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.

Typed statement from conversation with Una Byrne. She thinks there is a witch-hunt in Fianna Fail against the Knights of Columbanus carried out by the Masons and Senator Hartnett. Thinks there is a link between the IHA, the Fabian Society and the Republican Forum as the same people appear in these societies. She stated that Mrs McAuley is not satisfactory as regards the Adoption Board. She appears to be pursuing the wrong policy and has not paid much attention to the feelings of the adopters or the adopted. Mrs Byrne thinks that the school for Ballybrack parish will become an election issue, but the site is unsanitary and rat infested. Superintendent Boyle told Mrs Byrne that he will not deal with Fr. Crean as he was quoted by him.

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.

Part of typed letter [from Una Byrne – name, address, date or recipient not given]. Two of “our people” on Council of Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. All others Communists. Mrs. Kingston invited to attend Peace Congress in Japan. A new Constitution has been drafted for the Communist Party. Entitled ‘Ireland’s Way to Socialism’. It plans to infiltrate Unions, Clubs, Associations and the Catholic Church. Communists have tried to line up with the IRA but IRA refused to be used. Did not oppose Mrs. Tweedy for chair of IHA for tactical reasons. Tweedy will not be a good Chairwoman so can see confusion in coming year.

Copy of typed letter to + McQuaid [from Una Byrne name and address redacted]. Institute of Catholic Sociology criticised as only one member of Government invited to speak on the debate on P.R., and he was Mr. Childers, a Protestant. Also criticised for inviting Declan Costello on politics while no member of Government was invited. Not true as de Valera, Lemass and Lynch refused invitations.

Letter to Fr. Martin from Una [ Byrne]. The following items are included in the report: the IHA is under control. She has them on the run in the International Committee. At a meeting in Berlin (1959) an African delegate wanted the Alliance to protest against France exploding the A-bomb in Africa. Topic ruled out of order as the Alliance is non – political. President criticised by two Irish delegates. Jeffers or Edwards have approached Dr. O’Connell from St. Vincent’s Hospital with view to attending a medical congress in Russia. All interviews with Goss Myar were stopped and she succeeded in nothing she planned.

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from Una Byrne. Jean and Hildegard Goss-Myar have been asked to attend a public meeting in November organised by the ‘Peace’ association. They may try to get speakers who would give an air of respectability to the meeting.

Typed note on Mrs. Byrne. She says that a science graduate from Rathnew has been trafficking in drugs. Maher’s, a store in Dolphin’s Barn, has been closed by the Gardaí for selling drugs.

Copy of a typed letter from Fr. J.A. MacMahon to Mrs. Byrne. He is impressed with the report on the International Alliance of Women seminar in Sierra Leona and is impressed with its emphasis on education and co-operation

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.