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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:Party Leaders
  4. Session: 1992-04-29 10:30:00
  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 13076: 1992-04-29 10:30:00

Meeting of the Party Leaders with the new Secretary of State prior to the first plenary session.

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Agreements Reached at Party Leaders Meeting 29 April 10.30 AM

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TALKS: PARTY LEADERS' MEETING 29 APRIL 10.30 AM

Press Handling

- all parties would observe a vow of confidentiality throughout the talks. Agreed statements would be issued at the end of each day as necessary;

- the two Ministers and four party leaders would give a photo-call before the first plenary but take no questions.

Circulation of the 'Options for Political Institutions' Paper

- the 'Options for Political Institutions' paper should be circulated in the course of today so that the Business Committee could if possible consider it before next Tuesday. This would enable that day's plenary to move from a discussion of the revised 'Realities and Common Themes' paper to a first discussion of 'Options' if time permitted. The Secretary of State noted that the 'Options' paper was different in nature from the 'Realities' paper in that it would not be an attempt to record the views of others;

Schedule for Meetings

- the Business Committee needed to address itself immediately to the calendar for plenaries. The party leaders indicated that plenaries every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday would not be practicable or constructive;

- there was assent to the Secretary of State's proposition that frequent meetings of himself, Mr Hanley and the party leaders would be important for maintaining the momentum.

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