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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:Eames-Molyneaux Bilaterals
  4. Thursday, 18 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.

Eames-Molyneaux Bilaterals

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between Jim Molyneaux, leader of the UUP, and Archbishop Robin Eames.

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Session 21796: 1993-11-18 12:00:01

[Exact time unknown] Robin Eames and Jim Molyneaux had a bilateral meeting to discuss the latest version of the Joint Declaration (JD14). Molyneaux was unhappy with some of the language and suggested amendments.

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  • Molyneaux's Alternative Draft of Paragraphs 9-11 of JD14 (e1071685)

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  • Rewording of the Second Restatement of the Constitutional Guarantee in Paragraph 7 (e1071674)

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Letter from Roderic Lyne to Jonathan Stephens Concerning a Clarification of a Letter Sent on 18 November 1993 - (link)

Self-correction of 'unplayable change' to 'unbelievable change'.

Record of a Meeting between the Prime Minister and Archbishop Robin Eames on 18 November 1993 Enclosing JD14 with Revisions Underlined - (link)

Encloses a revised version of JD13 with underlinings. Details Molyneaux's corrections to the text. Eames expressed concerns about Reynolds' confidence and approach and about Paisley taking advantage of grieving families. Criminal investigations would not be stop should there be a cessation of violence and no amnesty offered. (Signed by duty clerk)

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