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.
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Two Plenary meetings were held. During the second Plenary session, Strands 2 and 3 of the Talks were formally launched, and a press statement was issued to that effect.
[Editor's Note: We do not have the text of this draft version. However, since it was not amended in Plenary, we assume it was substantially the same as the final version, which we give below for information.]
SUMMARY RECORD OF A PLENARY MEETING HELD IN PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS ON THE AFTERNOON OF 1 JULT 1992
Government Team
Secretary of State
Mr Hanley
PUS
Mr Fell
Mr Thomas
Mr Maccabe
Mr D J R Hill
Talks Secretariat
Mr Brooker
Mr Smith
Also Present
Mr Fittall
Mr Smyth
Mrs Pyper
Mr Beeton
Alliance Party
Dr Alderdice
Mr Close
Mr Morrow
Mr Dickson
Mrs Bell
Dr McGarry
Mr Jones
SDLP
Mr Hume
Dr Hendron
Mr Haughey
Mr Farren
Mr Feeley
Mr Gallagher
Mr Maginness
UDUP
Dr Paisley
Mr Robinson
Mr Vitty
Mr Dodds
Mr Campbell
Mr Wilson
Mr Gibson
UUP
Mr Molyneaux
Mr Nicholson
Mr Empey
Mr Maginnis
Mr Allen
Mr Donaldson
Mrs Bradford
The meeting began at 3.52pm and concluded at 4.03pm.
2. The Secretary of State welcomed the party delegations and thanked them for their patience in waiting for the Plenary to start. He then read a statement, the text of which is attached. He went on to propose that the Business Committee should meet immediately to consider the text of a draft press release and that the Plenary should then re-convene to approve the draft and endorse the note of this Plenary meeting.
3. This was agreed by all party delegations without comment.