Organisers of the Coup d'etat of 15th July, 1974, and took place over the territory of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus with full consent and approval of the authorities of the Turkish Federated State.

In this connection, I vrould like to place on record that the continued infiltration of Greek army personnel as well as heavy arras and ammunition through the Greek Cypriot controlled ports in the South, coupled with the war-cry utterances of the Greek Cypriot leadership, the threatening language used in the local Greek press, the malicious anti-Turkish propaganda embarked upon by the Greek Cypriot Administration and their talks

His Excellency Dr. Kurt V/aldheim, Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation, • New York. _ 2 - for preparing for a long struggle and a guerilla warfare* render it imperative that we should be vigilant in order to prevent Greek Cypriots from endangering once again the independence,sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus and from repeating their acts of genocide of the past eleven years against Turkish Cypriots. I should be grateful, Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to members of the Security Council as an official document« Pleace accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf E, DEKKTA§) President Turkish Federated State of Cypr\is» i TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION1 L'-. ivv------TO THE UNITED NATIONS

21 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 21 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

cc: H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York ^OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1GO17

21 July 1975

Your Excellency} I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 30th June 1975, addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denktas,, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. 1 should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheira Secretary-General United Nations New York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Nicosia, NO. 1/64/21 30th June, 1975,

Your Excellency,

I would like to refer to the Note Verbale written "by Mr. Rossides, the representative of the Greek Cypriot Administration at the United Nations which was circulated as Security Council document ITo. S/11730 of the 19th June, 1975 concerning the Referendum on the new Constitution of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus which was held on the 8th June, 1975«

The holding of a referendum on the new Constitution was the natural and programmed legal consequence of the proclamation of the T.urkish Federated State of Cyprus on the 13th February, 1975 and the subsequent acceptance of its new Constitution "by the Constituent Assembly on the 25th April, 1975. Once the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus was proclaimed, the holding of a public ^ referendum on its Constitution was the most democratic way of submitting the Constitution for approval "by t'he Turkish Cypriot Community which had established the Federated State. As is well known the Constitution. :vas approved by an overwhelming majority of 99»U o/o of those who participated in the Referendum.

It is regrettable that Mr. Rossides should use this democratic process of a public referendum as a pretext for repeating his well known propaganda against Turkey •/ • • • His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation, New York. ; - 2 -

and the Turkish Cypriot Community v/ho have "been striving : for so Ions "to preserve the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus which was threatened "by the Greek Cypriot attempts to unite it with Greece. Had it not been for the timely intervention of Turkey in exercise of her rights and obligations under the Treaty of Guarantee, then Greece and the Greek Cypriots would, have succeeded in bringing about 3ITOSIS and thus Cyprus would then have truly become colonised by Greece in an era when, as pointed out by Lir. Rossides himself "the last remnants of colonialism are rapidly ; disappearing."

' In complaining against the Referendum, Mr. Rossides . i is in effect repeating his complaints against the .establishment '• of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, in the first place,, , The reasons why it had become necessary for the Turkish i Community to establish a Federated State are too v/ell known I to require detailed repetition here. As stated in the j preamble to the Joint Resolution of the 13th February, 1975 j proclaiming the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, these i reasons nay briefly be summarised as being the persistence,- '] particularly since December, 1963, of Greece and Greek .1 Cypriots to bring about, at all costs, by violent and other --„ means the union of Cyprus with Greece; the usurpation j by Greek Cypriots of the State machinery since December,19^3 l j and the deprivation of the Turkish Cypriot Community, through ' the use of brute force, of its rights under the I960 ! Constitution including its share in the State Budget as •; v/ell as from participating in the State machinery and from : benefiting from State services,

.; Mr. Rossides has tried to present the establishment of a Turkish Federated State by the Turkish Cypriot Community and the adoption and subsequent approval by public referendum of its constitution as a sinister attempt by Turkey to annex ; part of Cyprus and thus to endanger the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus. 1 • / e • • The lie to this malicious allegation may Toe found in two express provisions of the; very Constitution itself. The first provision is Article 2 which provides thct "the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus shall only exercise those powers and functions which fall outside the powers and functions expressly given to the Federal Republic of Cyprus1', The other provision is the Transitional Article 2 contained in Part VII of the Constitution which provides that necessary amendments shall be made to the Constitution of the Turkish i-'ederated. State of Cyprus when the Constitution of the proposed Federal Republic of Cyprus cocies into force. It will thus "be seen that not only does the Turkish Corr.r::unity wish to protect the independence, sovereignty and. territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus on a M-regional federal basis, but this wish is expressly entrenched in tv/o Articles of the new Constitution, the democratic approval of which, by public referendum, Mr. Rossides has now thought fit to criticise.

Mr. Rossides has alleged that the holding of the referendum has jeopardised the intercommunal talks. On the contrary, as will be seen from what 3iaa been stated above, the Constitution conplair-ed of, leaves the doors wide open "for an agreed political settlement, taking into account the realities of the situation, and based on a M-regional Federation \vhic?i experience has shown is the only practical and workable solution of the Cyprus problem. l'.r, Rossides. in putting the blp.ae for jeopardininr the iriterco:".~unul' talks on the Turkish side is overlooking the fact that it is the continued malicious Greek Gypriot propa^and^ in international forums against Turkey and the Turkish Cypriote (of which his Note Verbale under reference is a classical example), the continued infiltration of Greek aray personnel as well as heavy arms and ammunition through the Greek Cypriot controlled po-'ts in the South, the v;ar - cz'y

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utterances of the Greek Cypriot leadership, the threatening language used in the local Greek press and their talks for a cuerilln warfare that constitute a reel threat to the efforts which are tein^ cade through Your Excellency's good offices for finding a just and peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem through the medium of inter communal talks.

I should "be grateful, Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to all the raenbers of the Security Council as an official document.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

kKauf 3. LGIIKTAj) i President .; - Turkish Federated State of \ Cyprus* TURKI5HTERMANENT MISSION TO''THE UNITED NATIONS

9 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 9 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my

highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

9 July 1975

Your Excellency, With reference to Mr. Hossides* letter S/117l|l, dated 2 July 1975* I would like to bring the following to your attention: The spokesman of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus has described as utter nonsense the string of baseless allegations issued by the Greek Cypriot Public Information Office on Monday and Tuesday, 30 June and 1 July 1975* to the effect that Turkey and the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus were trying to change the demographic character of the Island and also, of making war- like preparations. The spokesman was commenting on official press releases issued by the Greek "Cypriot P.I.O. on the dates mentioned, claiming that 1,500 mainland Turks were being brought to Cyprus and settled in the Famagusta district and that, on the military side, the numbers of the Turkish Peace Force and of the Turkish Cypriot fighters were being increased by bringing in fresh Turkish troops from Turkey and calling up all Turkish Cypriot reservists in Cyprus.

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS 866 SECOND AVENUE. 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

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The spokesman reiterated that all these unfounded allegations were being deliberately fabricated and put out as part of a wider propaganda campaign to raise suspicion and concern in and outside Cyprus about the intentions of the Turkish side and the object of the Turkish Peace Operation in Cyprus. "By putting out these malicious lies, by distorting and misrepresenting simple facts, the Greek Cypriot leadership is hoping to create pressure against the Turks in international fields and force them into a political quarantine and retreat. But the Greek propaganda cannot fool the whole world and, therefore, it cannot achieve its object. This ill-conceived campaign is only undermining the current efforts to find a peaceful solution for the Cyprus problem and also doing irreparable damage to the prospect of normalizing the relations of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides." I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

3 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated

3 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Represen

tative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter

as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman 01cay Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York ft. OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE. 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

3 July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 27th June 1975 addressed to Mr. Glafcos Clerides by Dr.- Latife Birgen, President of the Committee of Turkish Cypriot Women. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York Hotel Bristol. 3 Plaza Necaxa, j Mexico 5, D.P. i .\ ' 2?tb June, 1975.

Mr, Glafkos derides, Nicosia-Cyprus.

Dear Sir, Many Turkish Cypriot v;omen still being forced to stay in the South by the Greek administration have written to ask me to help them in crossing to the Turkish-controlled north of the island. Also, numerous women in the North have pleaded with me to help them in their desire to reunite in the North with their relatives who are in the South. As someone who has long been associated with the intercommunal talks, Sir, you are well aware that the divisions between the two communities in Cyprus are real and"deep-rooted. Whatever the eventual settlement of the Cyprus problem, it is inconceivable that it will involve break-up of families like forced separation of husbands from wives and parents from children. Yet, there exist i 8-10 thousand Turkish Cypriots in the Greek-controlled South,-who • wish to reunite with their families. • '! It is impossible to escape the conclusion that the break- { ; up of families is being used by the Greek administration as a bar- ' I gaining leverage. Not only is this ethically wrong but also counter- productive since it^.ohly serves to exacerbate the existing bitterness and does not facilitate the solution of the problem. In any case, to allow the Turkish families to reunite will in no way be to the detriment of the greek cause. I do hope therefore, Sir, that commonsense will prevail and that you will mediate in bringing immediate relief to the sufferings of thousands of Turkish Cypriots in the South, who are yearning to go to the North. Yours sincerely,

Dr. Latife Eirgen ( President of the Committee of Turkish Cypriot Women)

Copies to: R.R.Denktash, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations, The following is the list of participants of the Tribune and the Conference of the International Women's Year held at Mexico City, whose signatures appear in the included letter.

Name Country

1. O.A. Mughisuddin Pakistan 2. Buthayna Abdul Rauf Egypt 3. M. Jawad Pakistan ![.« Prof. Dr. Emel Dogramaci Turkey 5. Penny Johnson U.S.A. 6. Jaine Diaz Colombia 7. Delia Vergara Chile 8. E. Rombez Australia 9. Linda Espiro U.S.A. 10. G.R. Solomon India 11. Cox Sikumba. Zambia 12. Fatima Mzali Tunisia 13. Dr. Roesiah Sardjono Indonesia 1i\.. Juko Ijichi Japan 15. Mary Louise Roth U.S.A. 16. Mary Ann Roth U.S.A. 17. Ruby Felix Trinidad & Tobago 16. Elizabeth Baum Trinidad & Tobago 19. Xhalit Mahmut Pakistan 20. F. Elgabri Libya \vJ-iT tt- r»

X">TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION i- TO THE UNITED NATIONS

1 July 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 1 July 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would, circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept,-'Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent representative

H.6. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York fICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 NEW YORK. NEW YORK 1OO17

1: July 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 27 June 1975 addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denktas,, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept.) Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York lA thft ;>vo<>;c ;..-TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS , . C' tr./s .:::•-;-

,.,v,,- ,is..., v'-.-r.-. .--..• PRESIDENT'S OFFICE . v,: .- -; . • r ,-

Kioosia June 21, 1975

Your Excellency, I would like to inform you that on' the" 25th June, 1975 forty-eight Turkish Cypriots, including women and children, who were trying to cross to the Turkish Cypriot region in the north over the Troodos mountains, were ambushed and severely beaten up by armed Greek Cypriots. Seventeen of then, including

Tour women, received severe bruises, broken bones and multiple fractures all over their bodies as a result of the beating. The condition of one of the victims who had two broken ribs, a smashed nose and head injuries continues to be serious. The victims were transported back to Paphos and left in the streets without having been given any medical assistance. Another Turkish Cypriot, while he was travelling to Litaassol, was intercepted today near Xeros river (Paphos district) and severely beaten up by the Greek Cypriot police. He was later removed to the Paphos Greek Hospital for treatment of the injuries he sustained. These brutal actions of the Greek Cypriot police

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secre tary-General United Nations New York • • •/ • and the Greek National Guard ore the direct result of the discriminatory, ultra vires and inhuman restrictions imposed by the Greek Cypriot Administration in order to prevent the 11,000 Turkish Cypriots, who are being forcibly detained in the south as political pawns, from regaining their liberty or joining their relatives in the north. During the last six months hundreds of Turkish Cypriots, who tried to cross to the north in this way, were intercepted by the Greek Cypriot police or the Greek National Guard and returned to their villages after lengthy interrogation and torture at Greek Cypriot police stations. On two occasions the Greek Cypriot sentries at the check points fired at the vehicles causing in one instance the death of a four month old baby and seriously wounding of her mo ther. 1 need hardly P.tress that these outrageous acts, committed by the Greek Gypriot police and the Greek National Guard, in flagrant violation of all norms of human decency, serve no other purpose than to breed hatred, and enrsity between the two communities and to Jeopardise the efforts which are being made through Your Excellency's good offices for finding a peaceful solution t.o the Cyprus problem through the medium of the intercommunal talks. In registering my strongest protestation against these violent acts of the Greek Cypriot side, I wish to request Your Excellency to use your good offices for the removal of the restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of Turkish Cypriots in the south and the immediate cessation of such acts of violence by the Greek Cypriot police and the Greek National Guard. t r'

I should be grateful. Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to the members of the Security Council as an official document. Please accept. Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(R, R. Denktas,) President Turkish Federated Stats Of Cyprus TURIf SI I PERMANENT MISSION * .sTC\»*fE UNITED NATIONS

•2-0*2-

2i|. June 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 2l\. June 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my

highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General C( United Nations Kew York /£/* OFFICE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYl'RUS

June 1975

Your Excellency, . - . ... I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 16th May 1975 addressed to you by n.E. Mr. Rauf B. Denkta§, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. . , Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ray highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-0-eneral United Nations New York

His Excellency Dr. Kurt ;,.'alc;heii:i, Secretary-'jencral, i TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

PRESIDENTS OFFICE

Nicosia, 16th Kay, 1975

Your Excellency,

I would like to refer to the letter of the 18th April, 1975 written by Mr. Rossides, the representative ! of the Greek Cypriot Administration at the United Nations, which was circulated on the 21st April, 1975 as a Security '• \ \ Council document Ho.S/11677, and to inform you that the i | allegations contained therein are totally unfounded and j; i are a gross misrepresentation of the true situation. ! The instrument referred to "by 1,1 r. Rossides (i.e. the Leasing of Touristic Y/orkplaces Regulations, 1975, :j which was published in the Official Gazette Ho.3 of 28th January, 1975) in no way evidences the fact that property registered in th-e names of Greek Cypriots has been unlaw- fully usurped by the Turkish authorities, as alleged by Ivlr. Rossides. The Regulations in question merely make !•. temporary provisions for enabling the maintenance and upkeep of touristic workplaces situated in the area under the . ; . control of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, in the i i interests of the property itself and of the economy of the region as well as the economy of Cyprus as a whole, pending a final political settlement. It will be appreciated , that if such measures are not taken for the maintenance and \ upkeep of the properties and they were left deserted and j : neglected, such properties would in time deteriorate and j! depreciate. in value to the detriment of both the owners i and of the Cyprus economy. It will be seen from the above '••• that the measures which have been taken are temporary in nature, and have been dictated by necessity in view of the TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

PRESIDENTS OFFICE

Nicosia, 16th Hay, 1975

Your Excellency,

I would like to refer to the letter of the 18th April, 1975 written by Mr. Rossides, the representative of the Greek Cypriot Administration at the United nations, which was circulated on the 21st April, 1975 as a Security Council document lTo.S/11677, and to inform you that the allegations contained therein are totally unfounded and are a gross misrepresentation of the true situation.

The instrument referred to by J,Ir. Rossides (i.e. the leasing of Touristic \Vorkplaces Regulations, 1975, which was published in the Official Gazette Ho.3 of 28th January, 1975) in no way evidences the fact that property registered in tfa-e names of Greek Cypriote has been unlaw- fully usurped by the Turkish authorities, as alleged by Lir. Rossides. The Regulations in question merely make temporary provisions for enabling the maintenance and upkeep of touristic workplaces situated in the area under the control of the Turkish federated State of Cyprus, in the interests of the property itself and of the economy of the region as well as the economy of Cyprus as a whole, pending a final political settlement. It will be appreciated that if such measures are not taken for the maintenance and upkeep of the properties and they were left deserted and neglected, such properties would in time deteriorate and depreciate in value to the detriment of both the owners and of the Cyprus economy. It will be seen from the above that the measures which have been taken are temporary in nature, and have been dictated by necessity in view of the - 2 -

prevailing situation in Cyprus. They have nothing whatsoever to do with the refugee problem, although Mr. Rossides, in line with the Greek Cypriot policy of using tbe refugee problem as a political tool, has tried to distort the true purpose of the said Regula- tions.

Mr. Rossides1 reference to Mr. Yuksel Kamil's letter of the 19th, February 1975 is totally out of context and irrelevant. There is nothing in that letter to suggest that Greek Cypriot property has been usurped by the Turkish authorities. Cn the contrary it evidences the exact opposite, for if the Turkish authorities had in fact acquired ownership, as alleged by Mr. Rossides, it would have been possible to transfer such ownership to prospective or actual buyers. However, in Mr. Kamil's said letter, a Third Party who requested the Turkish authorities to transfer ownership of property registered in the name of a Greek Cypriot, was informed that this could not be dons as the Turkish authorities were not in a position to effect this transfer in the absence of the Greek Cypriot vendor (Under the relevant legislation the vendor is required to be present at the appropriate Land Registry Office before transfer of ownership can be effected and registered).

As regards the allegation in the 6th paragraph of "M-r. Rossides1 letter, I would like to point out that it is the policy of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus to recognise and respect foreign interests in movable and immovable property, provided of course valid evidence of such interests is furnished. This policy has been made known to all concerned and action has been taken in accordance with such policy. The very letter of Mr. Kamil of 19th February, 1975 about which i,Ir. Rossides complains, specifically stated that, although the foreign party had not acquired legal ownership of the property in question (for under the relevant legislation a contract of sale alone does not effect transfer of ownership in immovable property) the said foreign party was informed

• / «• • — 3 — that his interest in the property as evidenced by the documents submitted (ie the contract of sale) was recognized and noted by the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind Your Excellency of the activities of the Greek Cypriot Administration regarding Turkish owned property in areas under the Greek control during the recent past. Par from taking measures for the maintenance and upkeep of Turkish property left by their ov/ners as a result of the Greek Cypriot attacks against the Turkish Community since 1963, the Greek Cypriots resorted to vandalism and malicious damage. During the onslaught of 1963-64 no less than 103 Turkish villages were attacked and hundreds of Turkish homes destroyed and burnt (see United Nations "Ortega" report of July 1964) rendering over 24,000 Turks homeless refugees for more than eleven years. All efforts to rehabilitate these refugees were hindered by the Greek Cypriot Administration. Following the "Coup d'Stat" of 15th July, 1975 staged by the Greeks, once more Turkish enclaves within the Greek controlled .regions were attacked and Turkish "properties and homes maliciously destroyed, (Evdhimou, Spiskopi and many other villages in the Paphos area are glaring examples of smash and grab policy of the self styled Greek Cypriot pirate government).

It would be very much appreciated, Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to all members of the Security Council as an official document.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. Dli-JKTAS.) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus - 3 -

that his interest in the property as evidenced "by the documents submitted (ie the contract of sale) was recognized and noted by the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind Your Excellency of the activities of the Greek Cypriot 1 Administration regarding Turkish owned property in areas i under the Greek control during the recent past. Par from taking measures for the maintenance and upkeep of : . Turkish property left by their owners as a result of ;I the Greek Cypriot attacks against the Turkish Community

» since 1963} the Greek Cypriots resorted to vandalism ;. and malicious damage. During the onslaught of 1965-64 . • no less than 103 Turkish villages were attacked and ;• hundreds of Turkish homes destroyed and burnt (see United .- - Nations "Ortega" report of July 1964) rendering over \(' " 24,000 Turks homeless refugees for more than eleven years. All efforts to rehabilitate these refugees were hindered = " by the Greek Cypriot Administration. Following the : " "Coup d'Stat" of 15th July, 1975 staged by the Greeks, once more Turkish enclaves within the Greek controlled ; regions were attacked and Turkish properties and homes I maliciously destroyed, (Evdhimou, Spiskopi and many other I villages in the Paphos area are glaring examples of smash I and grab policy of the self styled Greek Cypriot pirate government).

It would be very much appreciated, Your Excellency, if this communication could be circulated to all members of the Security Council as an official document.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. D2LTKTA§) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS , J".

9 June 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 7 June 1975 addressed to you by Kr. Nail Atalay, Acting s Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter

as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Isew York KIBRIS TURK TOPLUMU TEMSiLCJLiSi 866 Second Avenue, 6th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 (212)688-6141 OFFICE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

7 June 1975

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated

2 June 1975 addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Kauf R. Denkta§,

President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my

highest consideration.

Kail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General Jnited Nations Organization New York OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

No. 1/64

Nicosia, 2 June 1975

Your Excellency, Further to my letter dated loth Kay 1C75> I would like to refer to the letters of the 25th April and the 19th r':ay 1975 written by Iv!r. Rossides, the Representative of the Greek Cypriot Administra- tion at the United Nations, which were circulated as Security Council documents No. S/11673 and No. S/11692 respectively, and to inform you that the allegations contained therein are totally unfounded and are a gross misrepresentation of the true situation. As Your Excellency is no doubt aware, following the "coup d'etat" staged by the Greek junta on the 15th July 1974 > Turkey intervened in Cyprus ~in exercise of her rights and obligations under the Treaty of Guarantee. Th^ Turkish Peace Force was sent to the Island not as an invasion force, as alleged by I-'r. Rossides, but solely with the object of preserving the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus, which was in imminent danger of being destroyed by the organizers of the coup in pursuance of their policy of Enosis, and also to save the Turkish Community from annihilation. The allegation that there was a deliberate expulsion of Greek Cypriots from the north of Cyprus is totally unfounded and

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General Jnited Nations Organization * New York .. ./. a misrepresentation of the true facts. It is common knowledge that intercommunal strife has been present in Cyprus for the past two decades, and as a result of the events of last summer, members of both communities left their homes in order to seek refuge in areas which they respectively considered to be safer. It is a fact, which

Mr. Piossides does not care to mention that thousands of Turkish

Cypriots in the south were also forced to abondon their homes by

Greek and Greek Cypriot armed elements and to become refugees in their own country, rioreover, the Turkish Cypriots have been forced to abondon their homes and property not only in 1974* but also on no less than three other occasions in the past two decades. The Sa.uOO ••-. Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of 103 villages who were expelled from their homes and lands with the Greek Cypriot onslaught in 1C63 and whose properties as well as constitutional rights were usurped by the Greek Cypriots through the force of arms, have never been allowed to return to their homes and thus, have been made destitute refugees in their own country for eleven years. It must be pointed out tnat the

Greek Cypriots who remain in the north are perfectly content, unlike their counterparts in the south, and are free to go to the south if they wish to do so. As to the return of the refugees, this is a matter to be settled within the framework of a final solution to the Cyprus problem in view of the security and political implications involved and also the thret of the Greek Cypriots to carry out guerilla activities. As for Greek Cypriots arrested for such activities and for espionage, they seem to be regarded by Mr. Rossides as innocent shepherds. I am obliged to draw your attention to tne hy^ocricy involved in the ridiculous allegation that the Greek Cypriots are being prevented to

return to their homes because of racial discrimination.

As to Kr. Rossides' allegation that there is massive emigration

from Turkey to Cyprus and a deliberate policy to change the demographic ; i character of the Island, these are not only completely contrary to the \ truth but also a distortion of the true facts. All that has occured is that skilled technicians and workers have been imported from Turkey

on a temporary basis as "guest workers", and Turkish Cypriots who had

previously been denied the right to live in their own country by the

Greek Cypriot Administration are now being given the opportunity to return. Surely Mr. Rossides does not suggest that Turkish Cypriots living abroad have no right to return to their country? At the same time Turkish Cypriots who were forced to abondon their homes in the south by Greek Cypriot armed elements are being rehabilitated in ttie north for their security. It is a very sad fact that in the past

Turkish Cypriots living in the Greek controlled "areas ha^e never had

security of life and___property and many became refugees twice, or even

three times, during the last two decades as a result of the Greek

policy to unite Cyprus with Greece by eliminating the Turkish element. I am sure Your Excellency will agree that there can be nothing, more sacred than a human being's right to security of life. Regarding the allegation of Mr. Rossides that Cyprus citizenship

has been given to ^0,000 Turkish soldiers and their families, this is not true. I would like to draw Your Excellency's attention to the statement made by Mr. Vedat Celik, the Kepresentative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, before the Security Council, in which he k explained that Cyprus citizenship was given to the families of soldiers who had died while fighting for the independence of Cyprus as a token appreciation of their bereavement. It is an honorary title for those concerned, and what is given is more psychological than real,

(Reference: S/P.V. 1613). I would like to take this opportunity to remind Your Excellency that discrimination in Cyprus has been systematically practiced by the

Greek Cypriot Administration against the indigenous Turkish Cypriot population of the Island for the past twelve years. There is ample evidence of this in Your Excellency's reports to the Security Council. It would be very much appreciated is this communication could be circulated to all the members of the Security Council as an official document. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. Denkta§) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION f TO THE UNITED NATIONS

6 June 1975 /

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 6 June 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Kail Atalay, Acting

Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York KIBRIS TURK TOPLUMU TEMSiLCJLiSi • 866 Second Avenue, 6th Floor , . .. , New York, N.Y. 10017 ' (212)688-6141 " " OFFICE OF TIE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

6 June 1975

Your Excellency, ;- '"••"• •''••'• ^^ "•' ' •• •'••:• ••> "i •••;.;• ::••. ''I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 22 May 1975 addressed to you by H.E. Mr. Pauf R. Denktas., President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of ray highest consideration. •• " ' ' ' •'"•'•' • ='

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT J i i v' ?.?' ' - V - • , '."•: • "^":- -•>. . •: . •;••.•; .; TDBKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

No. 59/61; ••'•

i, 22 May, 1975

... -Your Excellency, - L-.._._, r.-;r;-it,h vv^r-t<^ ;..iV~ ».... .,, ... ..,.-... 1 would like to refer to the letter of tho loth May, 1975 written by Mr. Rossides, the Representative of the Greek Gypriot Administration at the United Nations, which was circulated as a. Security Council document Eo. S/11656, and to inform you that the allegations contained therein are totally unfounded and a gross misrepresentation of the true facts. As is well known, the Republic of Cyprus is a bi-national state composed of Turkish ana Greek Cypriot national communities who share in the independence and sovereignty of Cyprus on the basis of international treaties. This fact is entrenched in our constitution and the existence of two autonomous administrations, each exercising control and juristiction over its respective geographical region, has been internationally recognized by the Geneva Declaration of 30th July, 1971+ and subsequently by the United Nations Organization. The Autonomous Turkish Cypriot ''••'•'•- '•• ''' - •!."".. V':. ',=. '.'••.. ,. -;:'-U." :..- Cv-,! ••<''. -V, . . • ,-.<: Administration has now been restructured as the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus to constitute the Turkish wing of the future V/'-^C:.; ...; ... . ,.j;-.... .i-; t.;- '. ;..T .>,»J ii .-jl^-s, K.v.r'j-0 ;.;"> •..>•: ••.•-.-.• r. .;•;.••;. -.j -,•..:•.;*

H.E. Dr. Kurt V/aldheim •:•..-••»-a fch^U vili &dver'r!c'j.T si'ioct t; ^ s>v.;.;-. ,;j--.c t,,'; ••;" Secretary-General United Nations Kew York . .../. Federal Republic of Cyprus. Therefore, there is at present no central authority composed of both the Turkish and Greek component elements of the bi-national state which can represent and aot for

Cyprus aa a whole. -.,_ ,_-;>. •-.,..,, :. ,-.,.:o-rf> cf r.-:o ^co-... \ :;• •'..-•... . • In .view of the above facts, the Turkish jet fighters, referred to by Mr. Rossides in the above letter, did not violate the air space of Cyprus as alleged, since tha flights in question took place over the territory of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and with the full knowledge and consent of the Turkish Federated State. It should be noted, incidentally, that the flights of the Turkish jet fighters are related to the presence of the Turkish peace Force in Cyprus which was sent to the Island, following the coup d*ets.t staged by the Greeks, in order to preserve the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus as well as to protect the lives and property of the Turkish Community. I would also like to take this opportunity to place on record that the presence of the Turkish Forces in Cyprus is not only legitimate under international treatiesj but such presence is confined to the area of Cyprus in which the Turxish Federated State is the only legitimate and effective authority. Your Excellency will appreciate that at a time when every effort is being made, with Your Excellency's good offices, to find a permanent and peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem, the malicious and unfounded allegations of the Qreek Cypriot Administration, the sole aim of which is to discredit tho Turkish side, serve no other purpose than to create an atmosphere that will adversely affect the prospects of

• * •/ • an agreed solution through the medium of the intercommunal talks. I should ba grateful, Your Excellency, if this communication would be circulated to all the members of the Security Council as an official document. Pleaso accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

. ': •:.. (Raul1 P.. Denktag ) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus .& <*'•< 2,, ._ ••vSv,.*-. i. -\_ .^j"'

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OFFICE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

30 May 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 29 May 1975 addressed you by H.E. Mr. Rauf R. Denkta§, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

TURKISH FEDERATED STATS OF CYPRUS

No. 1/61*.

29 May 1975 Nicosia

Your Excellency, I have to inform you that, while efforts are being made, with Your Excellency's good offices, for the continuation of the intercommunal talks recently started at Vienna with a view to finding a permanent, just and peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem, the G-reek Cypriot leadership is still pursuing a policy which will undoubtedly undermine these efforts and create an

atmosphere that will weaken the prospects of and an agreed solution through the medium of the intercommunal talks. In this connection I would particularly like to draw Your Excellency's attention to a recent speech made by Mr. Glafcos derides, the Greek Cypriot negotiator at the intercommunal talks, at the Lions Club in Limassol on 25 May 1975 alleging that a so-called Four Point Plan was proposed by Your Excellency during the first phase of the talks in Vienna, suggesting the withdrawal of Turkish troops from various parts of the Island, the return of those areas to the Greek Cypriots and placing the same under UNFICYP control.

H.S. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations .../. New York Although the above statement of Mr. Glafcos Glerid.es, which at first we thought he had made for internal political purposes has been categorically denied by myself, by your special representative in Cyprus Mr. Weckmann-Munoz, and also I believe by yourself in an interview given to a correspondent of the Istanbul paper Hurriyet, in New York, Mr. Clerides reiterated his statement and insisted on his unfounded allegations. Following a meeting between Mr. Glerides and myself on the 26th of May, in answer to a question by the press regarding the so-called Four Point Plan, alleged to have been forwarded by Your Excellency, Mr. Clerides again said: "Anyone can deny what I have said. But this does not mean that what I have said at Limassol is not the truth." This indicates that the statements in question were made as a part of an official policy. I would like to bring to Your Excellency's attention, and through you to the attention of all the members" of the Security Council, my grave concern at the above statements of Mr. Clerides and to register my most emphatic protest, particularly since these are manifesting themselves at the eve of the forthcoming second phase of the Vienna talks. It is most regrettable that at a time when every effort is being made with Your Excellency's good offices to find a just and peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem, these statements which are aimed at deceiving world public opinion are undermining and frustrating these efforts. It is indeed unfortunate that the Greek Cypriot leadership including Mr. Glafcos Clerides himself is using the Vienna talks as a propaganda tool against the Turkish Cypriot side.

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I hope the Greek Cypriot leadership will soon realize that a sincere choice has to be made between propaganda and serious negotiations. Under the circumstances and in order to prevent an erroneous impression being formed in world public opinion a statement by Your Excellency in this regard will be most appreciated, Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Rauf R. Denkta§) president Turkish Federated State of Cyprus ^ , \ ''.;'// 'iVriu'-i l/!

TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

21 Kay 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated 21 May 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Nail Atalay, Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Mew York X' x X*

OFFICE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

••-..-. . ; . .-:•. .. 21 May 1975

Your Excellency, I am once again compelled to write to Your Excellency regarding the content of the letter of Mr. Rossides (S/11691 dated

15 May 1975 ). (i) Mr. Eossides and the Greek Cypriot Administration which he represents chose to refer to the "I960 Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus" whenever they think they can mislead the world opinion as to the true situation on the Island. (ii) One of the basic premises of the I960 Constitution of Cyprus, an international agreement, was that of .... • ...... a bi-communal state. The concept, therefore, of a state administered by only one of these communities . , runs counter to the constitutional basis of the Republic. Consequently, the unilateral action by the Greek Cypriots in December 1963 which ousted the Turkish Cypriots from the Administration of the Republic and usurped the constitutional rights of the Turkish Cypriot Community is a blatant violation '••'••" . of the basic structure of the Constitution of the Republic and as such, void ab initio in international

. 4 ./« law. Therefore, the so-called Government of Cyprus cannot be considered as the true and lawful government of the Island. The most it can ever be is to be the authority over the Greek faction of the population and its representative value is limited as such. (iii) The judgement of Kr. Rossides on the existence of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus is of no value for the .Turkish Cypriots. The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus shall continue to exist. We shall patiently wait for the day when the Greek Cypriot side reorganizes itself so as to join us to form the Federal Republic of Cyprus. The rest is bound to remain semantics. Until that day, the representatives of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus shall continue to speak on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot Community which has for so long been denied this right, using all the means, whenever and wherever appropriate.

I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as a document of the Security Council. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Kail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

H. E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations New York UNITED NATIONS SECURITY Distr. COUNCIL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 9 MAY 1975 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to enclose herewith a message dated 3 May 1975, addressed to you by Dr. Necdet Unel, Acting President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

I should be grateful if you could circulate this letter as a. document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Osman OLCAY Permanent Representative

75-09832 /.. S/11687 English Page 2

Letter dated 3 May 1973 from Dr. Necdet Unel addressed to the Secretary-General

There are approximately 11 ,,000 Turkish Cypriots in the south who are living in fear of their lives and in misery as virtual prisoners in the hands of Greek Cypriots. These people, who are mostly elderly and infirm or members of broken families, are "being forcibly detained in the south as political pawns. They are yearning to cross to the north and regain their liberty, but they are unable to do so in the ordinary way owing to the restrictions imposed on their freedom of movement "by the Greek Cypriot Administration in flagrant violation of all principles of human rights.

In order to prevent these people from crossing to the north, the Greek Cypriot Administration has taken all sorts of restrictive measures, including the enactment of legislation making the transportation of Turkish Cypriots to the north a criminal offence punishable by heavy fines 3 imprisonment and/or the confiscation of the vehicles involved. There is no doubt that these measures, as well as the legislation in question, are in themselves glaring examples of inhuman discrimination against Turkish Cypriots living in the south. Greek authorities have also established check-points on all roads leading to the north and manned them with armed personnel with orders to shoot at any vehicle which fails to stop. I enclose extracts from the local Greek press showing evidence of such instances, as well as punishments inflicted on Greek drivers by the Greek Cypriot courts for transporting Turkish Cypriots to the north.

These discriminatory, ultra vires and inhuman measures of the Greek Cypriot Administration are forcing Turkish Cypriots to pay exorbitant sums of money to Greek Cypriot taxi drivers and to risk their lives in order to be able to regain their liberty and join their families in the north.

During the last two or three months over 600 Turkish Cypriots tried to cross to the north but were intercepted by the Greek Cypriot police or the national guard and returned to their villages after lengthy interrogation and torture at Greek Cypriot police stations. On two occasions, the Greek Cypriot sentries at the check- points fired at the vehicles causing in one instance the death of a four-month-old baby and the serious wounding of her mother. I heed hardly stress that this attitude of the Greek Cypriot Administration violates all norms of human decency and breeds hatred and enmity between the two communities.

In the circumstances, I shall very much appreciate it, if Your Excellency will use your good offices for the removal of the discriminatory and inhuman restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of Turkish Cypriots living in the south so as to enable these unfortunate people freely to join their families in the north.

I shall be grateful if Your Excellency will kindly have this communication circulated as a Security Council document.

(Signed) Dr. Necdet UHEL Acting President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus S/11687 English Page 3

Extracts from local Greek press

TURKS ROBBED

A Greek Cypriot police "bulletin, which appears in today's Greek Cypriot Press , says Ik Turkish Cypriots travelling to Lefka in a vehicle owned by Michail of Prodromos were intercepted by 3 masked and armed men near the village of Pomos and were robbed of their money I which totalled about 200 pounds.

The Turkish Cypriots were ordered back to Paphos. Ten were returned to Polls; the other h were left near the village of Natiou when a police check-point came into sight.

Greek Cypriot Press, 24 December 197^

GREEK CYPRIOT FINED

Andreas Paraskevas has been fined 30 pounds and his driving licence suspended for 3 months for attempting to transport 2 Turkish Cypriots from the south to the north.

Agon, 25 December 1971*

SMUGGLING OF TURKS

New arrests of those aiding the Turks in crossing over to the north were made yesterday. One of those arrested is a national guardsman named Panikos Demetriou who connived at the crossing of Turks from the road-block in return for £20 bribery. Other persons arrested were Vassos Geormiou of Larnaca and Andreas and Hambos Gerghiou brothers of Oroklini village. These three men were caught as they were transporting 30 Turks, with their belongings, to the north for £^00. £20 of this amount would be paid to the soldier at the road-block as bribery. Phileleftheros reports that the smuggling of Turks to the north has become an organized job.

Greek Cypriot Press, 21 January 1975 <

A national guardsman, Panikos Demitriou and two brothers from Oriklini village (Andreas and Charalanbos Georghiou, as well as Vasos Georghiou of Larnaca) have been detained for transporting 30 Turkish Cypriots to the north. They had received UOO pounds, of.which 20 would be paid to the national guardsman, as a bribe, at the check-point.

Greek Cypriot Press, 28 February 1975 S/11687 English Page k

TURKISH CHILD KILLED

A Turkish baby was killed and his mother wounded when police' opened fire on a Greek Cypriot car near Mazoto. They were being taken to the Turkish region. The driver of the car has escaped.

Police who set up road-blocks on the same road stopped 3 Greek owned cars and arrested their owner-drivers for transporting 38 Turkish Cypriots from Mari village to the Turkish region. Greek" Cypriot Press, 15 March 1975

TURKISH WOMAI DIES

A Turkish Cypriot woman who was travelling on foot, together with her husband and 2 children, to the north, has fallen off a cliff and died near Kykkodrodisa area.

Meanwhile, 2 busloads of Turkish Cypriots were intercepted on the Palekhori-Klirou road by the police who had set up road-blocks. They were all travelling to the Turkish region from Limassol. They have been forced to return to Limassol. , . * Agon, 21 March 1975

IMPRISONED

Christofis Mcolaou, U8, of Limasol has been sentenced by the Larnaca District Court to 6 months' imprisonment for transporting Turks from the south to the north. He was caught on the Gidi-Larnaca road.

Meanwhile 2 policemen have been arrested for questioning on a similar charge.

Fileleftheros, 21 March 1975

A) Andreas Konstantinou and Christos Tuvas have been sentenced to 5 months' jail for transporting Turks to the north.

Protromos Karvunyaris has been jailed for 3 months on a similar charge.

Fagos claims that these men are new national guardsmen.

B) Fagos reports that Andreas Costas of Larnaca has been imprisoned for 6 months for transporting Turks to the north.

Asirmatos, 2k March 1975 S/11687 English Page 5

AEREST FOR SMUGGLING TURKISH WOMEN

A 26-year-old Limassol man has been arrested by the police at Limassol and will be brought before the court today on charges of attempting to smuggle Turks into the Turkish-controlled region.

Police said they intercepted the man's car at the Yermasoya road-block and-- found two Turkish women in a hiding place camouflaged under the driver's seat. The women said they had paid the driver £275, and another £177 would be paid by her son when they arrived in Nicosia.

The driver has been arrested, and the Turkish women were sent back to their homes in Paphos.

Cyprus Mail, 2 April 1975

SHOTS FIRED AT CAR IN NICOSIA

National guardsmen near the Cyta round-about in Nicosia on the green line fired two shots at a car from which three Turkish Cypriot women alighted to walk into the Turkish-controlled region of Nicosia. The car sped towards the Pedieos bridge and disappeared.

Cyprus Mail., 2 April 1975

JAIL FOR CARRYING TURKS

Christakis Spyrou, a plumber, 27, of Pretori, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the Limassol District Court for driving without third party insurance and for carrying on payment two Turkish Cypriots to Turkish-occupied aneas.

Cyprus Mail, 3 April 1975

DRIVER JAILED IN LARNACA The driver involved in the attempted smuggling of Turkish Cypriots from the south to the Turkish-held north last March, when a Turkish Cypriot woman injured and her child killed9 was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment by the Larnaca District Court. He was found guilty of illegal transport. Cyprus Mail, 6 April 1975

TURKS STONED

Turks trying to cross from the south to the north in a bus were stoned at the Greek Cypriot village of Avlona, and their way was blocked by a tractor. However, they managed to escape. S/11687 English Page 6

Georghios Eleftheriou and Charambos Charalambo have teen remanded in custody for 8 days for attempting to transport Turks to the north. Mahi, 15 April 1975

GREEKS JAILED FOR SMUGGLING TURKS TO NORTH

Three' Greek Cypriots have teen sent to jail by the Nicosia District Court for terms ranging from six to nine months and fined between them a total of £130 for acting in collusion among themselves for the smuggling of Turkish Cypriots from the south to the north. *

The accused were: George Eleftheriou (23), Charalambos loannou (26) and loannis Tryfonos (29}, all of Khandria village in the Limassol district.

Cyprus Mail, 2k April 1975 E i' '*<*

. ..*i^if' TURKISH PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

2 May 1975

Your Excellencyj, I have the honour to enclose herewith a letter dated

2 May 1975 addressed to you by Mr. Wail Atalay, Acting Represen- tative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. I should be grateful if you would circulate this letter as a document of the Security Council * Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Osman Olcay Ambassador Permanent Representative

H.E.Dr. Kurt Waldheim

Secretary-General jf United Nations .*f •*" New York JH> V'.'l <-;.. 2 Hay 1975

: Your Exo01iericyfl '"''"' '' • - •- . • •/•-•.,.. • , •••• .••• ... ' 'With'reference to th© latter 6f'Mr, Zanoh Rossides' of 1 r&y "197^9 S/ll6Slp I would "like to remind him and refresh his '••'"'•• memory'"of "the following' faotss

(l) The Republic"of'CyprusB a functional federation^ w&& established'itt'i960 on the 'basis ' of partnership 'between 'tho ';: co-found©!3' Turkish and Greek Communities of the Island, : The toi-'''

i national'' ''independence "So 'created was? 'howsver fi treated by Archbishop Makarios and""th©-Qr©©k leadership nofc a:s an end ln"its:el'f but aa a means to an ©nd' (namely EHOSIS). In fact all efforts of the Greek Cypriot leadership during the'"per'i'd'd''from I960 to tne end of 1963 were aitsed at deliberately impeding the smooth functioning' of the' State©' aftd thereby '"creating the''• impression 'that' the1 CTons'ti'totioa ii&a "unworkable because of the ' f- .•..•":...-. . ' ' - .-: . . - - . . ©xcessiv© rights alleged'to have been given to the Turkish Comrau nifty0 Their ultimate object was'to secure the"fii7i©ndw©nt of-thoa© p'arts'of th6"Constitutior) which .^ave the Turkish Community a''meaningful oay in the "functions of the State and safeguarded'it against' Enos'is and

discrimination0' 'This intention of the Greek Cypriot aid® uas corrobo- rated by the 13-point'proposal's mad© by Archbishop Kakarios in

Kurt Maldhsim ' Secretary-General United Nations Hew York „„0/, November- 1963 which envisaged the complete removal of those provisions of the Constitution which established, the co-founder status.of the Turkish Community and blocked the way to Enosise

(2) The Greek Cypriot Administrationp which had usurped the Government machinery in December 1963s has for the last ©levers • years bean posing as the "government of Cyprus" and arbitrarily exercising this authority merely on the strength of the de__factp_^ superiority which it had acquired by the use of force» (3) After the coup of 15th July 19?ij. and the Turkish Peace Operation which followed it in order to save the bi-national 3tat©-of Cyprus, whose independence w*s in imminent danger of being destroyed by the organizers of tae coup, this "de facto superiority" of the Greek Cfpriot Administration came to an end and two autonomous administrations, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot9 each exercising control ana authority over its respective geographical region^ came into being. (it.) The existence of two separate administrations in Cyprus has been internationally recognized by th© Geneva Declaration of the 30th July l°7ij. and by the United Rations organization,, Since the 13th of February 1975 the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration has been restructured as the TurKish Federated State of Cyprus to constitute the Turkish Federated State of the future Federal Republic of Cyprus« (5) The future constitutional basis of the Republic of Cyprus is being discussed by the representatives of the two coramunl- tles in Vionna at this very moment. (6) The areas of Kyreriia, Agyrta, Yerolakkos, th® area north of Nicosia, Tranehoras and the villages of Sykharl and Dhikorao which Ki*» r'ossides refers to in his letter are under the control of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. Therefore, these areas are not under the jurisdiction of the Greek Cypriot Administra- tion which Mr, Rossides represents and furthermore., he has never been authorized to speak on behalf of the Turkish Gypriot side0 I should be grateful if this letter could be circulated as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Hail Atalay Acting Representative of the lurkish Federated State of Cyprus C

19 April 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to furnish herebelow the text of a i message addressed to Your Excellency by the President of the ] Committee of Turkish Cypriot Women: "To His Excellency the Secretary-General of the United Nations "We protest the propaganda stunt 'Women Walk Home' march by Greek Cypriot women and deeply deplore that universal public conscience was fast asleep in the face of our endless ordeals. We draw your attention to the inhuman sufferings, brutal indignities and injustices endured by Turkish Cypriot women for eleven years at the hands of Greek Cypriots and stress that it is high time for ways and- means to be secured to enable the beleagured Turkish Cypriots in the open prisons in the south to join their families in the north. We cannot emphasize enough that after all the denials of human rignts, harassments, insults, assaults, intimidations, acts of savagery and murders in past it is absolutely impossible to exist- •intermingled with the Greek Cypriots.

Dr. Latife Birgen President" I shall be grateful if this letter is circulated as a document of the Security Council.

• * • y » Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Kail Atalay Acting Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York KSBRIS TURK TOPLUMU TEMSJLCSUGi 866 Second Avenue, 6th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 (212)688-6141

OFFICE OF THE TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

CH /tf 2 April 1975 •-* .'X *:.' >''l

Your Excellency, With reference to Mr. Vedat A. Qelik's letter dated

20 March 1975* I have the honour to enclose herewith the original of the letter dated 15 March 1975 addressed to Your Excellency by H.E.Mr. Rauf R. Denkta§, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Nicosia, 15th March, 1975

Your Excellency,

You must have already heard the dastardly murder of a four-month old baby and the wounding of his mother by the Greek Cypriot Police near Mazotos village in the Larnaca District,, This is yet another glaring example of the sort of treatment which the Greek Cypriots have been meting out to the Turkish Cypriots for the past twenty years.

This barbaric act committed against a Turkish Cypriot mother and her four-month old baby, whose only fault was to try in a normal way to join the father living in the Turkish region in the North, has caused great indignation amongst the members of the Turkish Cypriot Community.

In strongly condemning this outrageous crime which the Greek Cypriot Police have committed in flagrant violation of basic human rights and human decency, we would once again appeal to Your Excellency for assistance to enable those Turkish Cypriots who are still living in fear of their lives in the Greek Cypriot controlled region in the South, to exercise their constitutional and basic human rights of moving to the safety of the Turkish Cypriot controlled region in the North„

Your Excellency will appreciate that the continuation of this sort of acts of violence against innocent and unarmed Turkish Cypriot civilians wishing to travel to the North, may well give rise to retaliatory action by the families hurt and the responsibility for such action will rest with the Greek Cypriot side6

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(B.R. DENKTAS.) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York. 3!- "I - KIBRIS TURK TOPLUMU 866 Second Avenue, 6th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 {212)688-6141

TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF CYPRUS

31 lMarc^h 1975

Your Excellency, T1 s With reference to Mr. Vedat A. Qelik's letter dated 17 March 1975> I have the honour to enclose herewith the original of the letter dated 16 March 1975 addressed to Your Excellency by H.E.Mr. Rauf R. Denktas,, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Nail Atalay Acting Representative

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16th March, 1975.

Your Excellency,

I am writing to express my thanks for Your Excellency's efforts which have enabled the adoption of a unanimous resolution at the recent Security Council meeting on Cyprus.

Your Excellency is already aware of the fact that we are unable to accept New York as the venue of the resumed intercommunal talks on Cyprus.

Now that the question of alternative place and date of the resumed talks are being considered I have authorized Mr. Vedat Qelik to have preliminary discussions with Your Excellency on the subject with a view to deciding on the venue and date of the intercommunal talks.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(B.B. DENKTAS.) President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General, United Nations Organization, New York. His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York

By Hand OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY TO THE U.N. 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OOI7 sc: SecGen REG BEU

21 March 1975

Dear Luis, You will remember that we did not give the letter to Celik concerning the title used in the letter from Denktash. I told the Secretary-General this, and he suggests that since Celik has now left New York, the best way to handle this matter would be for you simply to inform Celik orally, when you speak to him, of our position on this matter and then make a note for the file saying that you have done this. I enclose a copy of the letter we prepared in case it is useful as to the form of words to be used. The Secretary-General feels that this would be the best way of fulfilling the undertaking given to Mr. Clerides. I hope you got home all right. We much enjoyed | having you here. a } With best wishes. Yours ever,

Brian E. Urguhart

Mr. Luis Weckmann Munoa Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus UNITED NATIONS WOim NATIONS UNIES

REFERENCE 18 March 1975

Dear Mr. Celik, The Secretary-General has'' asked me to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 17/March 1975 transmitting to him a message from Mr. Denkt'ash. The Secretary-General has taken note of this message, which has also been discussed with you. The Secretary-General has noted that in this communication the title "President, Turkish Federated State of Cyprus" is used by Mr. DenktasH and that you yourself have transmitted the letter under the jf'itle of "Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus". In the light of the terms of resolution 367, adopted by the Security Council on 12 March 1975, the Secretary*-General wishes to make clear that his receipt of your letter transmitting a letter from Mr. Denktash does not imply recognition of the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus". Th©' Secretary-General is confident that in accordance with^operative paragraph 7 of the same resolution, the representatives of the two communities will co-operate closely with/him in the discharge of his new mission of good offices f Yours sincerely,

Brian E. Urquhart Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs

Mr. Vedat A. Celik Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community 866 Second Avenue New York, N.Y. 10017 OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY TO THE U.N. 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 . . NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

1? March 1975

Your Excellency, I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of a letter dated 17 March 1975 addressed to you by H.E.Mr. Rauf R. Denktas,, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus. The original signed copy of the letter will be delivered to your offices as soon as it reaches us. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Vedat A. Qelik^ Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization . New York 17 March 1975

Your Excellency, I am writing to express my thanks for Your Excellency's efforts which have enabled the adoption of a unanimous resolution at the recent Security Council meeting on Cyprus. Your Excellency is already aware of the fact that we are unable to accept New York as the venue of the resumed intercommunal talks on Cyprus. Now that the question of alternative place and date of the resumed talks are being considered I have authorized Mr. Vedat gelik to have preliminary discussions with Your Excellency on the subject with a. view to deciding on the venue and date of the intercommunal talks. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(signed) R.R. Denktas, President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York. OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY TO THE U.N. 866 SECOND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR TEL: (212) 688-6141 . NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1OO17

20 March 1975

Your Excellency,, I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of a

letter dated 16 March 1975 addressed to you by H.E.Mr.R.R0 Denkta§, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus The original signed copy of the letter will be delivered to your offices as soon as it reaches us. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Vedat A0 Representative of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

His Excellency Dr0 Kurt Waldheira Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York 16 March 1975

Your Excellency, You must have already heard the dastardly murder of a four month old baby and the wounding of his mother by the Greek Cypriot Police near Mazotos village in the Larnaca district.

This is yet another glaring example of the sort of treatment which the Greek Cypriots have been meting out to the Turkish

Cypriots for the past twenty years. This barbaric act committed against a Turkish Gypriot mother and her four month old baby,whose only fault was to try in a normal way to join the father living in the Turkish Region in the north, has caused great indignation amongst the members of the Turkish Cypriot community. In strongly condemning this outrageous crime which the

* Greek Cypriot Police have committed in flagrant violation of basic human rights and human decency, we would once again appeal

to Your Excellency for assistance to enable those Turkish Cypriots who are still living in fear of their lives in the Greek Cypriot controlled region in the south, to exercise their constitutional and basic human rights of moving to the safety of the Turkish Cypriot controlled region in the north.

His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Organization New York Your Excellency will appreciate that the continuation of this sort of acts of violence against innocent and unarmed

Turkish Cypriot civilians wishing to travel to the north, may well give rise to retaliatory action by the families hurt and the responsibility for such action will rest with the Greek Cypriot side. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(signed) R.R. Denktas, President Turkish Federated State of Cyprus