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.

Magee-Loyalist Bilaterals

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between Reverend Magee and unknown Loyalist representatives.

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Committee Document Library View

The list of documents under consideration by committee: Magee-Loyalist Bilaterals at the end of its timeline.

Creator event:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 29 Sep 1993, 12:00

List of Principles for Peace


Creator event:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 01 Nov 1993, 12:00

The Hidden Agenda

Creator event:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 08 Dec 1993, 08:30

Loyalist List of Right and Principles

People: Loyalist Representative Roy Magee

Last decision:

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 08 Dec 1993, 08:30

[Editors' Note: Reverend Roy Magee passed this document to Martin Mansergh on 8 December 1993.]