text: 4/ 562 Partiamertary Debate, Eouse of Commots (5th ser.) 126?_68 (1956). HeexPlalned that ia the evert of a'y ererci.e of serf-det€rmiaatiotr iD the cor.ony, ,,rcanaot-see how it is aoythilg othar thaD 10gica1 to grart. a conmuarty with sucbclos€ interests "'ith Turkey, and only 40 miies away, the same rights as *,e are prePared to recognise should go to the Greek "otnrrr-oity.,, S.e iUia., pp. fZOe_ZO."rn other words," he said, "ger Maj.sty's Governrnelt recoglise that the ex€rcise ofsel f-determination i! such-a nired popirlation must incr.ude partitrol anorg tlr€ eveltual oPtions." See !Lid,, pp. 1267-69. For a furth€r iltustration of thi.sg:ln: ol_yiew, see BIay, ,,Self -oitermilarion i; ctprus! rhe New Dl.mensioas of a!Olal Conflict", IO Lustralian learboot of lrternational. Law 67, 7L_72 (Lggi-,(itescribiug this speech as itlustratl.re of ia ;;impfiea concept of ttoubleself-determitation for Cyprus,, ) . 5/ The texE of these proposed anend$ents is most coaveaientll set out ia Ehrlich, "cr?rus, the 'warrike isle'i origins and Elernentg of the current crisis.,,18 Stanfortt r.at' Review 102t, 1043 !. 95 (1666). 6/ That the amendmeDts rere in fact interdeat to elitninate the constitutioualbalance of por.er has received confirmatron io fuui"rr.a accoults of th€ ..AkritasPlali" The Alritas pran was firet pubr.icizea in trre creek cr?riot re$apaper patriso! 21 April 1966. Accordilg to J, Reddaray, thrs plan was a-Lluepriat -for securingGreek. dominanc€ and suggests tbat one of tie goars of the amendnerts ras to ensurethe trithdrawal of the Turkish Cfpriots frorn tieir rol.e ia the gov€rmentestablished by the Constitutiol. -J. Redataway, Burilened with CiIrrus, pp. 133_34 (1986). while the auEhenticity of the plar ir."-u."o questr.oned, clafkos cl€rrares,lhea Greek cl?riot presidenh of the Houie of Representativ€s, confirmett it asA/44/967 S/21420 English Page9 resulting settlement. Iftheseefforts toestablish afederal government ofCyprus -withtheequalparticipation andmutualacceptance ofthetwopeoples ­shouldfail,eachregime -theTurkish Cypriot nolessthantheGreekCypriot ­wouldbeeligible forrecognition asanindependent state. Suchrecognition byotherstates wouldnottheninfringe anyprinciple ofinternational law. 11Sovereignty wasformally passed fromBritain totheRepublic ofCyprusby theCyprusAct,1960,8and9Eliz.II,c.52. 11TheLondon Memorandum of19February 1959wasacollection ofagreementssigned bythePrimeMinisters ofGreatBritain, Greece andTurkey"astheagreedfoundation forthefinalsettlement oftheproblem ofCyprus". Theseagreementsincluded textsfortheTreaties ofGuarantee andAlliance (United Nations, TreatySeries, vol.382(1960). No.5475andibid"vol.397(1961), No.5712),the"BasicStructure oftheRepublic ofCyprus" (anoutline oftheessential provisions ofthe anticipated Cypriot Constitution), anddeclarations byrepresentatives oftheGreekCypriot andTurkish Cypriot communities accepting theotherdocuments "astheagreedfoundation forthefinalsettlement oftheproblem ofCyprus."
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a political and constitutional crisis in Cyprus, specifically the proposal for amendments to the Cypriot Constitution and the implications for the country's sovereignty and international relations. It mentions the concept of self-determination, the recognition of independent states, and the potential for a federal government. The text also references international agreements and treaties, indicating a focus on international relations and politics.