- Thursday, 14 October 1993, at 11:00
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.
Anglo-Irish Liaison Group
This group was set up as a sub-committee of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. Its remit during this period was to produce a Framework Document which became entwined with the drafting of the Joint Declaration.
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Session 21038: 1993-10-14 11:00:00
The Anglo-Irish Liaison Group continued to discuss the first British draft of the Framework Document. The Irish delegation offered some specific amendments to the first section of the paper, and offered comments and suggestions on the remainder of it. They undertook to produce their own draft by the next meeting of the Group.
Membership (at session start):
Graham Archer, Peter Bell, David Blatherwick, Mr Carr, David Cooke, John A Dew, David Donoghue, Chris Maccabe, Rory Montgomery, Declan O'Donovan, Mr S Quinn, British Government Representative, Irish Government Representative, Joseph Small, Quentin Thomas, David Watkins, Martin Williams, Seán Ó hUiginn (18 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Irish Government
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- Incorporation of 9 October 1992 Strand 3 Paper 'Possible Principles for a New Agreement' (e1050804)
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