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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:British-Maze Chaplains
  4. Session: 1990-11-20 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

WORK IN PROGRESS - This project is still under development. It models a 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-Maze Chaplains

Meetings of the representatives of the British government with members of the clergy engaged in the Maze chaplain initiative.

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Session 21740: 1990-11-20 12:00:00

[Exact date and time unknown] John Blelloch and John McConnell met with Cahal Daly to discuss the Chaplains' initiative.

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British Questions Regarding "Meaningful Dialogue"

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"meaningful dialogue"

  • what does "meaningful" mean?

  • if talks were held, would there be an agenda and would this introduce pre-conditions by the back door?

  • were the IRA convinced that they could avoid a split?

  • would there be continuing activity by the INLA and other possible splinter groups?

  • would a ceasefire be announced in advance of talks or at the same time?

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