- Wednesday, 26 February 1992, at 21:00
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 21886: 1992-02-26 21:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Following their tête-à-tête, Reynolds and Major attended a working dinner with the full delegations.
Membership (at session start):
John Major, Albert Reynolds (2 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Irish Government
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Briefing for John Major's Meeting with Albert Reynolds on 26 February 1992 - (file)
Briefing for John Major's meeting with the newly appointed Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and his team. The document gives an outline of the agenda, background to the new Irish team and potential goals for the coming year working together. Topics cover the breakdown of all-party talks, the Anglo-Irish Agreement and Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution, security co-operation, social and economic co-operation and EC issues. Highlighted.
Defensive Briefing on Northern Ireland - (file)
Outlines the British Government's position on the key security issues in Northern Ireland. Also includes pointers on the AIIC and the talks process.
Enclosure: Memo from Stephen Wall to Richard Gozney Containing a List of Attendees for the Working Dinner on 26 February 1992 - (file)
Contains the list of individuals who would be part of the British and Irish delegations for the working dinner on 26 February 1992. Also makes a note about the private meeting that will take place between John Major and Albert Reynolds before the working dinner.
Record of Working Dinner Attended by the British and Irish Delegations on 26 February 1992 - (file)
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Telegram from David Blatherwick Setting the Scene for the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (file)
Sets out the context and background to the appointment of Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach and his cabinet in preparation for the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February at Downing Street. David Blatherwick expresses concern that the abortion crisis that was taking place in Ireland could weaken Reynolds's room for manoeuvre on Northern Ireland issues. Highlighted.
Telegram from David Blatherwick with Pointers from Dermot Nally on Likely Taoiseach Lines at the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (file)
Records the meeting between David Blatherwick and Dermot Nally that took place on 24 February, along with the pointers that Nally gave him regarding what the Taoiseach is likely to say in his upcoming meeting with the British Government on 26 February 1992 at Downing Street.
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