Cyprus. Therightsofthepeoples ofthetwocommunities todetermine theirown political futures haveremained unchanged andinallrespects areequal. The nations oftheworld,through resolutions oftheSecurity Council andGeneral Assembly oftheUnitedNations, haverecognized andconsistently reaffirmed these rights, ashavethetwocommunities themselves intheirinterim negotiated agreements. Underthesecircumstances, international lawdoesnotsanction differential treatment ofthetwocommunities inthecurrent negotiations orinany /... I Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library^/44/967s/2L420 Erglish Page 9 resulting settlement' rf these efforts to €stablish a federal government ofc!?rus - nith the equal participation and nutual acceptance of the two peoptes - sbould fail, each r6gime - the Turkish Cypriot uo lesi tha! the Greeh C|Priot _nould be eligibre for recognitio! a9 aD indepeadent state. such recog[ition byother states would Dot the! inf,ringe any priicipte of interaatioaal law. Notes I/ Soverelglty tras formal.Iy passed from Britaln to the Republic of Cylrrus byth€ Cl?rus Act, 1960, I and 9 E1iz. II, c, 52. z/ The Londo! Memora[dum of 19 February r95g was a correction of agreer entssigneat by the Pritne Milisters of Great gritaii, Greece and Turkey .,as the agreedfoutldatioa for tbe finar s.ttJ.ernent of the problen of clzprus,.. These agroementsincluded t6xts for tbe Treaties of Guarantei and Arliance (unitett Nations, TreatvserLes, vol. 382 (1960), No. 5475 anil ibiL!., vol. 397 (1961), No. 5712), tsb€ ,,BasicStructure of the Republic of C14>rus,, (a" outfine of the es€ential provisions of theaat.icipated Clrpriot Constitution), and declaratioDs by represeatat-ives of the Greekcypriot -aad -Turkish ct?riot comnuriEies accepting tbe other doc'meuts .,as theagroed fouDdatLot! for the fiaal settlement oi the problem of ClT|rus.., Jl Great Brl.tain t{as not a signatory to the Treaty of ALliance.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in Cyprus, specifically the rights of the two communities to determine their own political futures and the possibility of recognition as independent states. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations, Politics