Typed letter to +McQuaid. States that Una Byrne reported that Tony Coughlan is lecturing at Trinity. Copy of Irish Democrat enclosed showing photo of him. Mentions formation of the Newsvendors’ Association.

Typed note to + McQuaid. Una Byrne has forwarded some notes on subversive activities. ‘Brian’ is the Minister for Justice and Jerry is Jerry Kerrigan, her right hand man. Enclosed is a copy of Irish Socialist, June 1966. An article, one of a series, shows there is no conflict between Socialism and religion. Contains a bitter analysis of Fr. James Kavanagh’s Manual of Social Ethics.

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 report, written by Una Byrne, on the meeting of The Republican Forum. Aim of the meeting was to get people who were interested in the plight of the people of Kenya to form an association, ‘The National Council of the Friends of Kenya’, and channel money and clothes to them.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: The Plough - nothing further to add. The Committee is of the opinion that Scientology, at worst, this is a money-making agency and is not a serious threat. A report from Mr. Byrne was read concerning the importation of a cargo of paperback books, valued at £2,000, by Prescott. He applied for membership of Mrs Stanley’s Organisation governing the distribution of books, but was refused. Priest in charge of the CIE Sodality, Merchants’ Quay, to be contacted regarding O’Riordan and the CIE elections.

Letter from B. Byrne, Bray to +McQuaid regarding regarding an article on the book written by John and Mary Ryan, [‘Love and sexuality’]. Annotated by +McQuaid. (see no. 315)

• Correspondence between Gertie Searson, +McQuaid, +Michael Browne, Galway, Fr. Laurence Redmond and Patrick Byrne, Crumlin regarding articles on contraception and marriage. Many of the articles were written by Nurse McEnroy. Also mention of Angela McNamara. Statement by +McQuaid marriage and family planning. Copies of Journals & Newspapers 26 November 1971

Letter from R.M. Byrne to +McQuaid re organist and state of chapel in Greenane. Reply from Fr Henry PP, annotated by Archbishop. 2 items

• Correspondence from various members of the Committee including Richard Fleming, Maureen O’Byrne and Fr. Stephen Brown, S.J. Irish Book Club 2 May 1961

This typed item begins by giving notice that a public meeting is to take place in Moran’s Hotel, Gardiner Street, on 11 November 1959, titled ‘Ban the Bomb’. It then comments on previous meetings organised by the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. At a meeting in the Hibernian Hotel Una Byrne commented that since there were so many Friends of Russia present she hoped they would use their influence with the Soviets to establish lasting peace.