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Chamber, Rauf Denktash, said people had to "abide by certain rules" if they were
to take advantage of certain things which are now within this de facto position 79 .
Denktash continued that the temporary existence of two separate administrations in a
virtually partitioned Cyprus should be considered a "de facto" situation until a
politicai solution is achieved.
After the establishment of the "Provisionai Administration" in 1968, the (Turkish
Cypriot) "State" Planning Organisation was established. With the easing of
restrictions, it began attempting corporate planning for the whole Turkish-Cypriot
community. Its primary objectives were to increase intra-communal economic
interconnections, to improve efficiency and profitability across a whole range of
economic activities within which the dispersed community were engaged. Another
key aim was to attract investment for Turkish-Cypriot enterprises. And crucial to
these objectives was the establishment of a Development Budget, which was
financed separately from Turkey. The Development Budget covered the
development and maintenance of the infrastructure within the area under Turkish-
Cypriot control and the opening of new roads both for military and commercial
purposes. Turkey needed to know what proportion of its financial assistance was to
be allocated to current expenditure, salaries, transfer payments etc. and what
proportion would be allocated for development and infrastructural work. These
budgetary conditions remained in place until they were replaced by combined
financing under current budgets, outlined in Annual Plans from 1976 80 .
In so much as the Government of Cyprus attempted to prevent the establishment of
a separate Turkish-Cypriot economic and politicai entity, "a state within a state", it
failed. Its policies, first of attempting to enforce the Government writ through the
use of officially and unofficially sanctioned violence, and then through the use of
19 Cyprus Mail 17/6/1969.
80 Interview with Ozalp Sarica, op. cit.
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