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(19 Apr 1978) notes: col print
location: nicosia cyprus
title: waldheim cyprus
serviced date: 04/19/78
no: lnc 92412
date shot: 04/19/78
length: 61 ft
seconds: 1.38
sound: natsof
date of arrival:

film shows: un secretary general kurt waldheim arriving in cyprus for talks with president kyprianou; waldheim greeted; talks to reporters.

lead in: united nations secretary-general dr kurt waldheim, left cyprus on wednesday (19 april), having failed to get talks between the island's greek and turkish communities. dr waldheim spent more than two hours with greek cypriot president spyros kyprianou. he then crossed into the turkish sector for a brief meeting with turkish cypriot leader rauf denktash.

he said no decision had been taken to restart the talks which ended in deadlock a year ago.

there was still "considerable disagreement" on a basis for resuming talks, he said..

feet r/secs
6 0.10 ms waldheim off plane, greeted.
10 0.16 mcu waldheim and reporters.
59 1.34 mcu waldheim speaks.
61 1.38 ms waldheim walks off.

commentary: dr waldheim came to present the latest turkish proposals, received in vienna last week, to greek cypriot leader kyprianou.

he was asked if the proposals amounted to a map giving precise details of the turkish offer in terms of territory. take natural sound to end at 59 feet. waldheim: "i will be seeing president kyprianou and his excellency mr denktash. of course, the main purpose of my visit is to discuss the turkish proposals with mr kyprianou and his government. and only after that i shall be in a position to say more about it. you will understand i cannot express myself in detail before i have seen mr kyprianou.

reporter: concerning the territorial issue. is there any concrete proposal, any concrete offer in the sense that the greek cypriots have submitted a concrete proposal on a map. do you have a map? waldheim: yes.

reporter: with concrete proposals for the territorial issue?

waldheim: yes.

reporter: submitted by the turks? waldheim: yes.

"nd reporter: the presence of turkish military planes on cyprus -- this is agains your philosophy, for a peaceful solution to the cyprus problem. can you make any comment on this?

waldheim: well, well i have been informed during the night of the incidents, when i was in israel. i regret these incidents and i shall take the matter up with the turkish side."

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