- Archbishop Eames
Archbishop Eames
This committee has been created to represent Archbishop Eames' changes to proposals being worked up.
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.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
Membership (1 members):
Resources (0):
Resource Collections (0):
None
Resource Items (0):
None
Sessions (5)
[Exact date and time unknown] In response to his meetings with the Taoiseach, Archbishop Eames wrote some text for inclusion in the Joint Declaration which he thought would help address Unionist concerns.
No keywords attached
1,
[Exact time unknown] Archbishop Robin Eames took a copy of JD13 away with him from a bilateral meeting with Patrick Mayhew. He also took away the conclusions of that meeting, which included instructions from the British Government to press for further amendments to JD13 regarding the constitutional guarantee and amendment of Articles 2 & 3.
No keywords attached
2,
[Exact time unknown] During a meeting on the evening of this day, Archbishop Eames proposed three further amendments to the Joint Declaration to Albert Reynolds.
No keywords attached
3,
4,
[Exact time unknown] Eames took a copy of the Joint Declaration as agreed between him and the Taoiseach back with him.
No keywords attached
1,
[Exact time unknown] Archbishop Eames showed a copy of JD14 to Jim Molyneaux on 18 November 1993, before his bilateral meeting with John Major.
No keywords attached
2,