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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: 1991-05-08 16:23:00
  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.

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Session 12489: 1991-05-08 16:23:00

Bilateral meeting between the Government delegation and joint Unionist delegations on the afternoon of 8 May 1991.

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Conclusions of Meeting with the Joint Unionist Delegations on 8 May at 16:23

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Conclusions of Meeting with the Joint Unionist Delegations on 8 May at 16:23

Government Proposal:

At the conclusion of strand one in Belfast the next stage of the process would be launched in London as strand two but be designed only as a transitional or temporary stopping off point before returning to NI and operating outside the bounds of the Stormont Estate; strand two would be signed off at a meeting in Dublin. There would then follow the first meeting of strand three, in the Republic's capital - thus allowing the Unionists an initial opportunity to put proposals, as they had publicly stated previously they would do, to both Governments.

Logistical Arrangements

It was unlikely that the impasse could be resolved today. Therefore it seemed best to call a halt to proceedings for the time being and allow everyone a period for cooling off and reflection, whilst the Secretary of State would use the opportunity this presented to speak to the Irish Government who for obvious reasons were a key component of this strand of the process and therefore had a right to be consulted.

Secretary of State proposed that a break in the proceedings be arranged forthwith, with the parties returning to Parliament Buildings on Monday to ascertain whether further progress was possible. He commented that he sensed that all the parties were genuinely anxious to do business and that a decent effort had been made by all to date in attempting to resolve the present problems. However, he was clear in his own mind that if the venue question could not be resolved on Monday, then an opportunity for real political progress would be missed and he as Secretary of State would have to publicly announce the end of the talks process.

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