- British-Eames 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-Eames Bilaterals
This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between Archbishop Robin Eames and the British government.
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The list of documents under consideration by committee: British-Eames Bilaterals at the end of its timeline.
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 18 Nov 1993, 16:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 18 Nov 1993, 16:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 13 Nov 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 17 Nov 1993, 14:00
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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: 30 Nov 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 13 Nov 1993, 12:00
Points for Archbishop Eames to Relay to the Taoiseach
People: Archbishop Robin Eames
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 13 Nov 1993, 12:00
[Editors' Note: Eames also took the conclusions from the meeting away with him.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 18 Nov 1993, 16:00
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 18 Nov 1993, 16:00
[Ediotrs' Note: JD14 was reported back to the British government.]
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Dec 1993, 12:00
Robin Eames' Position as Outlined for Quotation to Albert Reynolds
People: Archbishop Robin Eames
Last decision:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Dec 1993, 12:00