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Anglo-Irish Agreement
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Agreed by the British and Irish governments, with indirect input from Nationalists, this was unpopular with Unionists.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/aia/aia.htm
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Centre for Cross Border Studies
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A joint university research centre on North-South economic, political and cultural relations in the island of Ireland
http://www.qub.ac.uk/ccbs
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Guardian Politics Special Reports: Northern Ireland
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Full coverage includes news, comment and analysis about politics in Northern Ireland plus web resources of government, political party and media sites.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/northernirelandassembly/
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IRA Statement
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It contains a commitment to begin a process that will "completely and verifiably put IRA arms beyond use", given a "full implementation, on a progressive and irreversible basis" of government commitments, and a resulting "political context... with the potential to remove the causes of conflict [a term used to refer to the British presence]".
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/ira060500.htm
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IrishPeace.com
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Collection of links on the peace process. Includes background information, reading lists, and chat line.
http://home.att.net/~IrishPeace.com/
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Northern Ireland Elections Site
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Nicolas Whytes guide to election results in Northern Ireland. There is also a useful summary of all election results in Northern Ireland since 1973.
http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
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Northern Ireland Peace Process
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News from Northern Ireland, an archive of the peace process to date, a poll, and small discussion forum.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/northernireland/
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Northern Ireland Troubles
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Cartoons on local politics, from News Art's political cartoon site.
http://www.newsart.com/x2/x167.htm
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Reform Movement
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Aims, campaigns and contact details of this Irish-British organisation.
http://www.reform.org/
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Stratagem
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Political lobbying organisation, providing government input to business and industry. Assembly information and members, service portfolio and list of clients.
http://www.stratagem-ni.com
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The Anglo-Irish Treaty
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This agreement of 1921 between Michael Collins' Irish delegation and the British government of Lloyd George provided for the Irish Free State to be established, and for Northern Ireland to remain united with Great Britain.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/docs/ait1921.htm
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The Framework Document, February 1995
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Agreed by the British and Irish governments, this formed a basis for the negotiations which led to the current peace process.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/fd22295.htm
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The Good Friday Agreement
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or The Belfast Agreement - between the local parties, and endorsed by the voters of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic in separate referenda.
http://www.nio.gov.uk/issues/agreement.htm
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The Joint Declaration on Peace
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or Downing Street Declaration - in which the British and Irish Prime Ministers affirmed the importance of Civil Rights in Northern Ireland, and of the consent of the people of that territory to any settlement.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/dsd151293.htm
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The Mitchell Report
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by the International Body on Arms Decommissioning. It spelled out the seven "Mitchell Principles" of decommissioning, and helped overcome reluctance to negotiate with representatives of armed paramilitary organisations.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/gm24196.htm
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