- Wednesday, 06 October 1993, at 11:15
Northern Ireland Mini-Models
A selection of mini-models designed to provide an insight into the ongoing work of 'Writing Peace' and to demonstrate Quill's approach to visualising the archive material and tracking the process of negotiation. This collection is still under construction.
Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
This mini-model is still under construction. The editors aim to assemble a comprehensive (but non-exhaustive) collection of drafts of the Downing Street Joint Declaration to track how the text developed over time. This mini-model only contains the drafts, but we are also working on a more comprehensive model that will include the meetings where the declaration was under consideration, track the process of amendment, and detail further annotations made to each draft. This detailed model is forthcoming in December 2023.
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Session 21829: 1993-10-06 11:15:00
The Butler-Nally Group met to discuss the latest version of the Joint Declaration (JD10), and amended it, producing a later draft with amendments ad referendum to the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach (JD11). The version as reported by the British government delegation differed slightly from the Irish government version.
Membership (at session start):
Alec Reid, British Government Representative, Irish Government Representative, PIRA Representative, SDLP Representative, Sinn Féin Representative (6 total)
Representing 6 delegations:
British Government, Catholic Clergy , Irish Government, PIRA, SDLP, Sinn Féin
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Draft Joint Declaration (Re-Draft after Meeting on 6 October 1993) - (file)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, containing eight paragraphs and including handwritten comments and annotations, marking amendments made during the meeting on 6 October 1993. [One crossed-out annotation notes "Redraft from Dr Mansergh 4/10": it is possible that the version on the table during the meeting had been redrafted by Mansergh on 4 October 1993.]
Draft Joint Declaration [Amendments Agreed ad Referendum on 6 October 1993] - (file)
Two copies of photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, containing eight paragraphs and including Nally’s handwritten comments and annotation. A handwritten note at the top of the first page states “Amendments shown were agreed ad referendum in London yesterday. DN 7.10/93”.
Draft Joint Declaration [Incorporating 6 October 1993 Amendments] - (file)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, containing eight paragraphs. A handwritten note at the top of the first page states “Retyped text incorporating changed agreed ad referendum in London on 6/10/93. DN 7.10/93”.
Draft Joint Declaration [Revised 6 October 1993] - (file)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, containing eight paragraphs and including Nally’s handwritten comments and annotations, marking amendments made during the meeting on 6 October 1993. [Does not include the amendment to paragraph 2 included in the following revised versions.]
Enclosure: Draft Joint Declaration (JD11) Produced During the Butler/Nally Meeting on 6 October 1993 - (file)
This document contains the draft JD11 that was produced on the basis of the changes that were agreed in the Butler/Nally meeting on 6 October 1993. The bracketed text indicates the changes in the text that the Irish and British delegations agreed on.
Enclosure: Record of a Butler/Nally Meeting on 6 October 1993 - (file)
This document provides an account of the meeting that took place between Robin Butler and Dermot Nally on 6 October 1993. The note records that the Irish Government accepted that contacting Jim Molyneaux of the UUP was necessary to reassure the Unionist side. Butler also set out points of concern for the British Government, and noted that they would require reassurances from the Irish Government on the same. They discussed John Hume and Gerry Adams' joint statement and the purpose of the Joint Declaration Initiative as envisioned by the Irish Government. Nally handed over draft JD10 (enclosed) to Butler, and they discussed the various amendments in the new text. The British Government delegation urged the Irish side for a more stringent constitutional guarantee, and the Irish side expressed concern that this would anger the Provisionals. Both sides discussed the next steps, and on the best time for the Declaration to be released.
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