"Cyprus itself is Greek and the northern bit is Turkish occupied" - as I heard the BBC chap (Jeremy Vine) utter today, once he got his mind straight after hearing the worries of a Brit about to head to Cyprus and concerned it will revert to Drachmas (duh ).
From the British perspective, as exemplified by the UK Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary, Frank Motorshead, in his briefing for the Defence and Overseas Policy Committee back in April, 1964:
- In order to solve the Cyprus problem; he suggested Britain and the UN could give "financial and other assistance for the resettling" of Turkish Cypriots (to Turkey or elsewhere).
- Britain considered a Cyprus ceded to Greece, or as a unitary state controlled by the majority GCs, as the ONLY viable solution to the Cyprus problem.
And yes, we do want a viable solution!