Treaty of Guarantee (1960) the Zürich and London Agreement and the Treaty of Alliance between the Republic of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey were written. Treaty of Guarantee (1960) The Treaty of Guarantee is a treaty between the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland promulgated in 1960. Article I bans Cyprus from participating in any political union or economic union with any other state. Article II requires the other parties to guarantee the independence, territorial integrity and security of Cyprus. Article IV reserves the right of the guarantor powers to take action to re-establish the current
Graham Island (Mediterranean Sea) as a base to control the traffic in the Mediterranean, as it was closer to the European continent than the island of Malta. The small volcanic point was an important strategic point in the Mediterranean to the world's premier maritime power of the time, being closer to Spain and Italy than Malta, the next closest. The British fleet landed, named it Graham Island, after Sir James Graham, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and planted their flag, the Union Jack. The King of Sicily also realized its strategic significance, and dispatched the corvette "Etna" to claim the new land and