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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  3. Committee:Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings
  4. Wednesday, 16 June 1993, at 18:00

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.

Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings

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Session 17783: 1993-06-16 18:00:00

Major and Reynolds had a tête-à-tête meeting. Robin Butler, Dermot Nally and Roderic Lyne were also present. JD6 was discussed with a view to further negotiation.

Membership (at session start):

John Major, Albert Reynolds (2 total)

Representing 2 delegations:

British Government , Irish Government

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Briefing pack for Albert Reynolds’s meeting with John Major on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Photocopied briefing pack for Albert Reynolds and Irish delegation for the meeting with John Major on 16 June 1993. Includes the programme; Anglo-Irish steering note (Seán Ó hUiginn); background note on security and confidence issues; EC issues; international political issues; UK political overview; biographical note on John Major; possible draft communiqué.

Communiqué following a meeting between Albert Reynolds and John Major on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Draft and final communiqué issued by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs following the meeting between Albert Reynolds and John Major on 16 June 1993.

Enclosure: Telegram from David Blatherwick Confirming the Details of an Upcoming Meeting between John Major and Albert Reynolds on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Enclosed fax from the British Embassy in Dublin recording conversations to arrange logistics for a meeting between the Prime Minister and Taoiseach on the 16th June.

Joint Declaration [JD6] - (link)

Draft Joint Declaration, not dated but grouped with other material from June 1993. [This draft is JD6 in the British numbering system; it was the one under discussion on 13 and 16 June 1993.]

Letter from John Sawers to Roderic Lyne Providing Contextual Details for a Meeting between John Major and Albert Reynolds on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Letter from John Sawers to Roderic Lyne providing contextual information to help decide who from the Irish government to invite to a 16 June 1993 meeting with John Major in London.

Letter from Roderic Lyne to Christopher Prentice Regarding Arrangements for a Meeting between John Major and Albert Reynolds on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Letter from Roderic Lyne to Christopher Prentice with arrangements for the meeting between John Major and Albert Reynolds. Logistics about attendance are discussed. Annotations in pen from Gus O'Donnell (John Major's Press Secretary).

Meeting between Albert Reynolds and John Major on 16 June 1993: Tête-à-Tête - (link)

Photocopied note by Dermot Nally of meeting (tête-à-tête) between Albert Reynolds and John Major on 16 June 1996 discussing the latest text of the Joint Declaration [JD6]. John Major emphasised that the current text was not acceptable but agreed to allow Dermot Nally, Robin Butler, John Chilcot and Seán Ó hUiginn to discuss it further in an attempt to make progress. Further includes two covering notes, to Seán Ó hUiginn and Albert Reynolds.

Programme for Albert Reynolds’s meeting with John Major on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Photocopied programme for Albert Reynolds's meeting with John Major on 16 June 1993.

Steering and speaking notes for Albert Reynolds's meeting with John Major on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Photocopied speaking notes and steering notes for Albert Reynolds ahead of his meeting (tête-à-tête) with John Major on 16 June 1993.

Telegram for Graham Archer About an Upcoming Meeting between John Major and Albert Reynolds on 16 June 1993 - (link)

Copy of enclosed fax from the British Embassy in Dublin recording conversations to arrange logistics for a meeting between the Prime Minister and Taoiseach on the 16th June.

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