ofCyprus on16August 1990.11 ThecolonyofCyprusachieved itsindependence following thepromulgation of threemultilateral treaties, whichinturnevolved fromanearlier document known astheLondon Memorandum. ~IEachtreaty wassignedbyrepresentatives ofBritain, Greece. Turkey, and,fortheRepublic ofCyprus. byrepresentatives ofboththe GreekCypriot community andtheTurkish Cypriot community, intheirseparate capacities. IntheTreatyofEstablishment itwascontemplated thattheRepublic ofCyprus wouldhavesovereignty overtheterritory oftheformercolony, withthe exception oftwoBritish military installations. IntheTreatyofGuarantee, the signatories undertook torecognize andguarantee theindependence. territorial integrity andsecurity oftheRepublic ofCyprus, and"thestateofaffairs established bytheBasicArticles ofitsConstitution." Finally. intheTreatyof Alliance. thesignatories undertook toresist anyattackoraggression directed against theindependence orterritorial integrity oftheRepublic ofCyprus. ~I I... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl 44/ 967 s/ 2]^420 Eugl ish Page ,{ The Constitution of C!?rus, which entered iuto force on the same day as the three treaties, was the product of tlto Prior iaternational agreements. The "Basic Articles" of the Constitution were first set out in the Zurich Agreenent of 11 February 1959, between Greece and Turk€y. These Basic Artictes, rthich will be discussed below, largely deternined the struclure of the Government of the Republic of cyprus, incLuding the precise manner iu which potter ltould be shared by the Gr€ek cypriot and Turkish c!?riot conmunities. Representatives of ttre Greeh CIT)riot anal Turkish Cypriot corunuDities initialled the Agreenent. In the Agreed Measur€s to Prepare for the New Arrangements in c!'prus, of 19 February 1959, Greece, Turkey and Britain agreed Chat a Joint Constitutional Con[nission composed of repreaentatives of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot peoPles, Greece aad Turkey would drat up a final constitution incorporating the Easic Articles. The constitution thus developeal effectively incorPorated all of these international agreements. Article 181 of the Constitutio! declares that the Treaties of Guarantee and Alliance "sha]l have constitutional force"' Article 182 of the Coostitut.ioa provides that the Basic Articles, derived from the Zurich Agreement, "canaot, i! any way, be atnerded, uhether by way of variation, adtlition
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the historical and constitutional development of the Republic of Cyprus, specifically the treaties and agreements that led to its independence and the structure of its government. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text may be related to international relations, politics, or governance.

**Category**
Politics, Government