At the same time, the British Government recognised for the first time, as part of the prospective, the so-called "Irish dimension": the principle that the people of the island of Ireland as a whole have the right, without any outside interference, to solve the issues between North and South by mutual consent.
Samtidig erkendte den britiske regering for første gang, som en del af det fremadrettede, den såkaldte "Irske dimension": det princip, at befolkning på øen Irland som helhed har ret til, uden indblanding, at løse problemer mellem nord og syd efter gensidig overenskomst.