- Reid-Ó Fiaich-Murray 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.
Reid-Ó Fiaich-Murray
This committee has been created to model the proposals created by Alec Reid, often shared with or written in collaboration with Tómás Ó Fiaich and Raymond Murray.
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: Reid-Ó Fiaich-Murray at the end of its timeline.
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1988, 00:00
People: Alec Reid
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1988, 00:00
Notes on NIO Position on Government of Ireland Act
People: Alec Reid
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1989, 00:00
Proposal for a Meeting to Agree a Common Nationalist Policy for Peace
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1989, 00:00
Discussion Paper Outlining Principles for a Solution and Proposals for a Peace Forum
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 06 Sep 1987, 12:00
Letter from Father Alec Reid to Tom King
People: Alec Reid
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 06 Sep 1987, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The letter was received by the Secretary of State.]
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1988, 12:00
Proposal For Sinn Féin-SDLP Talks
People: Alec Reid
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Jan 1988, 12:00
[Editors' Note: Sinn Féin and the SDLP received a written invitation.]
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Apr 1989, 12:00
Proposal for a Democratic Over-all Political and Diplomatic Strategy
People: Alec Reid
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Nov 1989, 12:00
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 23 Oct 1989, 12:00
People: Alec Reid
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Nov 1989, 12:00
Creator event:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Nov 1989, 12:00
People: Tomás Ó Fiaich
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Nov 1989, 12:00