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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:Butler-Nally Meetings
  4. Friday, 24 January 1992, 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.

Butler-Nally Meetings

This committee has been created to model meetings of the Butler/Nally Group, which was one of the key structures in the drafting of the Declaration. From Autumn 1993 onwards, Chilcot and Ó hUiginn were also part of the negotiating team working on the Joint Declaration.

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Session 21126: 1992-01-24 12:00:00

[Exact time unknown] Butler and Nally met for a second time on 24 January 1992, and Nally formally tabled the text of the Joint Declaration (JD2).

Membership (at session start):

Robin Butler, Dermot Nally (2 total)

Representing 2 delegations:

British Government , Irish Government

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Enclosure: Joint Declaration (JD2) with Robin Butler's Handwritten Annotations - (link)

This was the second draft of the Joint Declaration prepared by John Hume and the Irish Government, and was handed to the British Government by Dermot Nally. Includes illegible annotations from Robin Butler recording Irish comments from a previous Butler/Nally meeting. Highlighted.

Enclosure: Record of Meeting between Robin Butler and Dermot Nally on 16 December 1991 - (link)

Provides a detailed account of Robin Butler's meeting with Dermot Nally. Some parts from page 3 has been removed from view, as they have been deemed closed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Highlighted.

Memo From Robin Butler to Stephen Wall Enclosing an Irish Draft of the Joint Declaration (JD2) and an Accompanying NIO Commentary - (link)

Encloses a copy of the draft Joint Declaration and a commentary prepared by the Northern Ireland Office for John Major's reference. Highlighted.

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