Do you want to go straight to a particular resource? Use the Jump Tool and follow 2 steps:
This can usually be found in the top hero section of overview, delegations visualize, session visualize, event visualize, commentary collection, commentary item, resource collection, and resource item pages.
Enter the shortcut code for the page that you wish to search for.
These documents were scanned, collated and catalogued by Ruth Murray, Annabel Harris, Isha Pareek, Eleanor Williams, Antoine Yenk, Harriet Carter, Oliver Nicholls, Kieran Wetherwick, and Cerys Griffiths.
Collection associations (1)
Already have an account? Login here
Don't have an account? Register here
Forgot your password? Click here to reset it
None
Copyright
None
Physical Copy Information
None
Digital Copy Information
None
FROM: J A Dew British Embassy, Dublin
DATE: 12 November 1993
cc: Mr Thomas – B Mr Cooke – B HMA
Mr Archer – B RID
NORTHERN IRELAND: IRISH FRUSTRATION
Preparations for the Summit
The Irish side had been seriously dismayed by the "extremely negative" reaction to their text in London on 10 November. We should be in no doubt about that. A strongly worded letter had gone to the Prime Minister from the Taoiseach; the reply was keenly awaited. Expectations that it would be helpful from an Irish point of view were not high.
The minimum Irish requirement from the Summit was that the peace process at least, distinct from the talks process if necessary, should be alive, well and seen to be going somewhere. The basic problem was to draft a declaration which would attract the IRA while being acceptable (or at least tolerable) to Unionists. This was of course easier said than done. But the Irish Government had gone out on a limb to try to achieve it, and felt strongly that some movement was called for from the British. Spring personally faced a lot of hostile criticism on account of his six principles. (Spring's speech at the dinner pointedly called for imagination and risk taking on Northern Ireland from all sides.)
Unionists
Spring's US Visit
(SIGNED) J A Dew
27 1988 - 2023
38 1993 - 1993
55 101 - 1991
64 1993 - 2020
26 1993 - 1993
57 1993 - 1993
59 1993 - 1993
51 1993 - 1993
18 1993 - 1993
24 1993 - 1994
41 1993 - 1994
32 1993 - 1994
72 101 - 1994
8 101 - 1990
76 101 - 1994
1 1994
60 101 - 1994
65 1993 - 2023
37 101 - 1993
54 101 - 1993
32 101 - 1993
77 1993 - 1993
58 101 - 2018
49 1993 - 1997
61 101 - 1992
38 101 - 1991
48 1992 - 1993
134 101 - ?-??
59 101 - 2023
84 101 - 1993
64 101 - 1991
44
11
31 1996 - 1996
61 1996 - 1996
49 1996 - 1996
20 1996 - 1997
32 1996 - 1996
48 1996 - 1996
74 1996 - None
4 1996 - 1996
33 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
87 1996 - None
23 1996 - 1996
79 1996 - None
22 1996 - 1996
1993-11-12
Brief note from John Dew to Graham Archer recording an informal conversation with Fergus Finlay during a DFA dinner for the Diplomatic corps. The emphasis was on the Irish government's extreme frustration over the British government's continued refusal to engage seriously with JD13. They were also frustrated with the Unionists and particularly with Molyneaux. Finlay emphasised their intention to appeal to the US Government to intervene further in the peace process.
N/A
N/A
Unless otherwise specified, this material falls under Crown Copyright and contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The National Archives of the UK (TNA), digitzed by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/351/.