UNITEO ilATtONSAS General Assembly Security Council Distr. GENERAL A/44/949 s/27328 23 May 19 90 ORIGTNA,L: ENGLISH GEJNERAL ASSEI,IBLY Forry-fourtfr ses s ion Ageuda iren 47 QUESTTON O!' CYPRUS I have the honour to attach herewith a letter datedyou blr H.E. Mr. Ozer Koray, Representative of the TurkishCyprus.SECURI'fY COUNCILForty-fifth year Letter dated 21 May 1990 from the perrnanent Representative of Turkeyto the United Nations addressed to the Secretarr,/_General 2l May 1990 addressed Republic of Northern I should be grateful if the present letter and its annexdocument of the General Assernbly, under agenda itern 47, and ofwere circulated as athe Security Councj.l. (Siqned) Mustafa AKSIN Ambassador Perrnatxent Representative 90-73L92 1419c (E)UNITED NATIONS ¥~,,<,~.~.~GeneralAssembly~'J"'x. 'Jt! ~'i!f'~ GENERAL ASSEMBLY Forty-fourth session A.g-endd item47 QUESTION OFCYPRUSSecurity CouncilAS Distr. GENERAL Al44/949 SI21328 23May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH SECURITY COUNCIL Forty-fifth year Letter dated21May1990fromthePermanent Representative ofTurkeytotheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary-General Ihavethehonour toattach herewith aletter dated21May1990addressed toyoubyH,E.Mr.OzerKoray. Representative oftheTurkish Republic ofNorthernCyprus. Ishould begrateful ifthepresent letter anditsannexwerecirculated asadocument oftheGeneral Assembly, underagenda item47,andoftheSecurity Council. (Signed) Mustafa AKSIN Ambassador Permanent Representative 90-13192 1419c(E)/... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/949 s/21328 English Page 2 tmtf Upon instructions from my governmentr I would llketo bring to your attention the fo] lowing ln relation to +-he continuing rearmament efforts of the c;'cek cyprictadministration in south cyprus: 1) The Greek cypriot daily Mesimvrint of May 1,'t990, quoting "Oefense Issues" magazine published in Greece as its €ource, reported that new weapcns, mil itary vehicles and equipment valued at $800 m.i lltcn would be purchased for the Greek Cypriot l'la+.ional Guard. The planned purchases would be in addition to the B-2type tanks acqu'i red from Greece r'hich were subsequentl i'upgraded to AMX-36 standards. Among the mi litary vehicles and weapons tc be purchased by the Greek Cypriot administration are thefollowing: 2 Gazel.le hel icopters equipped with HcT missiies;
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic communication regarding the security situation in Cyprus, specifically the rearmament efforts of the Greek Cypriot administration. It seems to be more focused on military equipment and vehicles rather than economic or social development. This suggests that the category should be related to security, defense, or international relations.

**Category**
Security, International relations