- Monday, 06 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 21867: 1993-12-06 12:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Quentin Thomas submitted briefing material in advance of a Butler/Nally meeting on 7 December 1993.
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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Enclosure: Annex A – Alternative Language on Self-Determination - (link)
A note detailing various possibilities for alternative language on self-determination to be incorporated into the text of the Joint Declaration. Annex A of the briefing material enclosed with a covering letter from Quentin Thomas (above).
Enclosure: Annex B – Articles 2 & 3 and Consent - (link)
A note exploring various options for concessions to ask for from the Irish Government in the text of the Joint Declaration, acknowledging the possibility and desirability of amendment of the Irish constitution. Annex A of the briefing material enclosed with a covering letter from Quentin Thomas (above).
Enclosure: Briefing on Current British Objectives and the Text of JD14B - (link)
Outlines the developments in the talks process and describes the changes that have been proposed in each paragraph in the text. Includes detailed sections in Annex A and B on negotiations around the paragraphs on the constitutional guarantee and articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution. Highlighted.
Enclosure: Briefing on Current British Objectives and the Text of JD14B - (link)
A detailed commentary on JD14B (JD14 incorporating the amendments proposed in Dublin on 3 December 1993 by both sides). Part of the briefing material enclosed with Quentin Thomas' covering letter to Robin Butler (above).
Enclosure: Joint Declaration (JD14B) - (link)
A clean copy of JD14B: the text of JD14 incorporating the amendments proposed by both sides in Dublin on 3 December 1993. Enclosed with Quentin Thomas' covering letter (above) as part of the briefing material for the Butler/Nally meeting.
Enclosure: Joint Declaration JD14B - (link)
Text of the Joint Declaration with proposed amendments from 3 December 1993 indicated via underlining.
Hidden Copylist for the Letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler - (link)
A hidden copylist for Quentin Thomas' covering letter to Robin Butler and the enclosed briefing material.
Joint Declaration – JD14A as Amended by Hand in Dublin on 3 December 1993 to Become JD14B - (link)
A copy of the Joint Declaration which seems to have arrived at the Anglo-Irish Summit on 3 December 1993 as JD14A and then been amended by hand during the meeting to become JD14B.
Letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler Enclosing a Briefing for the Butler/Nally Meeting on 7 December 1993 and JD14B - (link)
JD14B not enclosed. A briefing letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler in advance of his 6 December 1993 meeting with Dermot Nally.
Letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler Enclosing Briefing Material for a Butler/Nally Meeting on 7 December 1993 - (link)
Outlines objectives and considerations for British delegates to keep in mind for their meeting with the Irish delegates for discussions on the Joint Declaration text. Encloses a briefing on the discussions that have taken place so far, detailed notes on the points of constitutional guarantee and articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution, and the JD14B text of the Joint declaration with the proposed amendments by the two Governments incorporated and underlined.
Letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler Enclosing Briefing Material for a Butler/Nally Meeting on 7 December 1993 - (link)
Letter from Quentin Thomas to Robin Butler, enclosing a briefing for the Butler/Nally meeting on 7 December 1993. Encloses a copy of JD14B (JD14 with the British and Irish proposed amendments), summarises the key objectives of the meeting, and starts to think about handling suggestions.
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