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Sinn Féin
This committee has been created to model internal Sinn Féin documents and meetings.
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.
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Sessions (16)
[Exact date unknown] A Sinn Féin discussion paper, entitled 'A Scenario for Peace' was issued by the Ard Chomhairle in May 1987.
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[Exact date and time unknown] Alec Reid's letter was brought to the attention of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle by Gerry Adams in January 1988. Date not specified in the current records.
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[Exact time unknown] The Sinn Féin document 'Towards a Strategy for Peace' was written.
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[Exact time unknown] Gerry Adams received John Hume's letter.
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[Exact time unknown] The Sinn Féin document 'Towards a Strategy to Peace' was sent to John Hume.
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[Exact date and time unknown] The sub-committee established by the Ard Chomhairle met to discuss the SDLP proposals.
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[Editorial session: exact date and time unknown] The Sinn Féin sub-committee met weekly during the formal talks with the SDLP (Letter from Gerry Adams to John Hume on 14 August). We do not have dates or minutes of these meetings. An editorial decision has been taken to model some of these meetings to show the formulation of Sinn Féin position papers referred to the 'Hume-Adams Talks' for discussion.
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[Editorial session: exact date and time unknown] The Sinn Féin sub-committee prepared a document 'Persuading the British - a joint call' that was presented at the meeting on 13 June.
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[Editorial session] Gerry Adams wrote a letter of review, addressed to John Hume and reflecting on the talks with the SDLP. This is dated 14 August.
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Sinn Féin issued a press statement to mark the end of the talks with the SDLP.
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[Exact date and time unknown] The Reid/Murray proposal was received by John Hume on the weekend of 25/26 November and was reportedly also sent to Gerry Adams and the Taoiseach at the same time.
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[Editorial session: exact date and time unknown] According to John Hume, Sinn Féin responded to the Reid/Murray proposal.
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[Exact date and time unknown] An advance copy of Peter Brooke's Whitbread Speech was received by Sinn Féin.
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[Exact date and time unknown] Sinn Féin produced an alternative version of the Joint Declaration.
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[Exact time unknown] Gerry Adams replied to a speech made by Patrick Mayhew on 16 December 1992.
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[Exact time unknown] A statement was released clarifying British government contacts with the PIRA.
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