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Irish Government paper on identity, allegiance and underlying realities, 28 August 1992

Writing Peace: David Trimble Collection

The document, submitted by the Irish Government delegation on 28 August 1992, addresses the core issue in Northern Ireland as a conflict between two distinct identities with conflicting allegiances, rooted in the historical relationship between Ireland and Great Britain. It outlines the historical context of the conflict, emphasizing the unionist community's resistance to Irish nationalist demands for autonomy and the subsequent creation of Northern Ireland, which only intensified the division. The document argues that the domination of one tradition over the other, as seen during the Stormont period, is not a viable solution and calls for a genuine accommodation between the two identities based on mutual respect and equal political, administrative, and symbolic expression. It also highlights the necessity for any new arrangements to transcend Northern Ireland's confines and address broader relationships, reflecting the provisions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the common interests shared across the island of Ireland.

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Aug
28
1992
Lever Arch File 11
73 1992 - 1997
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McClay Library and Archives, Queen's University Belfast, digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/384/.

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