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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:British-Hume Bilaterals
  4. Thursday, 20 February 1992, at 12:30

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.

British-Hume Bilaterals

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between John Hume and the British government.

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Session 21129: 1992-02-20 12:30:00

[Exact date and time unknown] At some time shortly before 26 February 1992, Hume handed over JD3 to the British government.

Membership (at session start):

John Hume (1 total)

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SDLP

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  • Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments (e1072952) imports from Hume-Adams,
    on Thursday, 20 February 1992, at 12:00

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  • Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments (e1072952)
    • Imported by 'Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments' (e1073045) in British Government,
      on Friday, 21 February 1992, at 13:00

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Enclosure: Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin Suggests Should Be Made Jointly by the British and Dublin Governments (JD3) - (file)

The third draft of the Joint Declaration, proposed by Sinn Féin but handed over to the British by John Hume. From the British Government's perspective, this was a step backwards from JD2.

Minute from William Fittall to Stephen Wall Enclosing Background Information on Drafts 2 and 3 of the Joint Declaration - (file)

Provides some background on the Joint Declaration proposal and encloses a briefing on the same, along with drafts 2 and 3 of the text.

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