- 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 Government
This committee has been created to model internal British Government documents and meetings.
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Session 21031: 1993-10-04 12:00:00
[Exact time unknown] Watkins wrote a minute to Quinn following the Liaison Group meeting on 1 October 1993 providing for further work to be done in advance of the next meeting. Tony Beeton drafted a letter to Roderic Lyne enclosing the briefing material for John Major's upcoming meeting with Jim Molyneaux. Patrick Mayhew received several documents for his upcoming interview with the Sunday Telegraph.
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Sinn Féin Not to Enter Talks Immediately
That the Irish Government confirm that they do not expect Sinn Féin to become instantly eligible to join the Talks; that they will not be seeking to persuade HMG of this; and that neither Hume nor Adams are under any misapprehension on this point. A period of six months would be acceptable.
Decisions yet to be taken
Document Timeline
- Sinn Féin Not to Enter Talks Immediately (introduced on 1993-10-04 12:00:00 - CREATE - e1077812) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1993-10-06 11:14:59 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e1077818) [view current proposal at this moment]