- Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00
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.
Irish-Eames Bilaterals
This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between Archbishop Robin Eames and the Irish government.
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Session 21790: 1993-11-16 18:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Archbishop Eames spoke to Albert Reynolds and persuaded him to make further changes to the text of the Joint Declaration, producing what the British would label JD14.
Imported Documents
- Joint Declaration: JD13 (e1071586) imports from Archbishop Eames,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 12:00 - Letter from Albert Reynolds to Jim Molyneaux (e1071697) imports from Irish Government,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 12:00
Imported Amendments
- Restatement of Consent Principle (e1071587) imports from Irish-Eames Bilaterals,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00 - Second Restatement of the Consent Principle (e1071588) imports from Irish-Eames Bilaterals,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00 - Explicit Reference to Articles 2 and 3 (e1071591) imports from Irish-Eames Bilaterals,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00
Exported Documents
- Joint Declaration: JD13 (e1071586)
- Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD14' (e1071598) in Irish Government,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00 - Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD14' (e1071644) in Archbishop Eames,
on Tuesday, 16 November 1993, at 18:00 - Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD14' (e1071721) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on Thursday, 18 November 1993, at 16:00
- Imported by 'Joint Declaration: JD14' (e1071598) in Irish Government,
- Letter from Albert Reynolds to Jim Molyneaux (e1071697)
- Imported by 'Letter from Albert Reynolds to Jim Molyneaux' (e1071699) in Eames-Molyneaux Bilaterals,
on Thursday, 18 November 1993, at 12:00
- Imported by 'Letter from Albert Reynolds to Jim Molyneaux' (e1071699) in Eames-Molyneaux Bilaterals,
Exported Amendments
- Restatement of Consent Principle (e1071587)
- Imported by 'Restatement of Consent Principle' (e1071603) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
Wednesday, 17 November 1993, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Restatement of Consent Principle' (e1071603) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
- Second Restatement of the Consent Principle (e1071588)
- Imported by 'Second Restatement of the Consent Principle' (e1071607) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
Wednesday, 17 November 1993, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Second Restatement of the Consent Principle' (e1071607) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
- Explicit Reference to Articles 2 and 3 (e1071591)
- Imported by 'Explicit Reference to Articles 2 and 3' (e1071605) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
Wednesday, 17 November 1993, at 14:00
- Imported by 'Explicit Reference to Articles 2 and 3' (e1071605) in British-Eames Bilaterals,
on
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