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Session 29249: 1993-12-13 21:30:00

John Major and Michael Ancram met with Jim Molyneaux to get his thoughts on the latest draft of the Joint Declaration. He emphasised the importance of dropping the paragraphs on the Convention. It was agreed that Patrick Mayhew should take Ken Maginnins though the text prior to the release of the declaration, but not Ian Paisley. Further arrangements for John Major to discuss the text with Northern Irish constituional parties were also agreed. Molyneaux agreed to a line on the Joint Declaration which would focus on it being a 'complex' document, and suggested he provide editors with his own interpretations and readings of certain passages.

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.

British-Molyneaux Bilaterals

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between James Molyneaux and the British government.

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