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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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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1988, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 14 Aug 1988, 12:00
Letter of Review from Gerry Adams to John Hume on 14 August 1988
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 17 Mar 1988, 12:00
Letter from John Hume To Gerry Adams On 17 March 1988
People: John Hume
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 17 Mar 1988, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 12 Jun 1988, 12:00
People: John Hume
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 12 Jun 1988, 12:00
[Editors' Note: The paper was discussed at the meeting of the two parties on 13 June 1988.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 12 Jun 1988, 12:00
SDLP comments on Sinn Féin "Proposals"
People: John Hume
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 12 Jun 1988, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The paper was discussed at the meeting of the two parties on 13 June 1988.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 11 Jul 1988, 12:00
SDLP Response to Questions Raised in Discussions and in Previous Sinn Fein Papers
People: John Hume
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 11 Jul 1988, 12:00
[Editors' Note: The document was presented to Gerry Adams by John Hume on 11 July 1988.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 30 Aug 1988, 12:00
People: John Hume
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 05 Sep 1988, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1989, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1989, 12:00
[Editors' Note: John Hume shared all three documents with Ian Burns on 29 November.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1989, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Nov 1989, 12:00
[Editors' Note: John Hume shared all three documents with Ian Burns on 29 November.]