- Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00
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 29454: 1993-12-13 10:00:00
[Exact time unknown] The conclusions of the first Butler/Nally conversation of the day were reported back to the British government delegation.
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, Nicholas Lyell, 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 (38 total)
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Imported Documents
- Joint Declaration: JD15 (e1344012) imports from Butler-Nally Meetings,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 09:30
Imported Amendments
- Molyneaux's Deletion of 'assist' from 4 (e1344013) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - Irish Substitution of 'help' for 'assist' (e1344014) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - Deletion of 'as of right' (e1344016) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344017) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344019) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344021) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - British Government Amendment to Strike Out Paragraphs 10 and 11 (e1344022) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - British Government Amendment to 12(4) (e1344024) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - Further Irish Government Amendment to 12(5) (e1344032) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00 - British Government Amendment to Further Irish Government Amendment to 12(5) (e1344033) imports from British Government,
on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00
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Draft Joint Declaration (JD15 with Amendments Made on 12 and 13 December 1993) - (file)
Photocopied draft Joint Declaration by Reynolds and Major, marked "J.D. 15", containing twelve paragraphs, with handwritten amendments, comments and notes by Nally. Some of the amendments (in blue) reflect Butler's comments on parts of the text on 13 December 1993 and another set (in black) are labelled "M/M (Phone) on 12/12/93".
Joint Declaration: New Final Paragraph - (file)
Proposed new final paragraph for the Joint Declaration, with small amendments suggested by Robin Butler.
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