Letter from Rev. Rupert Gibson, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, stating that the Presbyterian Church has been very moved by the needs of Pakistan. They have already had a collection which raised £6000. He states that it would be difficult to ask for more and finds that ‘…when things are initiated together they have a greater impact in Ireland than something which comes from outside. I do not say this in any disrespect to His Holiness, Pope Paul’.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Rev. F. Rupert Gibson, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church House, Belfast, thanking him for his reply and stating he understands that it would not be possible to have another collection as the same thing had happened in Dublin. He then suggests that anyone wishing to make a donation could do as he has suggested in Dublin, namely send it to Archbishop’s House. He ends by saying ‘… I share earnestly your desire that God may give us peace both in Ireland and Pakistan.’

Typed profile of Ambrose Collins, 358 Iveagh Buildings, New Bride Street. Found guilty of larceny at the age of 11. Other convictions followed. Became active member of IWL and never missed a meeting. Travelled to Belfast to attend a Paul Robson concert. His family are practicing Catholics but he is hostile to the clergy.

Handwritten note from ‘Granny’ [Una Byrne]. David Thornley left Fianna Fail with Dr. Browne. Relations with Uncle Sam are excellent. Looked on as an “adopted” niece. Worried over sponsors of Boycott African Goods Campaign. Has plan to upset the influence of some public representatives. Belfast trip disappointing for “old ladies”.

Handwritten report. Busmen would welcome intervention to stop strike. Feel unions have let them down. Nuclear Disarmament Association have arranged a march against nuclear warfare. Miss Murnaghan concerned that Belfast members of Nuclear Disarmament made up of Communists and IRA. Attempt to co-opt Lucy on to Committee blocked. Reason given for trade dispute is that splinter parties expect an election soon. Unrest would suit party policy.

Handwritten note to Fr. MacMahon from Una Byrne to inform him that a young woman who was in her daughter’s school, Mrs. Vera Gantley-Behan, was married in a registry office in Belfast. TCD meeting successful.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from Dr. Sensi thanking him for the information and congratulating him on what he has done and is doing. Asks him to explain the importance of Belfast in the Trade Union Movement and the nature of the danger it constitutes.

Confirms that St. Anthony’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, contacted the International Employment Agency in Canada to help recruit registered nurses. Adds appeared in The Belfast Telegraph, The Northern Irish Press and The Irish Times. Applicants were not required by the Hospital to attend any course or to apply through any organisation. Mgr. Kappes has seen a copy of the advertisement from the American College of Personnel Efficiency and in his judgement it “misrepresents the facts and in Ohio might even be sued in court for doing so.” He has never heard of Scientology.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Johnson accompanied Jeffares to Paris last August. Fr. Nolan, S.J., has written a full report on the ‘Ginger Man’ for + McQuaid. The theatre is mainly based in Dun Laoghaire and its directors are Godfrey Quigley and Genevieve Lyons. Both are Catholics. All to seek information on Andrew Barr and Irwin, both from Belfast and on the council of ICTU.

Typed copy, ten pages in length, reports on 23 Communist Party meetings between 12 June 1942 and 21 December 1943. Topics covered include the National Committee in Belfast directing all activities, the Party going underground, members working as militant groups in the Labour Party, the policy to be adopted by such members, O’Brien’s attempt to smash the influence on the Communist Party in the Central Branch of the Labour Party and the decision of the Party to dissolve itself and work as members of the Labour Party. 2.2 Weekly Reports from An Garda Siochana on the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) and Kindred Organisations (KO).