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

Enclosure: Speaking Note for Robin Butler on the Alternative British Draft of the Joint Declaration

Tuesday, 23 November 1993

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This note outlines how Butler (or others) should explain John Major's letter an attached British draft of the Joint Declaration. It delves into further detail than the letter on the various stumbling blocks and difficulties encountered in the recent weeks, including the Hume/Adams statement and the Irish Press leak. The note also outlines the key syntax and substance differences between the two texts, such as the explicit statement of a constitutional guarantee.

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