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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David Elliot Spiby Blatherwick, KCMG 1997 (CMG 1990) OBE 1973. Born 13 July 1941. First Secretary, Dublin 1970-73. Head, Political Affairs Department, Northern Ireland Office (Belfast) 1981-83. Ambassador to Ireland, 1991–1995.
Member of British Government —Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), British Government —Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992.
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