Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. O’Connell spoke to the Lord Mayor regarding her presiding at the Anti-Nuclear Armaments meeting. She was grateful as she had not known the position. A full report was received on Farrington and Morrison. Mrs. Mary O’Connell is the editor of The Plough. More information sought on her. Sam Mooney is a Communist and a member of the Irish Workers’ League. Mrs McAuley she is causing some trouble in the Irish Housewives Association. Fr. Clarke is to check if she is on the Adoption Board. Fr. Maguire reports a Scientology centre in Monkstown at which there seems to be three Maynooth Professors attending.

-3 Letter and memorandum from Dr. Michael O’Connell to March 1970 Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding the Milltown Park Lecture series.

16-29 September File relating to a proposed lecture by Geraldine Fogarty to the Y.M.C.A. on ‘The Christian and the community’ which is to be held in Radcliff Hall, Sandymount. She is involved with the Catholic Women’s Federation, the Loreto Union and the Los Angeles Hostel, Arran Quay. Annotations by +McQuaid and copy letters from Dr. Michael O’Connell. Music 1970

Correspondence between Fr. Gabriel Harty, O.P., Tallaght and Dr. O’Connell regarding ‘The Rosary Letter’. Annotated by +McQuaid.

-3 July 1970 Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding the thesis of Fr. J.D. King, O.S.A. on ‘Religious education in Ireland’.

Letters from J.J. Lawrence and Mr. Maguire, Independent newspapers to Dr. O’Connell regarding an advertisement on family planning. They seek advice.

Letters between Dr. O’Connell, Fr. James Ardle MacMahon and Fr. Timothy O’Brien, Balbriggan. Fr. O’Brien has been asked to write an article for the Farmer’s Journal on faith and morals. Annotated by +McQuaid. 3 items The Furrow

Letter from [C.] O Suilleabháin, Dublin to Dr. O’Connell regarding a statement of Pius XI in the ‘Reader’s Digest’ has been linked with ‘the pagan philosophy of the advertisement’. 1 item Reality

-7 April 1970 Correspondence between +McQuaid, Dr. Michael O’Connell, Fr. James McGrath, Provincial of the Redemptorists, Fr. Jeremiah Curtin and Fr. Patrick Seery regarding an article by Fr. George Wadding entitled ‘Do we have to obey Church laws?’

• Correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. Ó Cúiv, Fr. Donnchadh Ó Floinn, Maynooth, Dr. O’Connell, Fr. Joseph Carroll and various publishers regarding ‘Na Paidreacha Coitianta’ and the Irish Mass. 47 items Church Bodies Catholic Communications Institute of Ireland 7 January 1970