S E C,U R I T Y' COUNCIL

UNITED NATIONS Distr. S E C,U R I t Y’ GENERAL s/8260 COUNCIL 23 November 1967 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 22 NOVEMBER1967 FROM THE PEPMAm REpR/%ENTAnVE CF CYPRUS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL . In my last communication circulated as Security Council document s/8251 and Corrigendum 1, I brought to the urgent attention of the members of the Security Council the recent threats of force and aggression by Turkey directed against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Cyprus through repeated viola,tions of its airspace by Turkish military aircraft on 18 November 1967, in disrega.rd of the Security Council resolutions on Cyprus, including the consensus of 11 August 1964. Since last Saturday, 18 November 1967, the following further violations by Turkey of the airspace of Cyprus ha.ve taken pla.ce. On Sunday, 19 November 1967, one Turkish military aircraft of unidentified type flew over the north coastline of Cyprus. On Tuesday, 21 November 1967, at 14.50 p.m., Cyprus local time, one Turkish military aircraft of the IW~~F type flew over Kormakiti to Kokkinotrimithia and Limassol to Troodos areas. The Said Plane remained continuously flying over Cyprus for twenty-five minutes. On 22 November 1967, three overflights by Turkish military aircraft Wcurred as follows: At 8.12 hours (Cyprus local time) one plane of the RF~~F type flew-.over Kormakiti-Liveras area in the northwest of Cyprus at an altitude of 8,000 feet. At 8.48 hours, another plane of the same type flew over Kyrenia, Ka.ntara, Kormakiti, Morphou and Nicosia at an altitude of 10,000 feet. At 9.55 hours, one more plane, probably of the F?F~~Ftype, flew over Kokkina-Famagusta-Boghazi-Karpas areas at an altitude of a.bout 5,000 feet with .a speed of 350 kilometres, per hour. Further, since last Saturday, 1.8 November 1967, and parallel with the above military overflights, a pa;ttern of systematic attacks 'by Turkish Cypriot terrorists I . @7-27@2 ‘a?*’ s/8260 English Page 2 inspired frcm Ankara has developed, in an attempt to create incidents in order to sustain and mount up tension in-the island, as a pretext for a pre-planned attack and invasion against Cyprus. Thus, the following incidents were created by the Turkish Cypriot gunmen. On Saturday, 18 November 1967, at lL.55 hours, Cyprus local time, Odesseas Demetriou, a Greek Cypriot, was fired at, and seriously wounded, at a bystreet of Paphos Street in Nicosia. At 14.l.0, Constantinos Kefteros, a Greek Cypriot, was wounded by fire from automatic weapons from the Turkish sector inlhe vicinity of Kaimakli, a suburb of Nicosia. I At 18.10 hours, a car was fired at from the Turkish sector near Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia, and its driver, a Greek Cypriot, was wounded. At the same time, a labourer working on the roof of Ledra Palace Hotel, was also fired at and wounded. In the course of the day, the Turkish Cypriots started fortifying their positions all along the Green Line in Nicosia from Paphos Street to Ledra Street in a provocative manner and threatening the passershby. On Monday, 20 November 1967, the Turkish Cypriots continued their provocations, in various spots of the isia.nd, especially in Nicosia, and fired against National Guard positions. Turks also fired at National Gua,rd positions frcm St, Hilarion. On -the same, da,y and near the village of Avdhellero, outside Larnaca, a Greek Cypriot wcma,n was shot and killed in cold blood and her husband was wounded. I The Cyprus National Guard has refrained throughout these incidents frcm replying to the Turkish Cypriot provpcations. The Cyprus Government, in its desire to contribute to the lessening of tension in the island and in response to ,the Secretary-General's appeal, has done and continues to do everything in its power to exercise the utmost restraint. Your Excellency is kindly requested to have this letter circulated as a document of the Security Council and distributed to all Members of the United Nations. Please accept, Hxcellency, the assurances of my highest consideration, (Signed) Zenon ROSSIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations ..I--- ,/, 8.I' ._, II, ,L* !! ,, .*, .

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