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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. Wednesday, 29 November 1989, 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-Hume Bilaterals

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

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Session 21162: 1989-11-29 12:00:00

[Exact time unknown] Hume handed over the proposals made by Reid and Murray to Ian Burns.

Membership (at session start):

John Hume (1 total)

Representing 1 delegations:

SDLP

Imported Documents

  • Letter by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich for the Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" by Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray (e1069403) imports from SDLP,
    on Saturday, 25 November 1989, at 12:00
  • Letter from Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray to John Hume Regarding Their Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" on the 23 October 1989 (e1069404) imports from SDLP,
    on Saturday, 25 November 1989, at 12:00
  • Proposal for a Democratic Over-all Political and Diplomatic Strategy (e1069405) imports from SDLP,
    on Saturday, 25 November 1989, at 12:00

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Exported Documents

  • Letter by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich for the Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" by Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray (e1069403)
    • Imported by 'Letter by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich for the Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" by Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray' (e1069409) in British Government,
      on Wednesday, 29 November 1989, at 12:00
  • Letter from Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray to John Hume Regarding Their Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" on the 23 October 1989 (e1069404)
    • Imported by 'Letter from Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray to John Hume Regarding Their Proposal Document "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict" on the 23 October 1989' (e1069410) in British Government,
      on Wednesday, 29 November 1989, at 12:00
  • Proposal for a Democratic Over-all Political and Diplomatic Strategy (e1069405)

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Enclosure: Cover Letter by Tomás Ó Fiaich Enclosing Letter and Proposal from Alec Reid and Raymond Murray - (link)

This letter, addressed to John Hume, encloses a letter and a proposal drafted by Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray titled "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict".

Enclosure: Letter from Alec Reid and Raymond Murray to John Hume Enclosing the Reid/Murray Proposal - (link)

This letter encloses the proposal drafted by Father Alec Reid and Father Raymond Murray, titled "Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict". It attempts to persuade John Hume to support their proposals to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Northern Ireland through the creation of an Ireland Peace Convention.

Enclosure: Proposal for a Democratic Over-All Political and Diplomatic Strategy for Justice, Peace and Reconciliation: A Pastoral Response to the Present Conflict - (link)

This paper provides an outline for a peace strategy for the Northern Ireland conflict by proposing the establishment of an Irish Peace Convention. It proposes that this convention, constituted by the Irish Government and representatives of the nationalist community in Northern Ireland, be assigned with the task of devising a diplomatic strategy for justice, peace, and reconciliation. It elaborates on the convention's policy objectives, including those concerning the British Government and the Unionist community. Parts of it have been annotated.

Record of Meeting between Ian Burns and John Hume on 29 November 1989 - (link)

This document provides an account of a short meeting between John Hume and Ian Burns that took place on 29 November 1989, where Hume passed on to Burns some papers that had been delivered to him between 25 and 26 November 1989. Burns records that while he did not read the papers, he did see that the cover letter of the papers was signed by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich and that Father Alec Reid was among the authors of the papers. Burns notes that copies of the correspondence had been sent to Gerry Adams and Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

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