APPENDIX U
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APPENDIX U

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH COMMUNITY

Draft Exchange of Letters between the Governor and Dr. Kutchuk and

Mr. Denktash

A.-Text of Letter from the Governor to Dr. Kutchuk and Mr. Denktash

I have the honour to inform you that the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have decided to make available the sum of £1,500,000 by way of grant to the Turkish community in Cyprus to be used for education, the development of Vakf property and cultural and other like purposes which fall within the competence of the Turkish Communal Chamber as it is to be established under the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus.

2. Accordingly, I propose the following arrangements:-

(a) The Government of the United Kingdom shall pay the sum of £1 million, for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 above, to the Turkish Communal Chamber, in instalments as required for purposes which have been approved by that Chamber for immediate execution during the two years following the date of Independence for Cyprus.

(b) In order to meet urgent requirements of the Turkish community, for the purposes set out in the Schedule hereto, before the establishment of the Turkish Communal Chamber the Government of the United Kingdom shall pay the sum of £500,000 into a joint account in your name with the Turkish Bank of Nicosia on condition that:-

(i) any payments out of that account shall be made only for the purposes mentioned in this sub­paragraph and with the consent of the High Council of Evcaf and upon the signature of both of you and

(ii) upon the establishment of the Turkish Communal Chamber, you will render to that Chamber an account of any expenditure made from the said sum of £500,000 and will pay over the balance, if any, to that Chamber for the purposes mentioned in paragraph I above.

(c) The Turkish Communal Chamber shall arrange for the Government of the United Kingdom in due course to be provided with audited statements of all transactions relating to the sums paid to you and to that Chamber in accordance with the above provisions of this paragraph.

3. I also have to request your confirmation that the Turkish community, including the High Council of Evcaf, have no financial claims against the Government of the United Kingdom, or against the Government of the Colony of Cyprus, arising or purporting to arise out of or in connexion with either the administration of Cyprus or the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus or otherwise, and that no such claims will be made hereafter by or on behalf of the Turkish community. It is understood that this paragraph shall not affect the provisions, on its entry into force, of the Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus initialled at Nicosia on the of July, 1960, and in particular the provisions of Annex E thereto.

4. If you would kindly confirm your acceptance of the arrangements set out in paragraph 2 of this letter and give me the confirmation requested in paragraph 3, I will arrange for a joint account to be opened in your name with the Turkish Bank of Nicosia and for the sum of £500,000 to be paid into that account.

B.-Text of Letter from Dr. Kutchuk and Mr. Denktash

We acknowledge receipt of your letter of (dated) which reads as folio,

[Text as A]

2. We have the honour to confirm on behalf of the Turkish community our acceptance of the arrangements set out in paragraph 2 and to give you the confirmation requested in paragraph 3 of your letter.

Draft Exchange of Letters on Grant to Turkish Community

SCHEDULE

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