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.
Quill platform ID: p19306.
Baron Kenneth (Ken) Clarke; CH, PC, KC. Born 2 July 1940. Conservative MP. for Rushcliffe, 1970-2019; Secretary of State for Health, 1988-90; Secretary of State for Education, 1990-92; Home Secretary, 1992-93; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1993-1997.
Member of British Government —Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993).
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