O’Byrne, Muirin. He has just been appointed Chief Librarian and wishes to make a courtesy call to discuss the development and planning of the City Libraries.

Handwritten report on Communist Activity from Fr. Byrne. Deals with the distribution of The Soviet Weekly in CIE and a Christian Brothers’ School in Dublin.

Copy of typed letter to Mrs Una Byrne from IHA. Committee do not see any desire on the part of Mrs Byrne to cooperate. They request from her proof of members who are Communists and evidence that they influence the aims and policy of the Association. If she is unable to give concrete facts her remarks will be considered destructive. In her reply (2 April 1953) Mrs Byrne considers it extraordinary that the Committee expect cooperation considering the tactics they have used against her. She considers their letter “of colossal impertinence”, and when she receives an apology she will consider giving them the information they request.

Typed letter to Fr. Martin from Una Byrne. All planes and ports were being watched yesterday for Thompson who was coming for a meeting with Sean Mulreavy “and the rest of the mob.” Thompson is a Communist. Byrne has encouraged quite a few students to go on Fr. Kavanagh’s study group. People must be educated before they can instruct others.

Copy of a letter to Miss Olive Byrne, Secretary, Clones Committee for the Relief of Distress in Northern Ireland, from the Secretary, informing her that the proceeds of the collection will be forwarded to the Bishops of the distressed areas to be used by them as and where they see the need is greatest.

Typed letter to + McQuaid accompanied with a report received from Mrs. Una Byrne. It was agreed that the Committee should meet on a definite day each month, that the quality of minutes should be improved and that individual members would take more initiative in securing information.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Una Byrne saying she heard Miss Blake, a teacher in Kings Inn School, speak at a IHA meeting and that there is no doubt of her Marxist sympathies. She attends meetings in the house of Jeffrey Palmer in Castleknock.

Typed copy of a report on a discussion on County Council Scholarships at a meeting of the Rathdown Comhaile Ceannter Fianna Fail. Mrs Byrne asked that the scheme be explained. Booth saw the present scheme as ‘religious discrimination’. University College Dublin (UCD) worked the scholarship scheme for Dublin County Council. If a student wanted to go to Maynooth, Galway or Trinity they would have to apply through UCD. De Valera approached by Booth and said it was a matter for the County Council and UCD and would not get involved. He inferred that His Grace, the Archbishop of Dublin, wrote to The Standard.

. Brophy, Fr. J., St. Laurence O’Toole’s, Seville Place. Relates to differential rents in Dublin, and refers to Mr. William Byrne, 21 St. Brigid’s Gardens.

Note from Fr. Brian Byrne re censorship.