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.
Meetings of the representatives of the British government with members of the clergy engaged in the Maze chaplain initiative.
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[Exact date and time unknown: the meeting took place between 1 November and 21 November; a wider meeting was postponed from 13 November, so it is possible that the private meeting took place on that occasion instead.] Cahal Daly met privately with Peter Brooke to stress the urgency of responding to the Chaplains's initiative.
Membership (at session start):
John Blelloch, Peter Brooke, Cahal Daly, Danny McNeill, Father John Murphy, Reverend Will Murphy (6 total)
Representing 3 delegations:
British Government , Catholic Clergy, Protestant Clergy
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