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{102121/_101844_} RESTRICTED
FROM: D J R HILL 12 June 1996
cc PS/Secretary of State (L+B) PS/Sir John Wheeler (L, B+DFP) PS/Michael Ancram (L, B+DENI) PS/Malcolm Moss (L, DOE+DHSS) PS/Baroness Denton (L, DED+DANI) PS/PUS (L+B) PS/Sir David Fell Mr Thomas (L+B) Mr Bell Mr Legge Mr Leach Mr Steele Mr Watkins Mr Beeton Mr Maccabe Mr Currie Mr Lavery {- Meetings with parties -} Mr Perry Mr Stephens Miss Harrison Ms Checksfield Ms Mapstone Mr Whysall Mr Lamont, RID HMA Dublin Mrs Mc~~Nally~~
File Note
TALKS: DISCUSSION WITH NORTHERN IRELAND WOMEN’S COALITION ON THE EVENING OF 10 JUNE
Once the first pre-plenary had finally broken up, the Secretary of State had the first of his further bilateral consultations, with the NI Women’s Coalition, at 6.50 pm on 10 June.
2. Monica Williams [sic] and Bronagh Hinds did most of the talking. They had a hard headed and realistic assessment of the nature of the impasse: the Ulster Unionists could live with the identity of the Independent Chairman if satisfied about his powers; we should therefore aim to reach agreement on the identity of the Chairmen and agree to look at their powers. (This was of course the deal eventually struck some 30 hours later.) Their basic message was that although they (like the Unionists) wanted to see the process deliver decommissioning\, they felt this was more likely to be achieved with a powerful Chairman in place.
3. They then presented the attached paper. They wanted to foster inclusiveness and\, to that end\, to develop the concept of ‘sufficient consensus’ to give greater weight to the smaller parties\, eg by defining sufficient consensus as requiring the support of a majority of delegations as well as the support of delegations representing majorities in both parts of the community. They urged:
- acceptance of non-elected _alternates_ on committees\, if not plenary;
- that non-elected delegates be allowed to speak at meetings\, even if they did not have ‘voting rights’;
- that committee meetings should be scheduled to facilitate smaller parties. (They made clear that they would expect to be members of _all_ committees which might be established.) Signed
D J R HILL Political Development Team
NORTHERN IRELAND WOMEN’S COALITION SUFFICIENCY OF CONSENSUS INTERPRETATION OF REPRESENTATION
The Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition
9 JUNE 1996
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1996-12-06
Patrick Mayhew met with members of the NIWC who pressed for a definition of sufficient consensus that would foster inclusiveness.
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