cvpii"i!-". the basis oi equal ity as envisaged in the 1977 and 1979 High Level Agreements. 14. In the circumstances set out above, it will be readily understood why the Turkish cypriots regard as unlawful the assumption by the Greek Cypriots of the role of "the Republic of cyp.r.", Th;t Republ ic wls as ordained and in thg image of the f ilbo settiement, The Greek Cypriots overthrew tha! settlement in December 1963. Yet they appear to hav€ been accepted internationally as the appropriate representatives of Cyprus' This cannot be right, legally or morally, and no one should be surprrsed Uy tne view ihai the Turkish cypriots take of the situatron'A/44/966 8/21398 English Page8 Turkish andhadnotvoluntarily renounced theexercise ofhis functions, indicates appreciation thathehadbeenunlawfully excluded fromhisoffice -anexclusion whichinconstitutional termsmeans-interalia-thattheTurkish Cypriot community was deprived ofitsrightunderArticle 57oftheConstitution toveto decisions relating toforeign affairs (or,conversely, toapprove suchdecisicns bydeliberately acquiescing inthem)andthe collapse ofthepartnership state. 1974-'Enosis' thwarted byguarantor actionofTurkey. 13.Priortothis,however, certain GreekandGreekCypriot elements hadcarried astagefurther theirrepudiation ofthe prohibition of"enosis". Forthepurpose ofbringing about immediate 'Enosis', inJuly1974aGreek-inspired andmilitarily supported couptookplaceagainst Archbishop Makarios, whohimself hadpreviously maintained thatbydestroying theconstitutional orderhehadbrought Cyprustothe"nearest pointtoEnosis··..In theexercise ofitsrights andduties asaguarantor ofthe1960 settlement andupontheurgent pleaoftheTurkish Cypriot sidefor help,Turkey landedforces inCyprus inordertosafeguard the Turkish Cypriot population andprevent atakeover oftheisland by Greece. Theyfreedthenorthern partoftheisland fromGreekand GreekCypriot forces, whichMakarios haddescribed totheSecurity Council on19July1974as"forces ofinvasion fromGreece", and madeitahavenforthewholeTurkish Cypriot population including thosestranded intheenclaves inthesouth- aprocess whichwas completed bythe1975Agreement ontheVoluntary Regrouping of Populations. Therenowco-exist ontheisland twoseparate administrations -theGreekCypriot administration intheSouth whichhasassumed theroleof"theRepublic ofCyprus" andthe Turkish Cypriot administration whichhasestablished itself asthe Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus inviewoftherefusal ofthe GreekCypriot sidetoagreetosharepowerwiththeTurkish Cypriots onthebasisofequality asenvisaged inthe1977and1979 HighLevelAgreements. GreekCypriots notthelawful government ofCyprus. 14.Inthecircumstances setoutabove,itwillbereadily understood whytheTurkish Cypriots regard asunlawful the assumption bytheGreekCypriots oftheroleof"theRepUblic of Cyprus". ThatRepublic wasasordained andintheimageofthe 1960settlement. TheGreekCypriots overthrew thatsettlement in December 1963. Yettheyappeartohavebeenaccepted internationally astheappropriate representatives ofCyprus. This cannot beright,legally ormorally, andnooneshould besurprised bytheviewthattheTurkish Cypriots takeofthesituation.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political and diplomatic document, discussing the historical context and current situation of Cyprus, particularly the relationship between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots. It mentions specific events, agreements, and settlements, indicating a focus on international relations and politics. The language used is formal and legal, suggesting a document intended for official purposes.

**Category**
International relations, Politics