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Letter from Quentin Thomas to John Chilcot Enclosing an Alternative British Draft of the Joint Declaration (9 November 1993 Draft)

Writing Peace: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)

Letter from Quentin Thomas introducing a new draft of the Joint Declaration written from the British perspective. Difficulty raised with this innovation was that it cannot be shown to the PIRA (to measure their approval) without breaking the British vow to never sit at the table with terrorists. Also notes frustration with the Irish government's lack of enthusiasm for the parallel Talks process alongside an acknowledgement that any JDI draft (given issues over Articles 2 & 3, the consent principle, and the unit of self-determination) will be unacceptable to ministers.

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09
1993
CJ 4/10648
38 1993 - 1993
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The National Archives of the UK (TNA), digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/351/.

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