UNITED NATIONS AS @General Assembly Security Council Distr. GENERAL Al44/967 s/2L420 1 August 1990 ORIGfNAL! ENGLISH GENERAI, ASSEMBLY Forty-foureh ses sion Agenda iten 4Z 9UESTION OF CYPRUSSECURITY COT'NCILForty-fifth year (signed) Mustafa AxgIN Anbassaalor Permanent Representativef have the horour to subnit, €rclosed her€Tith, a .Letter addressed to you by Ilis Excellency Mr. iJzer Koray, Represeltat.ive ot tne turkrsh Repubric of Northera Cl?rus, to lrhich is attaehed the lext ot " p.p., eatitted ,,Opirioa o! the t€gal status in interuational law of the Turkish iyiii"t and th€ creek Cl4lriot conununiEies i! CIT)rus',. f trould be grateful if ny letter and its enclosures could be circul.aEeal as a l::ffi: of the cenerar Assenbty, uuder ageuda iiern +2, and of rhe security 90-17832 1552c (E)UNITED NATIONS (~~ GeneralAssembly- GENERAL ASSEMBLY Forty-fourth session Agenda item47 QUESTION OFCYPRUSSecurity CouncilAS Distr. GENERAL A/44/967 S/21420 1August 1990 ORIGINAL. ENGLISH SECURITY COUNCIL Forty-fifth year Letterdated31JUly1990fromthePermanent Representative ofTurkeytotheUnited Nations addressed totheSecretary General Ihavethehonour tosubmit, enclosed herewith, aletter addressed toyoubyHisExcellency Mr.OzerKoray, Representative oftheTurkish Republic ofNorthernCyprus, towhichisattached thetextofapaperentitled "Opinion onthelegalstatusininternational lawoftheTurkish Cypriot andtheGreekCypriotconununities inCyprus". Iwouldbegrateful ifmyletter anditsenclosures couldbecirculated asadocument oftheGeneral Assembly, underagenda item47,andoftheSecurity Council~ (Signed) Mustafa AK§IN Ambassador Permanent Representative 90-17832 1552c(E)/... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryal44/967 a/2t420 English Page 2 upon instructions from my govermeat, I hav6 the honour to enclose herevith the text of a paper eltitled ,,opipion on the Legal status in International Latt of th€ Turkish Cv!,riot atrd the Greek Cvpriot ConynuniCies ia CvPrus" written by emiuent Uniteal states la{yer Mr. Monroe Leigh. datett 20 atuLy 1990. (Siqnett) dzer KORAY Representative of tbe lurkish Republic oi Norther! C]'[rrusANNEX Letter alateal 31 .tuly 1990 from Mr. dzer Korav to the Secretary-GeneralA/44/967 S/2l420 English Page2 ANNEX Letterdated31July1990fromMr.5zerKorayto theSecretary-General Uponinstructions frommygovernment, Ihavethehonourtoenclose herewith thetextofapaperentitled "Opinion ontheLegalStatusinInternational Lawof theTurkish Cypriot andtheGreekCypriot Communities inCyprus" written byeminent UnitedStateslawyer Mr.MonroeLeigh,dated20July1990. (Signed) azerKORAY Representative ofthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document related to the conflict between Turkey and Cyprus, and it discusses the legal status of the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities in Cyprus. The document is addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and is likely related to a specific issue or dispute between the parties involved.

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