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.

British Government

This committee has been created to model internal British Government documents and meetings.

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Session 32492: 1993-12-13 18:30:00

[Exact time unknown] The conclusions of the 18.00 conversation between Dermot Nally and Robin Butler were reported back to the British government.

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  • Replacement of 'assist and enable' with 'facilitate' (e241601) imports from British Government,
    on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00
  • Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1411409) imports from British Government,
    on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00
  • Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Amendment to Second Alternative Irish Government Amendment to British Government Deletion from 4(5/6) (e1411411) imports from British Government,
    on Monday, 13 December 1993, at 10:00

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