Files from work of the Executive Committee, Northern Ireland Assembly, and relating to work of Hugh Logue within 1998 and 1999.
Files contain records and documents from the 1998 conference on Freedom of Belief or Religion at Oslo, Norway, subtitled 'Accepting the Challenge: Building a Coalition to Protect Universal Freedom of Religion or Belief'. File 1 includes a conference booklet with details of speakers, topics, talks and papers and background on the conference; a list of participants; a list of goals and objectives for the conference; manuscript notes taken by Kevin Boyle during the conference and on 'Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica' headed paper; text of the 1981 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief; a typescript letter from the conference organisers inviting Boyle to participate at the Oslo Conference. (23 Mar 1998)
FILE 2 contains various papers and texts of speeches delivered at the Oslo conference and documents filed under this conference by Boyle and which includes: text of Welcome and Opening Remark by Hilde F. Johnson, Minister of International Development and Human Rights; text of speech by Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, entitled 'Hope and History' and which makes reference to Kevin Boyle on page 2; Text of "The Politics of Religious Persecution", Allen D. Hertzke, University of Oklahoma; text of "Implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Commission; Welcome remarks at the Conference from Gunnar Stalsett; Report from the Concurrent Session on Research, Information Collection, Databases at the Conference; text of "The Persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan" by Dr. I. A. Ayaz, National President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association and other such documents. File 3 includes various research documents including Council of Europe judgements, published articles, academic articles and other such items filed by Kevin Boyle and kept as reference documents under Freedom of Religious Belief.
Printed document with breakdown of total votes cast, by constituency, from the 1998 Assembly elections held in Northern Ireland.
File labelled "1998-1999 Pre Devolution" and being a file of records relating to work of the Executive Committee in that time and by Hugh Logue. File includes Draft typed speech by Seamus Mallon MP on the announcement of his resignation, with manuscript notes on first and last page. Post-it note attached states "Mallon's Resignation 15 July 1999"; Draft article by Peter May sent to Hugh Logue "as requested" and being a statement on decommissioning, concerns of Unionists and Republicans, language in the media by Sinn Féin re. decommissioning, with comments noted by Logue throughout (5 July 1999); Document from Peter May to Logue re. roles a nominate/shadow Minister could have (21 May 1999); Copy signed letter from Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam to "Dear John" (Lord Alderdice of Knock, Stormont) with comment from Mowlam on the Additional Standing Order on the Appointment of Ministers (Designate) (15 Jul 1999); Correspondence from Dr. John Bradley of the Economic And Scientific Research Institute [n.d]; Document headed "Departmental Structures (n.d.); Document by Paul Sweeney to Logue re. "Reinventing Government" attaching a paper prepared by Robin Wilson entitled "Reinventing Government - A Once-Only Opportunity" (8 Sep 1998); "resume of Proposed Urgent Clarifications of Requests from NICS by Deputy First Minister"; Document from David Ferguson re. "First Minister/Deputy First minister Weekly Meetings" (27 Nov 1998); Office of First and Deputy First Ministers Business plan Aug 1998 - Mar 1999"; "Preparation of the Programme for Government" (19 May 1999); Letter from Peter may to Logue re. Issues Arising following article in the Times (25 June 1999); Text of joint draft statement on decommissioning; Partial document "The Way Forward: A Joint Statement by the British and Irish Governments". Final also includes numerous pages of assorted related manuscript notes by Logue pertaining to above points and issues.