Treaty of Guarantee

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The Treaty of Guarantee is a 1960 international agreement between Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom that established and protected the independence, territorial integrity, and constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus, while granting the guarantor powers certain intervention rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
multilateral treaty
appliesToTerritory Republic of Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus
dateSigned 1960
enteredIntoForceInContextOf independence of Cyprus from the United Kingdom
field international law
treaty law
grantsRight right of guarantor powers to take action to restore the status quo in Cyprus
guarantorPower Greece
Turkey
United Kingdom
hasLanguage English
Greek
Turkish
hasOfficialName Treaty of Guarantee
hasProvision obligation of Cyprus to maintain its independence and territorial integrity
obligation of guarantor powers to respect the independence and territorial integrity of Cyprus
right of guarantor powers to consult and act in case of breach of the treaty
historicalContext Cold War era security arrangements in the Eastern Mediterranean
decolonization of Cyprus
involvesIssue Cyprus dispute
Greek–Turkish relations
sovereignty of Cyprus
legalStatus foundational constitutional instrument of the Republic of Cyprus
partyRoleOfGreece guarantor power
partyRoleOfRepublicOfCyprus guaranteed state
partyRoleOfTurkey guarantor power
partyRoleOfUnitedKingdom former colonial power and guarantor
prohibits partition of Cyprus
union of Cyprus with any other state
purpose to establish and protect the independence of the Republic of Cyprus
to guarantee the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus
to guarantee the territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus
to regulate the rights and obligations of guarantor powers over Cyprus
region Eastern Mediterranean
relatedTo Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
London–Zurich Agreements
Treaty of Alliance (1960)
signatory Greece
Republic of Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus

Turkey
United Kingdom
subject constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus
independence of the Republic of Cyprus
security of the Republic of Cyprus
territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus

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Treaty of Establishment relatedAgreement Treaty of Guarantee
Constitution of 1960 linkedTo Treaty of Guarantee (1960)
linked to: Treaty of Guarantee
Operation Atilla legalBasisClaimedByTurkey Treaty of Guarantee
Operation Atilla relatedAgreement Treaty of Guarantee (1960)
linked to: Treaty of Guarantee
Treaty of Guarantee hasOfficialName Treaty of Guarantee
First Turkish invasion of Cyprus justifiedUnder Treaty of Guarantee (1960) – as claimed by Turkey
linked to: Treaty of Guarantee
Cyprus–United Kingdom relations shapedBy Treaty of Guarantee 1960
linked to: Treaty of Guarantee
Zürich and London Agreements relatedTo Treaty of Guarantee