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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-Reid Bilaterals
  4. Thursday, 11 February 1988, 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.

British-Reid Bilaterals

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between Alec Reid and the British government.

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Session 21140: 1988-02-11 12:00:00

[Exact time unknown] Alec Reid telephoned J.E.McConnell about a Republican prisoner and discussed Sinn Féin's political position.

Membership (at session start):

John McConnell, Alec Reid (2 total)

Representing 2 delegations:

British Government , Catholic Clergy

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Record of Telephone Conversations between John McConnell and Alec Reid on 9 February and 11 February 1988 - (file)

This document provides accounts of John McConnell's telephone conversations with Father Alec Reid, dated 9 February and 11 February 1988. McConnell noted that their conversation initially focused on a specific prisoner, and then shifted to discussing Sinn Féin, with Reid arguing that Sinn Féin had begun showing interest in pursuing a political path.

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