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FROM: J A Dew British Embassy, Dublin
DATE: 12 November 1993
cc: Mr Thomas – B Mr Cooke – B HMA
Mr Archer – B RID
NORTHERN IRELAND: IRISH FRUSTRATION
Preparations for the Summit
The Irish side had been seriously dismayed by the "extremely negative" reaction to their text in London on 10 November. We should be in no doubt about that. A strongly worded letter had gone to the Prime Minister from the Taoiseach; the reply was keenly awaited. Expectations that it would be helpful from an Irish point of view were not high.
The minimum Irish requirement from the Summit was that the peace process at least, distinct from the talks process if necessary, should be alive, well and seen to be going somewhere. The basic problem was to draft a declaration which would attract the IRA while being acceptable (or at least tolerable) to Unionists. This was of course easier said than done. But the Irish Government had gone out on a limb to try to achieve it, and felt strongly that some movement was called for from the British. Spring personally faced a lot of hostile criticism on account of his six principles. (Spring's speech at the dinner pointedly called for imagination and risk taking on Northern Ireland from all sides.)
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Brief note from John Dew to Graham Archer recording an informal conversation with Fergus Finlay during a DFA dinner for the Diplomatic corps. The emphasis was on the Irish government's extreme frustration over the British government's continued refusal to engage seriously with JD13. They were also frustrated with the Unionists and particularly with Molyneaux. Finlay emphasised their intention to appeal to the US Government to intervene further in the peace process.
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