Handwritten report saying article in The Tablet on Communism in Ireland is “rubbish”. Prof. Cleary, an American, is a “chancer”. Torture stories of IRA by the RUC may be true. Jack Murphy has left his ‘red’ friends – a big blow to them. Said the clergy got to him. Browne a loss to The Plough. Difficult to get agents to sell it. Col. Feehan showed him article in The Tribune by Andrew Boyd, Belfast. Murphy and Browne attack Archbishop for refusing to see delegation of unemployed. 4.2 Reports from Informants, 1958 - 1961

Copy of letter to the Rev Secretary, Bishop’s House, Lisbreen, Belfast, from the Secretary, acknowledging with thanks for the receipt of the circular regarding the co- ordination Centre.

/2. 31 May Copy of a typed letter to Joseph P. Walshe from +McQuaid, enclosing the letter from the Belfast President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Suggests that the solution may be in insisting on proof that work is available before they exit.

Correspondence between J. Christopher Napier, Bombay Street Housing Association, +McQuaid, and + Philbin, Belfast, regarding Mr. Napier’s request that their collection to re-build this area in Belfast be announced at Masses.

Letter and enclosure from John Whyte, Queen’s University, Belfast to the Cardinal [William Conway] regarding his publication on the Church and State in modern Ireland.

Letter from John Donnellan, Foxrock, to +McQuaid. He has just returned from Belfast, describing the scene of destruction and homelessness there.

Message of sympathy from +McQuaid to the Administrator, St. Mary’s, Belfast on the death of their beloved Bishop.

-1 March Correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. Gallen, Fr. John Kelly, Fr. John O’Connell, Fr. Patrick Leahy, +W. Philbin, Belfast, +Michael Browne, Galway regarding the papers of the 1968 Maynooth Summer School which are to be published by M.H. Gill. However, Fr. J. Coveney, S.J., Heythorp College has now published one article in the ‘Furrow’ entitled ‘The presence of Christ’. Annotations by +McQuaid. Front Page Detective 1969

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned: John Nolan’s forthcoming talk on Poland, Margaret McMackin acting as interpreter for the Russian visitors to Belfast, meeting of the professional group of the IWL, a protest march by members of the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers where resolutions on cuts and unemployment were passed, the conference of the Six County-Soviet Friendship Society and films on Russia. 1item

-8 September 1966 Folan, Stephen, 4, Sidnomton Road, Bray. He has been dismissed from his job as a bus driver by C.I.E. for not declaring that he served time in goal in England. He wants his job back. Has been offered a job in Belfast if he becomes a Protestant. Frs. MacMahon and Byrne involved.