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.

Archbishop Eames

This committee has been created to represent Archbishop Eames' changes to proposals being worked up.

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Committee Document Library View

The list of documents under consideration by committee: Archbishop Eames at the end of its timeline.

Creator event:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 13 Nov 1993, 12:00

Points for Archbishop Eames to Relay to the Taoiseach

Creator event:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 13 Nov 1993, 12:00

Joint Declaration: JD13

Last decision:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 16 Nov 1993, 12:00

[Editors' Note: Eames reported JD13 with amendments to the Taoiseach during a bilateral meeting on 16 November 1993.]


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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 16 Nov 1993, 18:00

Joint Declaration: JD14

Last decision: