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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:Hume-Adams
  4. Thursday, 20 February 1992, 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.

Hume-Adams

This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between John Hume and Gerry Adams, along with the bilateral meetings which took place between the SDLP and Sinn Féin.

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Session 21825: 1992-02-20 12:00:00

[Exact date and time unknown] The Sinn Féin version of the Joint Declaration [JD3] was passed to John Hume. Hume shared it with British officials before 21 February and with Irish officials on 24 February.

Membership (at session start):

Gerry Adams, John Hume (2 total)

Representing 2 delegations:

SDLP, Sinn Féin

Imported Documents

  • Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments (e1072091) imports from Sinn Féin,
    on Thursday, 20 February 1992, at 12:00

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  • Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments (e1072091)
    • Imported by 'Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments' (e1072952) in British-Hume Bilaterals,
      on Thursday, 20 February 1992, at 12:30
    • Imported by 'Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin suggests should be made jointly by the British and Irish Governments' (e1074035) in Irish-Hume Bilaterals,
      on Monday, 24 February 1992, at 12:00

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Enclosure: Draft of a Declaration which Sinn Féin Suggests Should Be Made Jointly by the British and Dublin Governments (JD3) - (file)

The third draft of the Joint Declaration, proposed by Sinn Féin but handed over to the British by John Hume. From the British Government's perspective, this was a step backwards from JD2.

Minute from William Fittall to Stephen Wall Enclosing Background Information on Drafts 2 and 3 of the Joint Declaration - (file)

Provides some background on the Joint Declaration proposal and encloses a briefing on the same, along with drafts 2 and 3 of the text.

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