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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.
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Committee: Reid-Ó Fiaich-Murray
[Editors' Note: Fr Alec Reid and Fr Raymond Murray wrote a set of proposals.] Monday October 1989Committee: British-Reid Bilaterals
7. I asked him how far this process had already gone Wednesday November 1989Committee: British Government
Enclosure: Annex D – Background on the Joint Declaration Initiative Monday October 1993Committee: British Government
Draft Letter to Roderic Lyne Regarding Briefing Jim Molyneaux Friday October 1993Committee: British-Molyneaux Bilaterals
Reynolds' Contacts with Eames Tuesday November 1993Committee: Butler-Nally Meetings
He indicated that he expected a new Taoiseach to be briefed on these maters. No doubt Mr Hume would seek to raise the subject with the new Taoiseach at an early opportunity. For their part, the Irish regarded the purpose of the present meeting at... Friday February 1992Committee: British-Molyneaux Bilaterals
{Note:- M = new points arising out of MA's non-talk with JM – none of them crucial} 4. [...] _The Prime Minister reaffirms, on behalf of the British Government, that they will uphold the democratic wishes of the {greater number of the} people of... Thursday December 1993Committee: British Government
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(q) Paragraph 11 second sentence: Accept "the" instead of "a"[.] Friday December 1993Committee: Butler-Nally Meetings
2. On the substance, Mr Nally handed on the following messages: [...] iv[.] the Taoiseach wanted to discuss paras 10 and 11 and the announcement of the Forum with the Prime Minister. This was the remaining substantive point. I took note [...] Monday December 1993