CAIN Web Service Political initiatives during the conflict,
1968-1996 Text: Martin Melaugh ... Research: Martin Melaugh and
Fionnuala Material is added to this site on a regular basis -
information on this page may change Political initiatives during
the conflict, 1968-1996 The following is a list of the various
political initiatives that have taken place in an effort to find
a solution in Northern Ireland. This page covers the period 1968
to 1996. For information on more recent political developments
see the list of source material in the section on the Peace
Process. Representatives of the British and Northern Ireland
governments held a meeting in London lasting two days. A
Communique and Declaration was issued on 19 August 1969. [This
declaration later became known as the 'Downing Street
Declaration'; this name was used again on 15 December 1993.]
Following a visit to Northern Ireland by James Callaghan, then
British Home Secretary, a Communiqué on behalf of the British
and Northern Ireland governments was