- Anglo-Irish Liaison Group Document Library
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.
Anglo-Irish Liaison Group
This group was set up as a sub-committee of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. Its remit during this period was to produce a Framework Document which became entwined with the drafting of the Joint Declaration.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
Committee Document Library View
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Anglo-Irish Liaison Group at the end of its timeline.
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Sep 1993, 12:00
Resolution to Mandate the Liaison Group to Create a Joint Framework Document
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 24 Sep 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Sep 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 14 Oct 1993, 11:00
Irish Delegation Comments on the Draft Framework Document (14 October 1993)
People: Irish Government Representative
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Oct 1993, 12:00
Framework Agreement [First British Draft as Discussed in Liaison Group on 1 October 1993]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Oct 1993, 12:00
[Editors' Note: Both sides reported back on the suggestions made to the paper during the meeting.]