- Monday, 13 December 1993, at 18:00
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.
Butler-Nally Meetings
This committee has been created to model meetings of the Butler/Nally Group, which was one of the key structures in the drafting of the Declaration. From Autumn 1993 onwards, Chilcot and Ó hUiginn were also part of the negotiating team working on the Joint Declaration.
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Session 29248: 1993-12-13 18:00:00
Dermot Nally and Robin Butler spoke again at 18.00. Three amendments were under discussion during the meeting: a proposal to replace 'assist and encourage' with 'faciltate' and two alternative forms of language for the end of the 'as of right' sentence in paragraph 4.
Membership (at session start):
Robin Butler, John Chilcot, Dermot Nally, Seán Ó hUiginn (4 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Irish Government
Imported Documents
Imported Amendments
- Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344397) imports from Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 09:30 - Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344398) imports from Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 09:30
Exported Documents
Exported Amendments
- Replacement of 'assist and enable' with 'facilitate' (e1344388)
- Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344397)
- Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344398)
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