- Wednesday, 27 October 1993, 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 Government
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Session 21729: 1993-10-27 12:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Various material was produced in advance of the meeting between Albert Reynolds and John Major on 29 October 1993.
Membership (at session start):
Michael Ancram, Kenneth Baker, Tony Beeton, David Blatherwick, John Blelloch, Ian Burns, Robin Butler, John Chilcot, Ken Clarke, David Cooke, Jim Daniell, Timothy Daunt, John Deverell, David Fell, William Fittall, David Gillmore, Christopher Glyn-Jones, Richard Gozney, Michael Howard, 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, Malcolm Rifkind , A W Stephens, Jonathan Stephens, Quentin Thomas, Stephen Wall (37 total)
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Resource Items (6):
Annotated Draft Statement from British and Irish Governments for an Upcoming Meeting in Brussels at the European Council - (file)
Draft statement for the Prime Minister and Taoiseach with annotations from British goverment figures. Also contains a page of supplementary notes addressing the impact of the Hume/Adams talks on the peace process
Enclosure: Draft Letter from John Major to Albert Reynolds - (file)
Letter about Northern Ireland following recent spike in violence ahead of John Major and Albert Reynolds meeting in Brussels at European Council.
Enclosure: Draft Statement for John Major's Upcoming Meeting with Albert Reynolds on 29 October 1993 - (file)
Enclosed draft statement for the Prime Minister and Albert Reynolds following the Shankill Road bombing and expressing an agreed pathway to peace
Enclosure: List of Points to Make for John Major at His Meeting with Albert Reynolds on 29 October 1993 - (file)
Clear British line that main priority is to avoid loyalist backlash. In same vein, desire to decouple joint declaration from Hume/Adams. Security concerns also discussed.
Letter from David Cooke to Jonathan Stephens Enclosing a Draft Statement for John Major's Upcoming Meeting with Albert Reynolds on 29 October 1993 - (file)
Fax attaching a draft of a joint statement prior to a 29 October meeting between Taoiseach and Prime Minister
Letter from Roderic Lyne to Jonathan Stephens Enclosing a Draft Letter to Albert Reynolds - (file)
Letter proposing logistics for a meeting between the British and Irish governments, and mentioning lines to take in response to Hume/Adams and John Hume's subsequent public pronouncements
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