Files relating to the files of the Executive Committee, Northern Ireland Assembly. Hugh Logue was working as Special Advisor to the Deputy First Minister. Records relate to work of Logue in this role and wider working files of the Office of Deputy First Minister and related other committees.

Files from work of the Executive Committee, Northern Ireland Assembly, and relating to work of Hugh Logue within 1998 and 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 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 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 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 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 meeting documents from meeting/working files of the Assembly. Includes documents on Draft Memorandum on the Programme for Government; Operation of the Assembly, various standing orders, first meeting of the Assembly, and other working documents.

File of printed minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee within 1999

File of correspondence relating to meetings of the Executive Committee, Apr 1999 - Feb 2000, regarding issues such as Agenda items, policy for internal and external communications, lists of chairs and deputy chairs of Committee groups, reports from first meeting of the Executive and other related documents.