Letter from Mgr. O’Brien, Secretary to +Dwyer to Mgr. James Ardle MacMahon enclosing Litterae Dimissoriae in favour of Oscott student, Fergus O’Connell.

• Correspondence regarding Fr. J. O’Brien, recently from 24 August 1963 Wallsend-on-Tyne, who has been forced to retire due to serious visual problems. Fr. O’Brien was seeking an appointment in Dublin. Lancaster

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Wall informing him of The O’Brien Trustees meeting on 12 January. He will discuss the Confirmations with him after it.

Letter from +O’Brien to +McQuaid discussing the biography of Pere Lamy. He also mentions Dr. McLaughlin’s ‘Modern science and God’. He tells +McQuaid of the plans for a Rosary Crusade in Sydney led by Fr. Peyton.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Brien stating he cannot find a community which could help in Canberra.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that he will assist at the Mass on Easter Monday. He mentions Bishop O’Brien, an American Bishop, who has been trying, in vain, to arrange a dinner with all the Irish Hierarchy and who will now try and meet some of the Bishops individually. Annotation by +McQuaid states ‘used throne, but did not recite mass or give blessing!’

Typed letter to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon from Catherine O’Brien, Medical Officer, Dublin Health Authority, thanking him for the dates for the administration of Confirmation.

Copy of a typed letter to Dr. O’Brien. He is grateful for his consent.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Mr. Fitzgerald has a good name among the people. Has agitated for housing. Fr Paul O’Brien received an anonymous letter concerning the American College of Personnel Efficiency and passed it on to Dr. O’Halloran. It repeats the statements of Mrs Una Byrne (letter, 2 April 1957). Fr. Crean to raise the matter of Dr. Morris with Rev. Dr. O’Doherty. Councillor M. Prescott: Archbishop would like information on him.

Typed copy of a report on Mr. Aiken’s speeches. One suspects that these two speeches were inspired by Communists. Mr. Aiken cannot be suspected of being a Communist, but is very anti-American. His chief advisors are Mr. Woods (who writes for The Irish Times), Mr. Conor Cruise O’Brien and Miss McEntee. Woods and Cruise O’Brien have strong left views. Miss McEntee is a close friend of Professor David Green of Trinity. Steps should be taken to stop Irish foreign policy becoming an instrument of Communist propaganda.