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ANNEX C
JOINT DECLARATION INITIATIVE - SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Stage 1(a) - British Government agrees/does not agree Joint Declaration text privately. British Government does/does not insist on explicit constitutional guarantee in text.
Stage 1(b) - British Government briefs Mr Molyneaux, on Privy Council terms, and GOC and RUC Chief Constable.
Stage 2 - Irish Government decide whether to put the agreed text to the Provisionals (not declaring agreement with HMA) or to kill the initiative and aim for a SOFT LANDING.
Stage 3 - Provisionals consider text and either agree and undertake to stop the violence or reject.
Stage 4(a) - If Provisionals reject all sides aim for SOFT LANDING.
Stage 4(b) - If Provisionals accept Irish Government makes formal approach to British Government with text of Declaration and letter containing Taoiseach's understanding.
[Stage 5 - Provisionals cease firing]
Stage 6(a) - Intensive engagement with Irish Government on details and timetable for the scheme, or final chance to bale out and aim for SOFT LANDING.
Stage 6(b) - Report to Cabinet, full briefing for Leader of the Opposition on Privy Council terms, and others eg Archbishops etc.
Stage 7 - Irish/British Summit meeting.
Stage 8(a) - Joint Declaration made by Taoiseach and Prime Minister.
Stage 8 (b) - Statements in House and Dail.
Stage 9 - Implementation of scheme, ie establishment of Convention.
Stage 10 - Consequential steps for HMG. De-escalation of security force activity if justified by events on the ground, decision about dialogue with Sinn Fein after cessation of violence sufficiently demonstrated; confidence building for all sections of the community in Northern Ireland.
ANNEX C
JOINT DECLARATION INITIATIVE - SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Stage 1(a) - British Government agrees/does not agree Joint Declaration text privately. British Government does/does not insist on explicit constitutional guarantee in text.
Stage 1(b) - British Government briefs Mr Molyneaux, on Privy Council terms, and GOC and RUC Chief Constable.
Stage 2 - Irish Government decide whether to put the agreed text to the Provisionals (not declaring agreement with HMA) or to kill the initiative and aim for a SOFT LANDING.
Stage 3 - Provisionals consider text and either agree and undertake to stop the violence or reject.
Stage 4(a) - If Provisionals reject all sides aim for SOFT LANDING.
Stage 4(b) - If Provisionals accept Irish Government makes formal approach to British Government with text of Declaration and letter containing Taoiseach's understanding.
[Stage 5 - Provisionals cease firing]
Stage 6(a) - Intensive engagement with Irish Government on details and timetable for the scheme, or final chance to bale out and aim for SOFT LANDING.
Stage 6(b) - Report to Cabinet, full briefing for Leader of the Opposition on Privy Council terms, and others eg Archbishops etc.
Stage 7 - Irish/British Summit meeting.
Stage 8(a) - Joint Declaration made by Taoiseach and Prime Minister.
Stage 8 (b) - Statements in House and Dail.
Stage 9 - Implementation of scheme, ie establishment of Convention.
Stage 10 - Consequential steps for HMG. De-escalation of security force activity if justified by events on the ground, decision about dialogue with Sinn Fein after cessation of violence sufficiently demonstrated; confidence building for all sections of the community in Northern Ireland.
27 1987 - 1990
38 1993
55 1990 - 1991
64 1993 - 1997
26 1993
57 1993
59 1993
51 1993
18 1993
24 1993 - 1994
41 1993 - 1994
32 1993 - 1994
72 1993 - 1994
8 1989 - 1990
76 1993 - 1994
1 1994
60 1993
65 1993
37 1993
54 1993
32 1993
77 1993
59 1993
49 1993
61 1991 - 1992
38 1991
48 1992 - 1993
134 1993 - ?-??
59 1993 - 1993
84 1993
64 1991
42
9
31 1996 - 1996
61 196 - 1996
49 1996 - 1996
20 1996 - 1997
32 1996 - 1996
14 1996 - 1996
74 1996 - None
4 1996 - 1996
8 1996 - 1996
30 1996 - 1996
7 1996 - 1996
24 1996 - 1996
9 1996 - 1996
59 1996 - 1996
60 1996 - 1996
14 1996 - 1997
41 1996 - 1996
45 1996 - 1996
67 1996 - 1996
16 1996 - 1996
1993-10-13
This document sets out the possible outcomes and next steps of talks depending on the reaction to the current draft JD12.
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