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Writing Peace: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)

Record of a Ministerial Briefing on the Joint Declaration on 14 October 1993

Friday, 15 October 1993

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This document provides an account of a meeting between John Chilcot, Robin Butler, Malcolm Rifkind, Michael Howard and Kenneth Clarke on 14 October 1993. Chilcot and Butler showed the other attendees copies of the Joint Declaration with the revised paragraph 4, and the minute records the reactions of each minister. While Rifkind exhibited support for the initiative, Howard was more reserved and pessimistic about the likelihood that the document would change anything regarding talks with Sinn Féin. Clarke was optimistic and was particularly happy with the progress that had been made since he last saw a proposal, although he too perceived the difficulties that would follow the declaration. They all agreed that a constitutional guarantee was necessary and that the success of the proposal relied on Jim Molyneaux's support.

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