The guidelines provided that the aim would be:

1. An independent non-aligned bi-communal federal Republic.
2. The territory under the administration of each community should be discussed in the light of economic viability and productivity and land ownership.
3. Questions of principles like freedom of movement, freedom of settlement, the right of property and other specific matters are open for discussion, taking into consideration the fundamental basis of a bi-communal federal system and certain practical difficulties which may arise for the Turkish Cypriot community.
4. The powers and functions of the central federal government will be such as to safeguard the unity of the country, having regard to the bi-communal character of the state.

Constitutional Aspects