Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Alphonse Gerard Bannwarth regarding correspondence from Abbe James Fox. Diocese of Tarbes & Lourdes

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Reports were given on five men: Donal Nevin: information to be sought on his activities between 1944-1949 Des Brannigan: resigned as the General Secretary of the MPGWU and was appointed Secretary of the Pilots’ and Marine Officers’ Association R. M. Fox: a constant correspondent for the Distributive Worker, the official organ of the Irish Distributive Workers & Clerks. He was born in Liverpool, was recently in China and an article on China is to be published in the Times Pictorial Sean Nolan: he reported to the President of the Irish Workers’ League. Committee to ascertain his importance in the Communist organisation R. T. (Buster) McShane: he is the Secretary of IAWLA. An article in Health & Strength says he is making arrangements for the Irish team and supporters at the World Games in Moscow, August, 1957.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities for week ending 4 February 1957. The following items are mentioned in the report: John Nolan to meet Executive Committee of the British CP to obtain financial help not optimistic. No Executive meeting of IWL on 29 January 1957 to allow members to attend the 10th Anniversary commemoration of the death of Jim Larkin. Ceremony presided over by Brendan Corish, T.D., Minister for Social Welfare. R. M. Fox, author of ‘Jim Larkin, the Rise of the Underman’, spoke. At the IWL meeting on 4 February Sam Nolan spoke on the effect of recent international events on world Communism. Dublin unemployed discussed. Left-Wing Labour expected to meet regarding the line of action for the forthcoming election. Dublin Trades’ Council and the Council of Irish Unions to meet and arrange action for unemployed. Mass demonstration outside Employment Exchange planned for Sunday, 10 February.

Letter from +Fox to +McQuaid thanking him for permission to ordain Vincent Daly in the chapel in Clondalkin. Wrexham

General correspondence mentioning parish changes, James Fox who was ordained in Aisne and Fr. Tyndall.

Letter from + Frank A. Thill, Kansas, to + McQuaid regarding Fr. Richard Fox. Salt Lake

Letter from Fr. James Fox, Soissone, to + McQuaid. He had trained in Clonliffe but opted for Soissone. At the age of 50 he is now considered too old to work in France. He is now looking for another diocese and asks if Dublin could accommodate him. 1 item

• McQuaid was informed that meetings were not being held regularly as some members were not readily available. He said that the Committee was of little use unless it met regularly and reported to him once a month. He was anxious for information on any subject, specifically 104 names. Wants to know what they are up to and practical suggestions as what to do with the information. Names include R. M. Fox, Rex McGauld, and O’Neill. General Costello told the AB that Senator Bergin was responsible for eight strikes in the Sugar Company.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Fox refusing his request to ordain Vincent Daly in Rathmines.

Typed report, stamped ‘Confidential’, on CPI and KO activities. An article on agriculture in The Irish Workers’ Voice was discussed at the Executive Committee meeting on 2nd October. Its purpose was to focus on the failure of Government policy in that area. Sean Nolan has been promised articles from Fox and Butler regarding the trip to China.