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| Treaty
of Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus |
| Nicosia,
16 August 1960 |
The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Greece and
the Republic of Turkey of the one part and the Republic of
Cyprus of the other part:
Desiring to
make provisions to give effect to the Declaration made by the
Government of the United Kingdom on the 17th of February, 1959,
during the Conference at London, in accordance with the
subsequent Declarations made at the Conference by the Foreign
Ministers of Greece and Turkey, by the Representative of the
Greek Cypriot Community and by the Representative of the Greek
Cypriot Community and bye the Representative of the Turkish
Cypriot Community;
Taking note of
the terms of the Treaty of Guarantee signed to-day by the
Parties to this Treaty;
Have agreed as
follows;
ARTICLE 1
The territory
of the Republic of Cyprus shall comprise the island of Cyprus,
together with the islands lying off its coast, with the
exception of the two areas defined in Annex A to this Treaty,
which areas shall remain under the sovereignty of the United
Kingdom These areas are in this Treaty and its Annexes
referred to as the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area and the
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area.
ARTICLE 2
- The Republic
of Cyprus
- The Republic
of Cyprus shall co-operate fully with the United Kingdom to
ensure the security and effective operation of the military
bases situated in the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area and the
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, and the full enjoyment by the
United Kingdom of the rights conferred by this Treaty.
ARTICLE 3
The Republic
of Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom undertake to
consult and co-operate in the common defense of Cyprus.
ARTICLE 4
The
arrangements concerning the status of forces in the Island of
Cyprus shall be those contained in Annex C to this Treaty.
ARTICLE 5
The Republic
of Cyprus shall secure to everyone within its jurisdiction
human rights and fundamental freedoms comparable to those set
out in section I of the European Convention for the Protection
of Human Rights and Fundamental signed at Rome on the 4th of
November, 1950, and the Protocol to that Convention signed at
Paris on the 20th of March.
ARTICLE 6
The
arrangements concerning the nationality of persons affected by
the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus shall be those
contained in Annex D to this Treaty.
ARTICLE 7
The Republic
of Cyprus and the United Kingdom accept and undertake to carry
out the necessary financial and administrative arrangements to
settle questions arising out of the termination of British
administration in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
These arrangements are set forth in Annex E to this Treaty.
ARTICLE 8
- All
international obligations and responsibilities of the
Government of the United Kingdom shall henceforth, in so far
as they may be held to have application to the Republic of
Cyprus, be assumed by the Government of the Republic of
Cyprus.
- The
international rights and benefits heretofore enjoyed by the
Government of the United Kingdom in virtue of their
application to the territory of the Republic of Cyprus shall
henceforth be enjoyed by the Government of the Republic of
Cyprus.
ARTICLE 9
The Parties
to this Treaty accept and undertake to carry out the
arrangements concerning trade, commerce and other matters set
forth in Annex F to this Treaty.
ARTICLE 10
Any question
or difficulty as to the interpretation of the provisions of
this Treaty shall be settled as follows:
- Any question
or difficulty that may arise over the operation of the
military requirements of the United Kingdom, or concerning
the provisions of this Treaty in so far as they affect the
status, rights and obligations of United Kingdom forces or
any other forces associated with them under the terms of
this Treaty, or of Greek, Turkish and Cypriot forces, shall
ordinarily be settled by negotiation between the tripartite
Headquarters of the Republic of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
and the authorities of the armed forces of the United
Kingdom.
- Any question
or difficulty as to the interpretation of the provisions of
this Treaty on which agreement cannot be reached by
negotiation between the military authorities in the cases
described above, or, in other cases, by negotiation between
the Parties concerned through the diplomatic channel, shall
be composed of four representatives, one each to be
nominated by the Government of the United Kingdom, the
Government of Greece, the Government of Turkey and the
Government of the Republic of Cyprus, together with an
independent chairman nominated by the President of the
International Court of Justice. If the President is a
citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or of the
Republic of Cyprus of Greece or of Turkey, the
Vice-President shall be requested to act; and, if he also is
such a citizen, the next senior Judge of the Court.
ARTICLE 11
The Annexes
to this Treaty shall have force and effect as integral parts
of this Treaty.
ARTICLE 12
This Treaty
shall enter into force on signature by all the Parties to it.
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| References:
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- From: C.H.
Dodd, (1993), `Cyprus: A Historical Introduction', in C.H.
Dodd (ed.), "The Political, Social, and Economic
Development of Northern Cyprus", Eothen Press,
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.
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