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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:All-Party Negotiations
  4. Session: 1991-06-25 10:40:00
  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.

All-Party Negotiations

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Session 11409: 1991-06-25 10:40:00

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Working Document: Workplan Item 6

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WORKPLAN ITEM 6

General Principles and Perceived Political Realities and Requirements: Key Points

Constitutional Status

1. Present Status - Northern Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.

2. Principle of Consent - there would be no change in that status without the consent of a majority.

3. Present views of a majority/the greater number - the present wish of a majority was for no change.

Local Institutions

6. Greater direct local political involvement.

7. Legislative as well as executive powers.

8. No unfettered majority rule.

9. Mechanisms to ensure an appropriate and fair role for representatives from both sides of the community.

The Three Relationships

15. Desirability of settling all relevant external relationships.

16. Benefit of widely acceptable British-Irish relationship.

17. Need to give adequate expression to the totality of relationships (26 March).

External Relationships

10. Effect on internal politics situation.

11. Relationship with UK Government and Westminster Parliament (especially role of Westminster in relation to non-transferred matters).

12. Desirability of harmonious relationships with the Republic. Articles 2 and 3 should be dealt with as part of a wider agreement.

13. Need to consider value of any more formal North/South relationship. It might not be necessary for the Republic of Ireland to be directly involved in Northern Ireland affairs in the event of satisfactory internal arrangements being agreed.

14. Nature ofous relationships with EC institutions.

The Three Relationships

15. Desirabilitythe Republic. Articles 2 and 3 should be dealt with as part of settling all relevant external relationshipsa wider agreement.

16. Benefit of widely acceptable British-Irish relationship.

3. Need to consider value of any more f17. Need to give adequate expression to the totality of relationships (26 March).

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