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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992
  3. Committee:British-Unionist Talks
  4. Session: 1991-05-13 11:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992

WORK IN PROGRESS - IN THE FINAL STAGES OF EDITING A series of talks launched by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern in Ireland, which began in April 1991, and were carried on intermittently by Brooke and his successor, Patrick Mayhew, until November 1992.

British-Unionist Talks

Meetings between the British Government, the UUP and the DUP. Dates of meetings created from source material, but records of discussions not currently available to us.

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Session 11428: 1991-05-13 11:00:00

A meeting between the Secretary of State and the leaders of the two Unionist parties to discuss the Unionist proposals to ease the stalemate over the venue for Strand 2. Concern is expressed over the perceived lack of movement on Articles 2 and 3, but the general tone is more emollient without the full delegation present.

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Position of Unionist Leaders on Monday 13 May 1991 1100

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Position of Unionist Leaders on Monday 13 May 1991 1100

The Unionist leadership was under considerable pressure, particularly in the media.

Provided Strand 2 was started in London, they would be prepared to hold Bilaterals elsewhere, along the lines of those conceived for Strand 1.

There would be no agreement unless Articles 2 and 3 were dealt with as part of the Talks process. The Unionists were prepared to consider meetings in Northern Ireland once it was clear that the Irish Government were seriously considering Articles 2 and 3, as this would remove a long-standing obstacle in the Unionist tradition.

Bilaterals between the Secretary of State and the Unionists, and between the Irish government and the Secretary of State should be used to establish whether there was common ground. Bilaterals could take place in a mutually convenient location.

The Unionists envisaged plenary sessions taking place in between the first plenary in London and the final plenary in Dublin. The venue was essentially a secondary issue.

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