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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
  3. Committee:Irish Government
  4. 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 32478: 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 Irish government delegation. The Taoiseach agreed that the Joint Declaration would be considered a political document rather than a legal one.

Membership (at session start):

Noel Dorr, Charles Haughey, Martin Mansergh, Frank Murray, Dermot Nally, Albert Reynolds, Seán Ó hUiginn (7 total)

Representing 1 delegations:

Irish Government

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Exported Documents

  • Agreement on Legal Status of Joint Declaration (e1343878)

Exported Amendments

  • Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1344009)
    • Imported by 'Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6)' (e1344249) in Butler-Nally Meetings, on
      Monday, 13 December 1993, at 15:45

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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.

Note from Nally Regarding Conversation with Butler and Enclosing Magee List - (file)

Note by Nally recording a conversation with 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.]

Record of a Butler/Nally Meeting on 13 December 1993 at 15.45 - (file)

They spoke about the fact that Unionists had become agitated by selective quoting of elements of the text on self-determination, before moving on the substance of the text where Nally made a series of points. Enclosed is a copy of the working text (JD. 15)

Working Copy of the Joint Declaration (JD15 – 7 December 1993) as Amended in the Butler/Nally Meeting on 13 December 1993 - (file)

Heavily annotated and includes a new paragraph 11.

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