| An international agreement in London set a timetable for Cypriot independence. A constitution forbade both union with Greece and ethnic partition of the island, provided guarantees for the Turkish minority, and established a formula for proportional representation. A Greek Cypriot would serve as president of the republic, an ethnic Turk would be the vice president, and both would hold veto power over legislation. Other provisions set aside 30 percent of the legislature and civil service, as well as 40 percent of the army, for Turkish Cypriots. The British received two military bases. A Treaty of Guarantee gave Britain, Turkey, and Greece the right to intervene, collectively or individually, in Cypriot affairs to maintain the constitution or the island's independence. | 1 |
