Files relating to the work of the Executive Committee and of the work of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Office of Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Executive.
File includes letters from Lord Whitty to Melanie Johnson MP re. "Barcelona: Transposition of Single Market Directives" (20 Mar 2002); Letter from Hugh Logue to A. Cassidy re. Parliamentarian and response to topics from role and effectiveness of the Assembly, the Cabinet, North South Bodies etc. (5 Mar 2002); Document from Will Haire re. "Improving the Policy Framework" (15 Mar 2002); Letter from David Malcolm re. Foreword to the 2002 Edition of Corporate Northern Ireland" (5 Mar 2002); Letter from Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister to Commissioner N. Kinnock, Vice President, European Commission, Brussels re. a request to consider extending the secondment of Hugh Logue from the European Commission; Copy fax with text of speech made by David Trimble MP MLA at the Ulster Unionist Council Meeting, 9 March 2002.

Files relating to the work of the Executive Committee and of the work of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Office of Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Executive.
Typed document on OFMDFM headed paper by Hugh Logue, being a briefing/summary report on political standings in Northern Ireland, on the Northern Ireland Assembly, the current main points regarding parties such as the DUP, the role and function of the Executive, Ministerial code, and an outline of forthcoming work proposed for 2003-2004.
Document by Hugh Logue and by David Campbell, with pencil annotation by Logue, linked to the above report, beginning "Coming together as practitioners who have had to deal with the upside and downside of the peace process as it frequently stumbled ....".

Letter from Joan Coakley to David Campbell of OFMDFM, following up on recent meeting at Stormont and offering comments on possible ways to support "a major study on the functioning of the institutions since their establishment..." (25 Mar 2003).
Manuscript notes by Logue, marked "Institute British Irish Studies Work".
Print email from Mark Larmour, Northern Ireland Office, with transcripts of remarks made by Prime Minister Tony Blair, and by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Hillsborough Castle (5 March 2003)
Document "Shaping the Review of the Belfast Agreement" - A Roundtable organised by Democratic Dialogue to Coincide with the Fifth Anniversary of the Agreement, Europa Hotel, Belfast (Apr 10, 2003).
Minutes of Staff and Advisors Campaign Meeting (14 Apr 2003).
Letter from Hugh Logue to Dr. Joseph Klaits, Director, Jennings Randolph Programme for International Peace, re. application made by Logue for a Jennings Randolph Fellowship 2003-2004 (16 Jun 2003); Copy of application made by Hugh Logue for said Fellowship; copy of CV of Hugh Logue as part of the fellowship application.

File 2 includes print copy of report "Funding the Northern Ireland Assembly: Assessing the Options" by Professor David Heald with a statement by the Northern Ireland Economic Council. (3 Mar 2002).

File of documents pertaining to the work and activities of the Executive Committee between 1998 and 2001. Documents in this file relate to and compliment other files listed within Series 2 above.
File includes Note to DFM re. "Meeting with Structural Fund Officials" (1 Mar 2001); MS note by [Logue?] "When we ask support not asking you to assist UK Treasury ... Spoke to Tony Blair about this"; Note from meeting on 16 May 2002 re. Draft Executive Paper on PEACE II: Area Based Regeneration; Copy letter signed by David Trimble MP MLA First Minister and sent to Martin McGuinness MP MLA, Minister for Education and also copied to Bairbre de Brún MLA Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, responding to letter of 28 March, discusses the ongoing engagement with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning "to use the influence you have to achieve the decommissioning of all paramilitary arms . . . in particular those weapons held illegally by the Provisional IRA..." (30 Mar 2001); North-South Implementation Body and Inland Waterways (29 Dec 1998); Memorandum re. Ex-Prisoners (26 Feb 2001); Document from D. A. Lavery re. Criminal Justice: The Way Ahead (26 Feb 2001); Draft unsigned letter from Seamus Mallon to [Mo Mowlam] re. Recruitment to the Civil Service And Other Crown Employment" (27 Feb 2001); Cover letter and document from Alex Maskey, Sinn Féin, enclosing a document to the DFM (Designate) re. Initial Response [from Sinn Féin] to Interim Report from the First Minister (Designate) and Deputy First Minister (Designate) (n.d.); Other documents include re. the Programme for Government; US Trip - Interim Report; General Election Guidance for Special Advisors; Draft Briefing Note for Durkan-Trimble Package; Sinn Féin Press Release (3/12/1998) with comments from Gerry Adams "The onus is now on Governments"; Press release with statement from the Ulster Unionist Party (7 Dec 1998); copy letter from Maurice Hayes to David Trimble MP and Seamus Mallon MO, updating both on an invitation to an upcoming Ireland Funds Dinner event in Denver, Colorado (24 Sep 1998).

File 2 includes cover note of "Military Bases". Includes copy fax letter signed by Benjamin Gilman, Richard E. Neal, and Peter T. King to His Excellency Sir Christopher Meyer, Ambassador of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United States, thanking Meyer for recent meeting and on discussions regarding disabled police officers in Northern Ireland and compensation owing to injury and also re. reconciliation. Attached is flyer with mission aims of the Disabled Police Officers Association of Northern Ireland (17 May 1999); Letter from Mark Durkan MLA, on SDLP headed paper to Rt. Hon. John Reid MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland re. "Information About Levels of Paramilitary Violence in the Community in Northern Ireland" (11 Sep 2002); Draft document from FM and DFM to the Northern Ireland Executive re. "Re-Investment and Reform Initiative: Military and Security Sites to the Executive and re. Transfer of Strategic Military and Security Sites of the Executive."

Files relating to planning and policy regarding infrastructure in Northern Ireland and via the work of the Executive of Northern Ireland.

File containing report "Belfast Harbour: A Strategic Planning Framework to Guide the Future Development of Lands Within the Belfast Harbour Estate (March 2002); various correspondence and memos from/to the Executive Committee (and Hugh Logue) re. the operation of Belfast Harbour, licencing and leases of the Titanic Quarter, and inquiry into same (Sep 2001); memo from Aidan Cassidy, Private Secretary to the Deputy First Minister re. Harland and Wolff (9 Oct 2002); Report compiled on Harland and Wolff Group PLC by PricewaterhouseCoopers (Oct 2002); highlighted maps and plans of Belfast Port (2001) and other discussions around Belfast Port work, operation, business and infrastructure.
Print copy of Laganside Annual Report 1998-1999.
Also includes correspondence, separately, re. Portadown Quays.

Information pack from INVEST Northern Ireland - "Make the Best Decision", with schedule of events, political brief with key political messages, background briefing for European promotional events for securing business investment in Northern Ireland.

Files relating to conduct of business, terms of reference, job specification and related documents on the operation and management of roles and jobs within the Northern Ireland Executive, including Special Advisors.

File of documents including "OFM/DFM Issues" outlining comments from the Deputy First Minister re. business of OFM/DFM (30 Nov 2000); documents on the role/input of special advisors to the OFM/DFM (29 NOv 2000); Document "Office Management Issues" - draft; "Position of Advisors/Coordination" (27 Nov 2000); "Special Advisors/Impartiality of Civil Service" (24 Nov 2000); "USe of Government Staff and Facilities for Party Political Purposes" (7 Sep 2000); Copy of document "The Role and Duties of Special Advisors"

File of documents relating to the terms of reference, work, functions, access etc. of Special Advisors to the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister. Includes specific documents outlining the secondment of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the DFM.

File includes printed document "North-South Ministerial Council - Transitional Meeting", 1 Dec 1999, including meeting agenda and meeting documents.