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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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Alderdice Diaries
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Personal diaries of John Alderdice listing his appointments and engagements
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Committee: All-Party Negotiations
Government Team: Secretary of State Minister of State Mr Fell Mr Pilling Mr Thomas Mr McNeill Talks Secretariat: Mr D J R Hill Mr Marsh Also present: Mr Pawson Alliance Party: Dr Alderdice Mr Close Mr Neeson Mrs Bell Mr McBride Mr Morrow Mr... Tuesday June 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
Government Team Minister of State Mr Pilling Mr Thomas Mr McNeill Talks Secretariat Mr D J R Hill Mr Marsh Also present Mrs Miller Alliance Party Dr Alderdice Mr Close Mr Maguire Mr McBride Mr Dickson Mrs Bell Mr Morrow SDLP Mr Hume Mr... Monday July 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
Base Discussion Around Headings in the Government Paper Monday July 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
Government Team Minister of State Mr Pilling Mr Thomas Mr McNeill Talks Secretariat Mr Hill Mr Pope Also present Mrs Miller Alliance Party Dr Alderdice Mr Close Mr Maguire Mr McBride Mr Dickson Mrs Bell Mr Morrow SDLP Mr Hume Mr Mallon Mr... Monday July 1991Committee: British-Alliance Talks
Preliminary Bilateral Meeting with the Alliance Party on 30 April 1991 Tuesday April 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
11. A press statement describing the day's business was agreed. [Editor's Note: In the summary minutes, the agreed press statement is recorded earlier in the proceedings. We have assumed that the longer internal record of proceedings gives a more... Monday June 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Mr Allen Wednesday May 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
[Editor's Note: This summary of events is delivered to the Alliance Party at 1600.] Thursday May 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
4. The UUP said that they regarded the paper as an amendment to the Unionists' paper of the previous day. They broadly agreed with its proposals for increasing the hours worked and for setting up sub-groups. But the Business Committee should be tasked... Tuesday June 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
[Editor's Note: The press statement is marked as referred as the Chairman will make it a subject of discussion at other meetings and Committees the following week.] Friday May 1991Committee: British-Alliance Talks
9. The Secretary of State reported that in fact he had just spoken to Lord Carrington on the telephone. Lord Carrington would issue a statement saying that he had agreed to undertake the role of chairman but only if he were acceptable to all... Thursday May 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
Committee Approval for Workplan Wednesday May 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
Workplan for Strand 1 (as circulated by the Minister of State for approval by the delegations) Wednesday May 1991Committee: Hume-Brooke Meetings
[Editor's Note: The adopted document returns to the Office of the Chairman.] Wednesday June 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
[Editor's Note: At this point the Procedural Guidelines have been accepted by all the party leaders. We mark them as finally adopted when the leaders gather at Stormont to agree that plenary meetings can begin. They are referred out to that meeting.] Wednesday June 1991Committee: Party Leaders
Procedural Guidelines for the Conduct of Strand Two Wednesday June 1991Committee: Party Leaders
[Editor's Note: Procedural Guidelines for the Conduct of Strand Two are adopted.] Wednesday June 1991Committee: Business Committee Strand 1
That the Proposed Timetable Be Put to the Parties Tuesday June 1991Committee: Business Committee Strand 1
The UDUP asked what other plans the Government Team had for that week. The Government Team confirmed that time was available during that week and there was no bar to discussion. The Anglo-Irish Secretariat would, however, require some lead time,... Tuesday June 1991Committee: Business Committee Strand 1
TALKS SECRETARIAT [Editor's Note: The meeting adjourns at this point and the delegates rejoin the plenary session.] Tuesday June 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
External Relationships Tuesday June 1991Committee: Business Committee Strand 1
[Editor's Note: We do not have the records or attendance register for this meeting, but there is some indication of what was discussed in the record of the plenary session.] 2. The Minister of State began by reporting on the Business Committee meeting... Monday July 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
DUP Paper of 28 June 1991 Monday July 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
SDLP Paper of 28 June 1991 Monday July 1991Committee: Party Leaders
Peter Brooke Monday January 1992Committee: Party Leaders
Jim Molyneaux Monday January 1992Committee: Party Leaders
13. This part of the meeting concluded after an hour. Signed W R Fittall Private Secretary Monday March 1992Committee: Drafting Committee
[Editor's Note: Representative of DUP.] Monday November 1992Committee: British-Irish Bilateral Talks
[Editor's Note: Representative of UK Government.] Monday February 1990Committee: British-Irish Bilateral Talks
[Editor's Note: Representative of Irish Government.] Monday February 1990Committee: Drafting Committee
Misleading Tone of Draft Monday November 1992Committee: Drafting Committee
(i) Mr Robinson, somewhat retreating from his initial negative reaction, perhaps shaken somewhat by the posture of the Alliance, began to make the point that if nothing emerged but recrimination the only people to gain would be the gunmen: the UDA, the... Monday November 1992Committee: Drafting Committee
Wording of Further Talks Monday November 1992Committee: Drafting Committee
Reflect on the Statement Overnight Monday November 1992Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Meeting Begins Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
SECRETARY OF STATES MEETING WITH THE UNIONIST LEADERS: 12 DECEMBER 1991 The Secretary of State met Mr Molyneaux and Dr Paisley in the large Ministerial conference room in the House at 4.00pm on Thursday 12 December 1991. The Minister of State, Mr... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
[Editor's Note: Breaks in paragraph are for the ease of the reader, not in the original text]. The Secretary of State thought the SDLP would be unlikely to do this unless they were participating in substantive talks. Dr. Paisley said that what the... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
The Secretary of State responded that the Prime Minister had referred to the General Election as not being an obstacle to talks and that the sooner Strand 1 started the better, but that this should not be interpreted as implying that just strand 1... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Suggestion for Secretary of State to Meet with SDLP and Unionists Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
3 The Secretary of State responded that the Prime Minister had referred to the General Election as not being an obstacle to talks and that the sooner Strand 1 started the better, but that this should not be interpreted as implying that just strand 1... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Mr Molyneaux reported that Mr Hume had spoken to him in the Chamber prior to the SDLP Party Conference. He had subsequently written and sent him a copy of his Conference speech, which he had asked Mr Molyneaux to read carefully before commenting on it.... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
The Secretary of State endorsed the idea of a meeting with Mr Hume, but reminded the Unionists that the Irish Government also had to be persuaded to agree to the arrangements for new talks. Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Discussion on Intervals for talks Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Dr Paisley said that following discussion with colleagues, he had reconsidered the position regarding Strand 3, and now that it should be kept within the gap. Dr Mawhinney asked whether the practical arguments, bearing in mind that at that stage... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Mr Hill's Draft Text Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
The Unionists were concerned that the spectre of the Secretary of State going to Dublin during an election campaign would make resumption of talks difficult. The Secretary of State said that the meeting of the IGC durig the election period would be in... Thursday December 1991Committee: British-Unionist Talks
After further discussion, the following text was agreed... Thursday December 1991Committee: Office of the Strand 1 Chairman (British Government Delegation)
[Editor's Note: The Secretary of State makes this proposal to the plenary session.] Wednesday May 1992Committee: Political Structures Sub-Committee
[Editor's Note: It is very likely that the press release referred to the breach of confidentiality.] Wednesday May 1992Committee: Business Committee Strand 1
[Editor's Note: The meeting adjourns.] Tuesday June 1991Committee: Business Committee Strand 2
DUP: Agenda Item 6 Tuesday September 1992Committee: British-Unionist Talks
Location of Bilateral Meetings Monday May 1991Committee: All-Party Negotiations
xx Monday September 1992Committee: Business Committee Strand 2
xx Friday September 1992Committee: All-Party Negotiations
[Editor's Note: The DUP continued to absent itself from the negotiations.] Monday September 1992