Minister oftheGreekCypriot regime, said: "theisland's political situation shouldn't haveaneffect onhiscountry's membership application. Hedrewan analogy withGermany, sayingthatthedivision ofthat country intoEastandWesthadneverbeenviewedasa barrier toECmembership." Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/ 966 s,/ 213 9I Engl ish Page f0 The "analogy" is quite false and reveals precisely the weakness of the Greek Cypriot appl rcaticn. When the Federal Republ ic of Germany became an orj ginal member of the European communltles' no claim was made by it ihat the territorial scope of its membership extended beyond the area under it6 actual control. It dld not claim to represent East Germany for purposes of becomi ng a member''* It rs rndeed Gtgnificant that the only territorial matters ralsed by the FRG related !o lhe position of Land Berlin and the gaar' In the present 6rtuation, however, it is evident that the Greek Cypriots do not seek to limit lheir application .ln a comparable manner. Aool ication is a nullitv. Na action should be taken on it' 1g. The present opposition to the Greel< Cypri ot appl ications is of a fundamental nature, It a|i ses in I imine. The inlernational ly unlawful characler of the authority that purports to make the appl ication deprives it of lhe capacity so to act' while' the scope of the aool ication and the manner of iLs making both talnt the appl rcation with inval idity. It is a nu11ily. In law, therefore 'there exi€ts no application that the CounciI of Ministers may refer to the commi'ssion for an ooinion and no application that the commiss ion may proper'l y receive. The suggestion is, accordingly, respectful ly made that the proper course is for the Counci 1 of Ministers to take no action on the apPl ication. If' nonetheless'
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing a country's application to join an international organization, likely the European Community (EC). The language used is formal and legalistic, suggesting that the document is a response to a formal application. The text also references the division of Germany and the Federal Republic of Germany's membership in the EC, indicating that the document is discussing the political situation in Cyprus and its implications for the country's membership application.

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International trade, Politics