text: Greek Cypriot community has purported to enter - albeit illegally - in the name of "the Republic of cyprus", membership of the European Communities would involve a degree of participation by the communi ties in the life of their Members which is guite unworkabl€ in the circumstances presently prevai1ing in cyprus and pending a mutually acceptab'le comprehensive settlement in the form of a bi-ccmmlnal , bi-zona1, iederal republic. The European communities cannot have, and snouid not consider having, as a single member' an island wh.i ch is divided into tyro parts, each separate ly governed and divided by a firm boundary, when membership demands' among other things, free movement of goods ' per€ons ' 6ervlces anq caoital , nit to mention the appiication of common policies on such important matters as agriculture, fiEheries and transport +.hroughout !he territories of the Members of the Communitles'A/44/966 S/2B98 English Page4 TURKISH CYPRIOT MEMORANDUM ADDRESSED TOTHECOUNCIL OF~INISTERS OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES INRESPECT OFAN "APPLICATION" FORMEMBERSHIP BY "THEREPUBLIC OFCYPRUS" 1.ThePresldent inoffice oftheCouncil ofMinisters hasbeen sentthreeapplications, dated3July1990,byabodycalling itself "theGovernment oftheRepublic ofCyprus" seeking membership for"Cyprus" (not"theRepublic ofCyprus") inthethree European Communitles. Inthisconnection theTurkish Cypriot side respectfully requests theCouncil ofMinisters totakeinto consideration thefollowing objections andobservations. Cyprusisatwo-community island. 2.ThebasisoftheTurkish Cypriot opposition tothepresent application isthattheRepublic ofCyprus asoriginally conceived andbrought'1nto beingin1960wasfounded ontheexistence oftwo separate andpolitically equalcommunities -oneTurkish, theother Greek. Whatever mayhavehappened sincethen-andtheessential elements willberecalled below-thefactremains thattherearestilltwoseparate communities inCyprus andalegalbackground whichrecognizes theseparateness andpolitical equality ofthese twocommunities. EvenlftheGreekCypriot community hasina number ofcontexts succeeded inassuming themantle of"the Republic ofCyprus", thatisnotaconsideration thatcannow entitle ittorepresent thewholeofCyprus insofundamental a development astheacquisition ofmembership oftheEuropean Communities oratall. Membership oftheECsisunworkable inadivided island. 3.Unlike anyotherinternational relationship intowhichthe GreekCypriot community haspurported toenter-albeitillegally ­ inthenameof"theRepublic ofCyprus", membership oftheEuropean Communities wouldinvolve adegree ofparticipation bythe Communities inthelifeoftheirMembers whichisquiteunworkable inthecircumstances presently prevailing inCyprus andpending a mutually acceptable comprehensive settlement intheformofa bi-ccmmunal, bi-zona1, federal republic. TheEuropean Communities cannot have,andshould notconsider having, asasingle member, an
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implications of the European Communities accepting the application of "the Republic of Cyprus" for membership, with a focus on the divided nature of the island and the potential consequences for the two separate communities. The language used suggests that the authors are concerned about the impact of membership on the governance and daily life of the Turkish Cypriot community, particularly with regards to issues such as free movement of goods, persons, and services.