- Tuesday, 06 March 1990, 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 21168: 1990-03-06 12:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Alec Reid met John McConnell to discuss the Reid-Murray proposals and dialogue with the PIRA.
Membership (at session start):
John McConnell, Alec Reid (2 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Catholic Clergy
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Memo from Ian Burns to John McConnell Regarding His Discussions with Alec Reid on 6 March 1990 - (file)
This document records Ian Burns' queries to John McConnell regarding his meetings with Father Alec Reid on 6 March 1990, which was recorded and circulated via a minute on 8 March 1990.
Memo from Ian Burns to Stephen Leach Regarding John McConnell's Response to Tomás Ó Fiaich's Invitation - (file)
This document records Ian Burns' reflections on the kind of response John McConnell should give to Father Alec Reid's question about Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich's invitation for him to hold talks with himself and Gerry Adams in Armagh. Burns told McConnell that while he should decline this invitation, his reply should not discourage Father Reid from persuading PIRA to pursue political instead of paramilitary means. The memo includes a script for McConnell's use in his next meeting with Father Reid.
Memo from John Blelloch to Ian Burns Regarding John McConnell's Meeting with Alec Reid on the 6 March 1990 - (file)
This document records John Blelloch's advice on how John McConnell should approach the next meeting with Father Alec Reid. Blelloch argued that McConnell should clarify that there could be no dialogue between Sinn Féin and the British Government until they had evidence that PIRA had stopped all paramilitary activity.
Memo from Stephen Leach to Ian Burns Regarding John McConnell's Response to Alec Reid - (file)
This document relays that Secretary of State Peter Brooke agreed that John McConnell should respond to Father Alec Reid in the manner suggested in paragraph 4 of the letter from 1 March 1990.
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