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 email with text of speech delivered by Mark Durkan at the NICVA AGM event (4 Sep 2002); Document from Neill Jackson to FM and DFM re. "Review of Public Administration: Meeting With Executive Sub-Committee on 26th September 2002 (13 Sep 2002); Letter from Aidan Cassidy to Hugh Logue, 25 Sept 2002, re. "Restoration of the Ulster Canal - Feasibility Study"; Document from Gerry Loughran, Head of the Civil Service to Nigel Dodds MP MLA, Dept of Social Development, Belfast with updates and outcomes from Executive Meeting, 23 Sep 2002; Letter from Alison Coey and Aidan Cassidy, Private Secretary to FM and DFM respectively responding to invitation to events marking 50 years since the discovery of DNA (24 Sep 2002); Email from Robin Wilson of Democratic Dialogue to Hugh Logue, discussing local recent politics and events and election outcomes (12 Sep 2002); Document from Brian Barrington re. "Questions for McLaughlin" "The greatest threat to the peace process comes from Loyalists....." (25 Sep 2002); Email from Brian Barrington to Logue and others re. outcomes of recent meeting with An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, T.D. (16 Sep 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."

File relating to the work of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Office of Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly. File includes copy letter from Peter Mandelson to Séamus Mallon providing advance notice and details of a Bill being introduced by the Home Secretary - "The Disqualifications Bill". (20 Dec 1999); Copy signed letter from Gerry Adams MP to Séamus Mallon, "Last week I revealed that elements of British intelligence had placed a highly sophisticated tracking and listening device in a car that Martin McGuinness and I used during the Mitchell Review...." (14 Dec 1999); Printed brochure entitled "Devolving Power to the People of Northern Ireland" with information and images about the structure of the Northern Ireland Assembly and various committees; Document headed "Meeting with First Minister and Minister for Finance 22 December - Programme for Government"; Copy letter signed from Donald Dewar to Séamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister, "I am writing on behalf of the Scottish Executive and all my Ministerial colleagues to offer you our warmest congratulations on the establishment of the Northern Ireland Executive." (16 Dec 1999); Print copy of the British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999.

File includes following documents: From Pat Higgins, Arts, Libraries, Museums, and National Lotteries Branch, 16 Feb 1999, "Deputy First Minister (Designate): Meeting with Arts Council (of Northern Ireland); "The New Northern Ireland Assembly: Matters Referred by the Secretary of State", report from the First Minister (Designate) and Deputy First Minister (Designate), Report No: NNIA7 (15 Feb 1999); Typed letter from Rev. Hassan Boyle, Pastor, Grace Fellowship, Hagan House, Ramparts, Dundalk, Co. Louth, to Séamus Mallon M.P., writing to discuss a proposed cross-border initiative (21 Jan 1999); Copy typed letter signed by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to Seamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister, re. "Transfer of Functions Between Northern Ireland Departments" (20 Jan 1999), includes attached appendix document "Draft Schedules for Transfer of Functions Order" (20 Jan 1999); Typed text of "Doorstep interview with David Trimble, Séamus Mallon and Commissioner Flynn, Parliament Buildings, Friday 22 Jan 1999; published copy of Official Report (Hansard) The New Northern Ireland Assembly, Volume 1, pp415-482 (18 Jan 1999).

File relating to the work of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Office of Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly. File includes documents headed "A Possible Sequence - Actions by Parties in Assembly/Actions by Paramilitary Organisations" (1 Jul 1999); "Draft Points" by [Logue] re. "Agreement [today] stands tall, today the Agreement walks tall..." (Nov 1999); Photocopy of press statement sent to Séamus Mallon, re. "Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland" and Good Friday Agreement", includes copy letter sent to John Hume from Patrick D. Cooper; "Interim Guidance for Departments" (July 1999); Typed letter from Seamus Mallon to Hugh Logue, thanking Logue for his support in "an extremely difficult couple of weeks" (21 July 1998); Press Release from Presbyterian Church in Ireland "The Way Forward" and Decommissioning Report are Important Steps" (14 Jul 1999); Memo from Brian Barrington to Deputy First Minister (DFM) (15 Jul 1999); Text of statement made by First Minister (Designate) "following last week's negotiations in Castle Buildings" (5 July 1999); Text of speech by Séamus Mallon, "This is The Way Forward" (5 July 1999); "Breaking the Impasse: A Sinn Féin Declaration" (1 July 1999); Copy of "House of Commons: Statement by Prime Minister and Debate" (6 July 1999); Circulation of draft agenda for the first meeting of the Executive Committee" (8 July 1999); "Note for the Record - First Minister's Meeting with His Excellency, Mr. Gholamreza Amreza, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, (6 Jul 1999); Document headed "Suggested Sequence of Events", with manuscript notation by Logue; Implementation Process Checklist; text of speech by David Trimble on the occasion of award of Nobel Prize for peace, jointly awarded with John Hume, Oslo, Norway (12 Aug 1998); Itinerary for 2 - 5 October 1999.

File of papers relating to work of Hugh Logue as part of role of Special Advisor to the Office of the Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly. File includes document of "Deputy First Minister's Diary, as of 3 June 1999", with entries running until February 2000; Typed document "Collective Declaration" with opening of "On 25 June 1999, all parties committed themselves to the following three principles...." (29 June 1999); Letter from John Travers, Chief Executive, Technology Foresight Ireland, to Logue, re. reports submitted (June 1999); "Note of a Meeting with Pat Mulloy, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, held on Wednesday 23 June 1999 in the First Minister's Office"; Report document from IDB Northern Ireland and from Bruce Robinson - "IDB's North American Marketing Campaign - Update on Marketing Campaign"; Copy letter signed by Gerry McGivern, Economic Development Manager, Banbridge District Council, to Séamus Mallon M.P., Deputy First Minister, responding to Strategy 2010 Report by the Northern Ireland Economic Development Strategy Review Steering Group" (30 June 1999); White folder with 'BDS' branding on cover, with print report enclosed and entitled "Presentation of the Comprehensive Health Information Project (CHIP) to Senior Management and Special Advisors of The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) (25th June 1999);
Text of document "Failsafe: Governments - the Governments have undertaken that, if commitments now entered into ....." (no date but some drafts are within June 1999) - successive text drafts of "Failsafe are present, with time of day noted along with manuscript notes by Logue. Also present is typed document headed "Cast-Iron Fail-Safe' Device, with written notes by Logue "Collective Agreement", sent from Peter May, Principal Private Secretary to the Deputy First Minister (Designate), 28 June 1999; Also related and present is typed "Draft 3 - 8/6/99, "Failsafe Proposal: International Agreement", with cover letter written by Mo Mowlam. Post-it Note attached to front cover, written by Peter [ ] and copied to Logue.

Document headed "Northern Ireland Political Negotiations: "Rules of Engagement" from D.A. Lavery, Principal Private Secretary, Office of the First Minister (Designate)

File includes numerous copies/drafts of "Declaration", being the Declaration issued by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, at Hillsborough Castle, 1 April 1999 and which opens with "It is now one year since the Good Friday Agreement was concluded. Last May, it was emphatically endorsed by the people, North and South, and as such it now represents their democratic will". (1 April 1999); Text of remarks by the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Tony Blair MP on behalf of the UK and Irish Governments at a press conference with the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, T.D., Hillsborough Castle, Co. Down, 1 April 1999); Text of document "The Way Forward: A Joint Statement By the British and Irish Governments"; "Collective Declaration/Agreement?"; "Draft Speaking Options"; Copy signed letter from Séamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister (Designate) to Mary Harney, Tánaiste, Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Dublin 2, discussing "an integrated approach to Ireland's skills development and skill recruitment overseas" following the "recently announced initiative by Fás to attract suitably qualified workers, both Irish nationals and other EU citizens to work in Ireland....." (25 May 1999); copy signed letter from the Rt. Hom. Paul Murphy M.P., Minister of State to John Hume M.P, M.E.P., Northern Ireland Assembly, discussing proposed details of meeting - "Dear John, next week is one of the most critical we have faced in the process of establishing a better future for Northern Ireland." (19 Mar 1999); Copy report from "Secretary of State's Meeting with Party Leaders, 22 Mar 1999; document "Round-table of Two Governments and Parties, 14 April 1999, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Remarks by Irish Government Delegation" (15 Apr 1999); "Paper on Collective Responsibility and the Executive Committee". File also includes assorted manuscript notes by Hugh Logue.
Text of address by Tom Clarke, President, Chambers of Commerce of Ireland, Newry, entitled "Building Linkages North and South for Economic Growth".

File of minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee, Northern Irish Assembly. Includes, agenda, meeting documents, minutes, correspondence and all documents relating to meetings in this period.
Includes sub-file with document "Agenda for First Executive Committee Meeting After Restoration" (10 May 2000).

File of minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Northern Irish Assembly. Includes, agenda, meeting documents, minutes, correspondence and all documents relating to meetings in this period.

File of minutes of meetings, agenda, and related documents for discussion with Executive Committee Meeting, Northern Ireland Assembly.
See also POL42/2/4 (1-5) for additional and related files.