The Radcliffe Constitution represented Britain’s third attempt to impose a self-government framework on Cyprus amid growing unrest. Designed during Archbishop Makarios’ exile, the plan aimed to sustain British hegemony by offering limited reforms while reinforcing colonial authority. It granted a Greek Cypriot majority in parliament but reserved key powers (defense, foreign affairs) for the Governor and introduced mechanisms favoring Turkish Cypriot autonomy. Britain’s underlying strategy involved mobilizing Turkey and promoting partition, as revealed by statements from Lennox Boyd and Turkish leaders. Despite the proposed “liberal” framework, Greek Cypriots rejected the plan as a perpetuation of colonial control. Turkish officials, although initially receptive, later opposed it due to its unitary-state structure. Radcliffe himself warned against equating majority power with minority power, foreseeing intercommunal conflict. Ultimately, British policy and Turkish collaboration set the foundations for Cyprus’s partition, formalized by the division of Nicosia in 1956.