- Wednesday, 08 December 1993, at 15:00
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 Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.
Irish-Hume Bilaterals
This committee has been created to model bilateral contacts between John Hume and the Irish government.
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Session 42690: 1993-12-08 15:00:00
[Exact time unknown] On the afternoon of 8 December 1993, Albert Reynolds met with John Hume and Séamus Mallon to urge them to support the Joint Declaration.
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Record of a Meeting between Robin Butler and Martin Mansergh on 9 December 1993 - (link)
Provides an account of the meeting between Robin Butler and Martin Mansergh regarding the amendments in the draft of the Joint Declaration. Encloses the text of the Joint Declaration with the amendments proposed by the British Government, and with sections with amendments proposed by James Molyneaux and the Irish Government marked. Addressed to Roderic Lyne, and also sent to John Sawers and Jonathan Stephens. Some text illegible and highlighted.
Record of a Meeting between Robin Butler and Martin Mansergh on 9 December 1993 - (link)
Provides an account of the meeting between Robin Butler and Martin Mansergh regarding the amendments in the draft of the Joint Declaration. Encloses the text of the Joint Declaration with the amendments proposed by the British Government, and with sections with amendments proposed by James Molyneaux and the Irish Government marked. Addressed to Roderic Lyne, and also sent to John Sawers and Jonathan Stephens. Some text highlighted.
Record of a Telephone Call between Roderic Lyne and Martin Mansergh on 8 December 1993 - (link)
Mansergh passed on some messages from the Taoiseach, including that the Irish have a strong preference that the constitutional guarantee be reiterated in the second and not the fourth paragraph. Also, that the Irish would be willing to make some variations to the previously agreed position on an Irish Convention. They also spoke about when to launch the Joint Declaration, with the Irish wanting a date early the following week. They also spoke about what meetings and briefings the Irish had been doing the past week, and what the press had been saying.
Record of a Telephone Call between Roderic Lyne and Martin Mansergh on 8 December 1993 - (link)
A letter from Roderic Lyne to Jonathan Stephens summarising a telephone call between him and Martin Mansergh. They discussed the revised text and further amendments to it, focusing on the controversial positioning of the constitutional guarantee and the addition of a new Irish paragraph intended to be uncontroversial. Mansergh also mentions the Magee list and meetings with John Hume and Seamus Mallon.
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