this counci I of Ministers should feel that it 1s necessary or desirable !ha! the commission should express an opjnion on the val idity of lhe applicatton, lhen the reference to the Commtssion should be precisely limited to this. It shouid not be a reference to the commission for an opinion on the substance of the application. TRNC would welcome Ec membershio but only after settlement' 1a N^ruirh-rah.ti.d thls the TRNC does not wish tO Create the rrv vtr I vr ,e us, rv ' |,l' impression that it is opposed to the eventual membership of the European Communities by a State of Cyprus restored to lega1 ity and stability by a settlement freely negotiated between parties of equai standing. When such a po'l itical settlement has been achieved, the Turkish cypriot community will be no lesc desr rous t,han the Greek Cypriot community to secure membership for the whole of Cyprus in a manner fhat wil'l ensure that the benefits of such * A leading authority cf the international status of Germany' Professor F.A.Mann, has said: ".,, the Federal Government is not the Government in the East. It is, therefore, unable to render treaties effective in respect of the East. Hence, 1! cannot ccnclude treaties which require implementation in the East. Nor' rt appears, has the Federal Republic ever attempted to do so.'(Studies in International Law (1973), p' 702')A/44/966 5/21398 English Page10 The"analogy" isquitefalseandreveals precisely theweakness of theGreekCypriot application. WhentheFederal Republic of Germany became anoriginal member oftheEuropean Communlties, no claimwasmadebyitthattheterritorial scopeofitsmembership extended beyond theareaunderitsactualcontrol. Itdldnot claimtorepresent EastGermany forpurposes ofbecoming amember.* ItislndeedSlgnificant thattheonlyterritorial matters raised bytheFRGrelated totheposition ofLandBerlin andtheSaar. In thepresent situation, however, itisevident thattheGreek Cypriots donotseektolimittheirapplication inacomparable manner. Application isanullity. Noaction should betakenonit. la.Thepresent opposition totheGreekCypriot applications isof afundamental nature. Itarises inlimine. Theinternationally unlawful character oftheauthority thatpurports tomakethe application deprives itofthecapacity sotoact,while, thescope oftheapplication andthemanner ofitsmaking bothtaintthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the application of Cyprus to the European Communities (EC) and the potential implications of Turkish Cypriot opposition to this application. The document references the international law and the authority of the government, suggesting that it is a high-level diplomatic communication. The content is focused on the political and legal aspects of the application, rather than economic or social issues.

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