Dillon, T.W.T. and Douglas, James T., Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. An effort is being made to raise funds for the first Austrian Catholic refugee in Ireland, Dr. Robert Donath. He was dismissed from his job by the Nazis.

Photograph from The Irish Motor Trader showing Douglas, George, Keogh, Isherwood , Meehan and Sgt. O’Driscoll at the SIMT Annual Dinner in the Gresham Hotel.

Copy of a dictated typed letter to Fr. Timothy Connolly from Douglas Hyde. He was recently told that Connolly Association members asked priests in Irish areas in England for permission to sell the Irish Democrat outsides churches. Hyde would like to meet Fr. McGrath to discuss his work. May be able to help him through his column. Would like to meet the two priests coming to Britain in the autumn.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Graham and Clarke, Directors of The Plough, do not receive sacraments. Msgr. O’Halloran submitted a complete report on the three Czechoslovaks, Capt. Douglas, R. I. George and P. Pirek. Fr. Kent to get list of Directors of Small and Parkes Ltd. And Don Linings Ltd. As George and Douglas are members of the former.

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from Timothy Connolly, St. Columban’s, Navan. He is proceeding as suggested by Fr. MacMahon but fears the gentleman (Douglas Hyde) may be on holidays.

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from Douglas Hyde. The majority at the Moscow Youth Festival came from Belfast. All marched under the Tricolour of the Irish Republic – resented by some of the Belfast people. Five from the South. David Simms (uncle is C. of I. Archbishop of Dublin), Ann Simms, his sister, Niall Gould, David McClelland and a man called Taggart.

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Timothy Connolly, Superior-General from James Ardle MacMahon. + McQuaid asked that Fr. Connolly contact Douglas Hyde regarding a misquote in the Irish Democrat from an article in The Furrow by Douglas Hyde.

Letter from Mgr. Gerada to +McQuaid thanking him for The copy of Douglas Hyde’s reply to the query concerning his report in ‘The Catholic Herald’. He believes this will be very useful to the Secretariat of State of His Holiness as they may wish to know more about the Irish delegation to which reference in made in the Report.

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from Timothy Connolly. He has just heard from Douglas Hyde who had not seen the distortion in the Irish Democrat. Hyde will refer to it in his column in the Catholic Herald. The Irish Democrat dropped the section of his paragraph which linked the Connolly Association with the Communist Party.

Letter from +Ryan, Douglas, Cork to +McQuaid stating he is in Ireland and hopes to visit Dublin but is laid up with the flu. He was delighted to hear of the success of the Clonliffe celebrations. Annotated by +McQuaid.