Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Table of Cases (Miscellaneous) I Introduction - Some Historiography II The "Good Offices" Framework for the Secretariat Action III Brief Historical Background IV The Purported Negotiations from December 1999 to March 2003 V Annan I and Annan II VI Factors encouraging a Secretariat belief that it could shape a settlement VII The next "deadline" for imposing a settlement and Annan III VIII The Questions of Turkish Settlers IX The Secretariat's handiwork and presentational tactics X Renewed "Negotiations" from February-April 2004 XI The Nicosia Phase (19 February/22 March 2004) and Mr De Soto's tactics XII The Burgenstock Meetings - Phases 2 and 3 XIII Finalisation of Annan V by the Secretary-General and the Preceding Phoney Consultation XIV The Greek Cypriot side's analysis of the real effects of the plan XV The right of displaced persons to return to their homes in safety and the right to property XVI The question faced in the referenda and the run up XVII Reasons which swayed a large majority of Greek Cypriot voters to reject the plan XVIII Lessons and the future Appendices Index

About the Author

Claire Palley is former UK representative to the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (1988-1998) and former Constitutional Consultant to the President of Cyprus (1980-2004).

Reviews

...no episode of UN mismanagement and manipulation has been as clearly and convincingly documented as Claire Palley does in this book. Clifford Hackett European Union Studies Association Review Vol 20, No 2, Spring 2007 ...a significant contribution to the understanding of the Cyprus problem in terms of both international politics and international law...[Palley] is fair and accurate in presenting views that she sincerely believes in. These views need to be presented to a wider public... Andrew J. Jacovides The American Journal of International Law, Vol 100 2006 ...a book...that no student of the Eastern Mediterranean but also of the UN and its 'good offices' machinery, can either ignore or dismiss. Marios L. Evriviades Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol 17, No 1 Feb 06 ...an excellent and sobering case study of nation building at the international level. Nicholas G. Karambelas Washington Lawyer Magazine March 2006 ...the first authoritative analysis of the UN's Cyprus endeavor, a work of reference for international lawyers, civil servants and those seeking redress for injustices inflicted by the powerful. Michael Jansen Middle East International September 2005 ...detailed, erudite, dense and earnest book. What lends it its edge is that the author completely declines to accept that just because Cyprus is small and occupied, it should be treated by different human rights standards and standards of respect for her sovereignty and of the niceties of international law... Michalis Attalides The Cyprus Review Spring 2005 ...densely argued text is well structured and nicely annotated with an abundance of pictures to meet all tastes and a very useful appendix which summarises all the main positions at each of the versions of the Annan plan. Nicos Trimiklinlotis The Cyprus Review ...no episode of UN mismanagement and manipulation has been as clearly and convincingly documented as Claire Palley does in this book. Clifford Hackett European Union Studies Association Review, Vol 19, No 3 Sept 06 Given [Claire Palley's] 'insider's' view of key aspects of the narrative, it will be useful to historians as well as essential for anybody who participates in, or merely observes, the current 'Cyprus problem'. Robert Holland The Round Table. The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Vol 95, No 386 Sept 06