Handwritten note by Nally of his meeting with Butler, at the London Cabinet Office on 7 December 1993. Also present at the meeting were Blatherwick, Chilcot, and Thomas. Items discussed include the text of the draft Joint Declaration.
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RB, DBlatherwick, J. Chilcot, QT.
London Cabinet Office
7/12/93
RB
– Brussels not appropriate for end.
4
– Br. text. As substantive a meeting in Br. as is needed by T & PM: give [?] only time for a short meeting so as to avoid impression of "terrific difficulties or of, something coming[?]."
– Further meeting on Thursday/Friday?
– People – North - what mischief N. will set up. Wednesday/Thursday.
letter from T handed over.
Text
*Par. 7 "consent": look at amendment
par. 5 – omit added words at end of.
– aspiration–Q.Th.
"balanced constitutional accommodation" JC *agreement
* Decent [?] par. 7 – draft sentence at end of par. 5.
Par 5 well in first sentence
Pars 9&10 Molyneaux out because of Convention.
*Uns. – 'acquiescence or not' on convention * Some reg.
RB
*Essential condition for us – that Molyneaux do not reject.
– get into process – T. then announce Convention. Brit not known.
* In response to S.F.
Informed?–it [?] govt's business.
Don't subsequently embarrass P.M.
Blatherwick–wd. JH & D/G join Convention?
Butler one message we don't want
*is if you [twiddle] a bit more (SF) it will work
*Thomas JH? How to handle?
– not issue in Br.
– subsequent meeting – London – maybe 24hrs notice to the media
– not really before 15/16 or no later than 17th
M/M – anyday. 11 Tuesday/Thurs – PMs [gres]
– Core group this text & onside
– GATT.
*[Thursday evening? Friday JM & Co.