- Tuesday, 09 November 1993, at 12:00
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.
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Session 21049: 1993-11-09 12:00:00
[Exact time unknown] The Irish government delegation made further amendments to those proposed by Archbishop Eames on 2 November 1993 and then adopted them. They shared the updated draft (JD13) with the British delegation. Some briefing points were also created on the new draft in advance of the meeting.
Membership (at session start):
Noel Dorr, Charles Haughey, Martin Mansergh, Frank Murray, Dermot Nally, Albert Reynolds, Seán Ó hUiginn (7 total)
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- Joint Declaration: Eames' Additions (e1070817)
- Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD13' (e1070884) in Informal British-Irish Bilaterals,
on Tuesday, 09 November 1993, at 12:00
- Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD13' (e1070884) in Informal British-Irish Bilaterals,
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Briefing Points for Nally-Butler Group Meeting – 10 November 1993 - (file)
Briefing notes for the Nally-Butler Group meeting on 10 November 1993. Also includes handwritten annotations [which seem to describe a "Discussion with Taoiseach" and mention Mallon and Hume].
Draft Joint Declaration [JD13] - (file)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, containing eleven paragraphs. [This was the version under discussion in the Nally-Butler Group on 10 November 1993.]
Enclosure: Joint Declaration JD13 Annotated Copy - (file)
JD13 with Thomas' underlines and sidelines of passages added since the last Irish text (JD11).
Letter from Quentin Thomas to Jonathan Stephens Enclosing Notes of Butler/Nally Group Meeting on 10 November 1993 - (file)
Secretary of state intends to meet with Eames; Thomas gives analysis; Mansergh said that if 2 gov.s mostly agreed on JD then Irish gov. planned to allow Hume to approach PIRA with it; Thomas spoke to OhUiggin to prep for Spring's call with Sec. of State; encloses meeting notes in full.
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