- Wednesday, 01 December 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.
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Session 21854: 1993-12-01 12:00:02
[Exact time unknown] Further amendments were made to JD14 as shown to and amended by Jim Molyneaux during a bilateral meeting on 30 November 1993 to produce JD14A.
Membership (at session start):
Michael Ancram, Kenneth Baker, Tony Beeton, David Blatherwick, John Blelloch, Ian Burns, Robin Butler, John Chilcot, Ken Clarke, David Cooke, Jim Daniell, Timothy Daunt, John Deverell, David Fell, William Fittall, David Gillmore, Christopher Glyn-Jones, Richard Gozney, Michael Howard, Douglas Hurd, Roderic Lyne, John Major, Jonathan Margetts, Peter May, Patrick Mayhew, John McConnell, David McIlroy , Danny McNeill, R. O. Miles, Anthony Pawson, Christopher Prentice , Stephen Rickard, Malcolm Rifkind , A W Stephens, Jonathan Stephens, Quentin Thomas, Stephen Wall (37 total)
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Resource Items (9):
Document Retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958: Letter and Attachment from Robin Butler to Roderic Lyne dated 1 December 1993 - (file)
Item retained under section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958.
Enclosure: News Report Titled "Clinton supports Major on Ireland, denies pressure" - (file)
Reports on Bill Clinton's phone call to John Major in November 1993. Highlighted.
Enclosure: Scene-setter from David Blatherwick in Advance of the Anglo-Irish Talks - (file)
Outlines the pressures facing the coalition government in Ireland and highlights the goals and temperaments of Albert Reynolds and Dick Spring.
Joint Declaration: JD14A (Photocopy of Annotated Copy) - (file)
Duplicate. A photocopy of JD14 as amended following the 30 November 1993 meeting between Ancram and Molyneaux (JD14A) with handwritten annotations highlighting further amendments/points to press.
Letter from David Cooke to Quentin Thomas Enclosing JD14A - (file)
Letter enclosing JD14A – a copy of the text as revised following a 30 November 1993 meeting between Ancram and Molyneaux. Notes the previous amendments which had been made to JD14 before Molyneaux saw it.
Letter from Kevin McNamara to Patrick Mayhew Expressing Concern over the Formation of a Northern Ireland Select Committee - (file)
Expresses concern over the possibility of the establishment of a Northern Ireland Select Committee, and alludes to the problem it might cause in the talks.
Letter from Roderic Lyne to Jonathan Stephens Summarising Events on 30 December 1993 - (file)
A letter recording the discussions about whether or not to cancel the 3 December 1993 summit, which the Irish attempted but ultimately agreed not to do. Highlighted in pink in places.
Record of a Telephone Conversation between Roderic Lyne and Robin Eames Reporting on the Latter's Meeting with Albert Reynolds on 1 December 1993 - (file)
A letter from Roderic Lyne to Jonathan Stephens recording a telephone conversation between Lyne and Robin Eames. Eames was reporting on his meeting with Albert Reynolds earlier that morning. He reported that Reynolds considered the alternative British draft to be off the table and the Irish Convention to be 'non-negotiable' but that he would be willing to consider amendments to the text of JD14.
Report on the Select Committee System Affecting Northern Ireland and the Proceedings of the Select Committee on Procedure - (file)
Presents the text of the first report on the Select Committee System Affecting Northern Ireland and along with the proceedings of the Procedure Committee relating to the report.
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