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RETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH HIGH COMMISSIONERS, 5PM,
21 NOVEMBER 1984
POINTS TO MAKE CYPRUS
1.
HMG committed to peaceful, just and lasting settlement
to Cyprus problem.
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Continue to believe UN Secretary General best placed to
make progress towards that end. We welcome his latest
initiative. [If pressed] Secretary General's proposals are
confidential.
3.
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Prime Minister saw President Kyprianou on 24 September
the made clear Britain's support for a unitary state
of Cyprus. Secretary of State met Halefoglu in New York on
Sember when he asked Turks to urge flexibility on Denktash.
Commonwealth Action Group
4.
Secretary of State met the Commonwealth Action Group
in July in London. All those who want to see a settlement
should support the Secretary General's efforts. Believe
Commonwealth Action Group will be most effective if it acts as
a complement to Secretary General.
Guarantor Power Consultations [If raised]
5. We proposed consultations under the 1960 Treaty of
Guarantee with Greece and Turkey immediately after the purported. Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence. The Turkish
Government agreed to them but the Greek Government declined.
[If pressed] Bilateral consultations not envisaged under
Treaty. The Secretary General is best placed to act as mediator.
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