notberuledbyonecommunity totheexclusion oftheother. Both communities hadtoparticipate aspartners inalldecision making andintheadministration oftheisland. Equally fundamental was theideathatthegreater numbers oftheGreekCypriot community couldnotbeusedtoimpose unacceptable policies ordecis10ns upon theTurkish Cypriot community. Adequate checks andbalances were provided intheconstitution forthepreservation cfthenational identity andpartnership status ofeachcommunity. International andconstitutional natureofthe1960settlement. 7.Thesefundamentals wereincorporated inwhathascometobe called "the1960settlement". ItischaracterlZed bythefactthatitisbothaninternational andaconstitutional settlement. Thus thesubsequent conduct oftheGreekCypriot community hastobe judged notonlyintermsofconstitutional lawbutalsoof international law. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryL/ 44/966 s/21398 Etrglish Page 6 Strict division of oower between the two communities. s. The 1960 settlement consisted, first, of the Zurich and London Aqreenlents of 1959. These were internattonal treaties whlch ralsed tJ tne level of lnternational legal obl igation the undertakings grven by' the parties. Thus, the Zurich Agreement, concl uded between the Gieek and Turkish Plime f4inisters on 11 February 1959, establ ished the easic strucr.ure of the emergent Repub'l ic of cyprus. It provided, as basic articles for inclusion in the Cyprus constitution, a clear and balanced division of power between the creek and Turkrsh Cypriot communitres, including provision for a Greek Cypri ot President, elecled solely by Greek Cypriots' and a Turkish cypriot vice-President, elected 60lely by Turkish cypriots' and seventy percent - thirty percent distribution of 6eats in the Counci I of Ministers and the legislature, as well as the same al location of places in the administration. Also, the President and the Turkish Cypriot Vice-President were granted veto po',ers which would have enabled them to block measures preiudicial to their respective communities. Executive power "ensued from the President and Vice-President acting coniolntl y. " Another essential feature of the basic articles was the Gpecific exclusion of the total or partral un'i on of Cyprus with any other State. International quarantee of the Settlement. 9. The undertakings given in these Agreements were reinforced by
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political and constitutional aspects of the 1960 settlement in Cyprus, specifically the power-sharing agreement between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is a legal or academic document. The content focuses on the division of power, the role of the President and Vice-President, and the international guarantees of the settlement. These factors suggest that the text is related to the governance and political structure of the island, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations