THE SITUATION IN CYPRUS17

Decision
At its 1771 st meeting, on 29 May 1974, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Cyprus, Turkey and Greece to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled "Letter dated 26 December 1963 frcm the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations.addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/5:488): 18 report of the SecretaryGeneral on the United··. Nations operation in Cyprus (S/11294)".19· 20

1971, 315 (1972) of 15 June and 324 ( 1972) of 12 December 1972 and 334 (1973) of 15 June and 343 (1973) of 14 December 1973, and the consensus expressed by the President at the 1143rd meeting on 11 August 1964 and at the 1383rd meeting on 25 November 1967;
2. Urges the parties concerned to act with the utmost restraint and to continue and accelerate determined co-operative etl'o:ts to achieve the object i vcs of the Security Council by availing themselves in a constructive manner of the present auspicious climate and opportunities;

Resolution 349 ( 1974) of 29 May 1974
The Security Council,

3. Extends once more the stationing in Cyprus of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force, established under Security Council resolution 186 (1964), for a further period ending 15 December 1974, in the expectation that by then sufficient progress towards a final solution wiJ,l make possible a withdrawal or substantial reduction of the Force.

Noting from the report of the Secretary-General .of 22 May 1974 (S/11294) that in the present circumstances the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus is still needed if peace is to be maintained in
the island,

Adopted at the 177lst meeting by 14 votes to none, with 1 abstention (Clzina).

Noting that the Government of Cyprus has agreed that in view of the prevailing conditions in the island it is necessary to continue the Force beyond 15 June 1974,
Noting also from the report the conditions prevailing in the island,
1. Reaffirms its resolutions 186 ( 1964) of 4 March, 187 (1964) of 13 March, 192 (1964) of 20 June, 193 (1964) of 9 August, 194 (1964) of 25 September and 198 (1964) of 18 December 1964, 201 (1965) of 19 March, 206 (1965) of 15 June, 207 (1965) of 10 August and 219 (1965) of 17 December 1965,220 (1966) of 16 March, 222 (1966) of 16 June and 231 (1966) of 15 December 1966, 238 (1967) of 19 June and 244 (1967) of 22 December 1967, 247 (1968) of 18 March, 254 (1968) of 18 June and 261 (1968) of 10 December 1968, 266 (1969) of 10 June and 274 (1969) of 11 December 1969, 281 (1970) of 9 June and 291 (1970) of 10 December 1970, 293 (1971) of 26 May and 305 (1971) of 13 December
17 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971. 1972 and 1973.
18 See Official Records of the Srcurity Council, Eighteenth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1963.
19fbid., Twenty-ninth Year, Supplement for April, May and June 1974.
2o At its 1810th meeting, on 13 December 1974, the Council, following its discussion of the item entitled "The situation in Cyprus", decided, at the suggestion of the President. to have the former item entitled "Letter dated 26 December 1963 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council" deleted from the list of items of which the Security Council is seized.

Decisions
At its 1779th meeting, on 16 July 1974, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Cyprus, Turkey and Greece to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
"The situation in Cyprus: " (a) Letter dated 16 July 1974 from the Secretary-
General to the President of the Security Council (S/ 11334 );~1 "(b) Letter dated 16 July 1974 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/11335)."21
At its 1780th meeting, on 19 July 1974, the President of the Council recalled the decision taken at the 1779th meeting to invite, inter alia, the representative of Cyprus to participate in the discussion of the item. In that connex:on, after consultations with the members of the Council, he stated that the Secretary-General had received two telegrams from Nicosia dated 17 and 18 July, respectively, which he read out. The members of the Council, after taking note of the information contained in the telegrams, agreed that, in respect of the current debate on the situation in Cyprus -in which Cyprus had been invited to participate, at its request, by decision of the Council taken at the
21 See Official Records of the Security Council, Twentyninth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1974.

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