- Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30
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 29250: 1993-12-13 12:30:00
[Exact time unknown] John Major and Albert Reynolds spoke over the phone to discuss the Joint Declaration.
Membership (at session start):
John Major, Albert Reynolds (2 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Irish Government
Imported Documents
- Joint Declaration: JD15 (e1344233) imports from Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 09:30
Imported Amendments
- Molyneaux's Deletion of 'assist' from 4 (e1344234) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - Irish Substitution of 'help' for 'assist' (e1344235) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - Deletion of 'as of right' (e1344236) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344237) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344238) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344239) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - British Government Amendment to 12(4) (e1344240) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - Further Irish Government Amendment to 12(5) (e1344242) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30 - British Government Amendment to Further Irish Government Amendment to 12(5) (e1344243) imports from Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 12:30
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Briefing Note for a Telephone Call between John Major and Albert Reynolds on 13 December 1993 - (link)
Sets out the points the Prime Minister should make. Thet are regarding the new paragraph 11, the continuing difficulty of paragraph 4 (particularly the fifth sentence), and finally the Irish proposal to establish a "Forum for Peace and Reconciliation".
Draft Joint Declaration (JD15 with amendments made on 12 December 1993) - (link)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Albert Reynolds and John Major, marked "J.D. 15", containing twelve paragraphs, with handwritten amendments, comments and notes by Dermot Nally. Some of the amendments (in blue) reflect a Robin Butler-Dermot Nally meeting and another set (in black) are labelled "M/M (Phone) on 12/12/93".
Joint Declaration: New final paragraph, 13 December 1993 - (link)
Proposed new final paragraph for the Joint Declaration, with small amendments suggested by Robin Butler.
Note from Dermot Nally recording a phone conversation with Robin Butler and enclosing the 'Magee list' - (link)
Note by Dermot Nally recording a conversation with Robin Butler and enclosing the Magee list. [Enclosed list seems to be in the form written by Magee, with an appeal to the Irish Government at the end.]
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