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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  3. Committee:Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Plenary Sessions
  4. Wednesday, 03 November 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.

Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Plenary Sessions

The Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference was a consultative body established under the Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985) to promote cross-border cooperation. It was made up of officials from the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and had a permanent secretariat based in Maryfield.

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Session 21745: 1993-11-03 12:00:00

[Exact time unknown] A 'semi-restricted' session was held as part of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting on 3 November 1993. The Joint Declaration was under discussion.

Membership (at session start):

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Patrick Mayhew, British Government Representative, Irish Government Representative, Dick Spring (5 total)

Representing 2 delegations:

British Government , Irish Government

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Letter from Jonathan Stephens to Quentin Thomas Concerning Conversation with Dick Spring - (link)

Summary of decision following discussion of Dublin concerns of Hume that a 'semi-restricted' session be arranged after tomorrows meeting and before the restricted session.

Letter from Jonathan Stephens to Quentin Thomas Concerning Discussion of Joint Declaration Initiative - (link)

Discussion of Hume/Adams dialogue and the expectations of peace they had created, as well as the need to preserve Unionist confidence.

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