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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
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  3. Committee:British-Hume Bilaterals
  4. Thursday, 28 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-Hume Bilaterals

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

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Session 21731: 1993-10-28 12:00:00

[Exact time unknown] John Hume rang John Chilcot to urge continued work on the Joint Declaration. Hume suggested attempts were being made on his life. He also reported concerns regarding the Irish Government's indirect dialogue with the Provisionals, via Father Alec Reid. They also discussed Dick Spring's six principles speech to the Dáil.

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Record of a Phone Call between John Chilcot and John Hume on 28 October 1993 - (file)

Record of points made by John Hume following Dick Spring's elucidation of 'six principles' for peace in the Dail the day before (27 October 1993). British response was that there was no disagreement with the basic message. Also discusses way to continue searching for pezce despite the recent Shankill Road bombing.

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