- Wednesday, 26 February 1992, at 18:30
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
This project models the 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.
Prime Minister-Taoiseach Meetings
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Session 21127: 1992-02-26 18:30:00
Albert Reynolds and John Major had a tête-à-tête discussion. Dermot Nally and Stephen Wall joined as note takers.
Membership (at session start):
John Major, Albert Reynolds (2 total)
Representing 2 delegations:
British Government , Irish Government
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Covering Letter from William Fittall to Stephen Wall Enclosing a Note on the Government of Ireland Act 1920 - (link)
Encloses a note on the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
Defensive Briefing on Northern Ireland - (link)
Outlines the key problems and areas in Northern Ireland. Includes a discussion of nearly every important aspect of the process. Includes some highlighting and annotations.
Enclosure: Note on the Government of Ireland Act 1920 for John Major in advance of a Meeting with Albert Reynolds - (link)
Sets out lines that Major should take on issues surrounding the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Particularly Articles 2 and 3 of the former and Article 1 of the latter. Then sets out the background of the 1920 Act. Includes some annotations in pencil.
Fax from Christopher Prentice to Stephen Wall Regarding Two Meetings between the British and Irish Governments on 26 February 1992 - (link)
Briefs for a meeting over dinner with the newly appointed Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and his team. Includes some annotations. Long document covering several major themes at length in order to give background to the new Irish team and potential goals for the coming year working together. Topics cover the breakdown of all-party talks, security. economic co-operation, EC issues, and how to handle the press.
Fax from Stephen Wall to William Fittall Regarding The Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (link)
Wall adds to a previous record of the meeting between Major and Reynolds by adding that they had spoken about Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution and the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Letter from Stephen Wall to William Fittall Regarding the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (link)
Letter provides a minute of the meeting between Albert Reynolds and John Major. This began in vague terms about Reynolds own appointment as Taoiseach and their shared efforts in Northern Ireland, where Reynolds claims to have a particular understanding. They moved on to progress in talks, and the aim of bringing about an end to the violence. A section concerns John Hume, the PIRA, and the pathway to peace. They then turned to security matters, before finishing with a discussion on the progress of political talks.
Telegram from David Blatherwick Setting the Scene for the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (link)
Sets out the context and background to the appointment of Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach and his cabinet in preparation for the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February at Downing Street. David Blatherwick expresses concern that the abortion crisis that was taking place in Ireland could weaken Reynolds's room for manoeuvre on Northern Ireland issues. Highlighted.
Telegram from David Blatherwick with Pointers from Dermot Nally on Likely Taoiseach Lines at the Anglo-Irish Summit on 26 February 1992 - (link)
Records the meeting between David Blatherwick and Dermot Nally that took place on 24 February, along with the pointers that Nally gave him regarding what the Taoiseach is likely to say in his upcoming meeting with the British Government on 26 February 1992 at Downing Street.
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