- Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:14
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.
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Session 21659: 1993-10-06 11:14:59
[Exact time unknown] During the Butler/Nally meeting on 6 October 1993, Robin Butler put proposals to the Irish delegation which originated in a ministerial meeting on 30 September 1993 and were further refined by Quentin Thomas in his briefing material for the meeting, following his own informal bilateral discussion with Seán Ó hUiginn.
Membership (at session start):
Michael Ancram, Kenneth Baker, Tony Beeton, David Blatherwick, John Blelloch, Ian Burns, Robin Butler, John Chilcot, David Cooke, Jim Daniell, Timothy Daunt, John Deverell, William Fittall, David Gillmore, Christopher Glyn-Jones, Richard Gozney, Douglas Hurd, Roderic Lyne, John Major, Jonathan Margetts, Peter May, Patrick Mayhew, John McConnell, David McIlroy , Danny McNeill, R. O. Miles, Anthony Pawson, Christopher Prentice , Stephen Rickard, A W Stephens, Jonathan Stephens, Quentin Thomas, Stephen Wall (33 total)
Representing 1 delegations:
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Exported Documents
- Irish Government to Delay Reporting to British Government (e1069076)
- Imported by 'Irish Government to Delay Reporting to British Government' (e1069089) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Irish Government to Delay Reporting to British Government' (e1069089) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
- Confirmation That No Side Agreements Are Associated with the Declaration (e1077804)
- Imported by 'Confirmation That No Side Agreements Are Associated with the Declaration' (e1077820) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Confirmation That No Side Agreements Are Associated with the Declaration' (e1077820) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
- Confirmation That the Irish Government Consider the Declaration Compatible with the Talks Process (e1077806)
- Imported by 'Confirmation That the Irish Government Considers the Declaration Compatible with the Talks Process' (e1077821) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Confirmation That the Irish Government Considers the Declaration Compatible with the Talks Process' (e1077821) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
- Sinn Féin Not to Enter Talks Immediately (e1077812)
- Imported by 'Sinn Féin Not to Enter Talks Immediately' (e1077822) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Sinn Féin Not to Enter Talks Immediately' (e1077822) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
- Taoiseach to Issue an Assurance That the Declaration Would Be a Basis for a PIRA Ceasefire (e1077813)
- Imported by 'Taoiseach to Issue an Assurance That the Declaration Would Be a Basis for a PIRA Ceasefire' (e1077823) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Taoiseach to Issue an Assurance That the Declaration Would Be a Basis for a PIRA Ceasefire' (e1077823) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
Exported Amendments
- Constitutional Guarantee as Qualifying Statement to No Strategic Interest (e1068822)
- Imported by 'Constitutional Guarantee as Qualifying Statement to No Strategic Interest' (e1069239) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on
Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
- Imported by 'Constitutional Guarantee as Qualifying Statement to No Strategic Interest' (e1069239) in Butler-Nally Meetings,
on
- Remove European Union References (e1068820)
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