- British-Molyneaux Bilaterals 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.
British-Molyneaux Bilaterals
This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between James Molyneaux and the British government.
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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: 18 Oct 1993, 14:00
Revised Intelligence Assessment of PIRA Attitude to the Joint Declaration
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 09 Dec 1993, 14:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 30 Nov 1993, 12:00
By agreement, Mr Molyneaux took copies of both texts away with him.
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1993, 12:00
Molyneaux's Comments on the Alternative British Draft of the Joint Declaration
People: Jim Molyneaux
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1993, 12:00
[Editors' Note: Molyneaux's comments were reported back to the British government delegation.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 30 Nov 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 30 Nov 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 09 Dec 1993, 14:00
People: Jim Molyneaux
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 09 Dec 1993, 14:00