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Typed note from ‘Grandmother’. Is delighted that the report of Broadcast on Civil Defence is stopped. This will upset nest in Radio E. Pressure must be kept up and information submitted to new authority.

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Kavanagh from + McQuaid. The Archbishop received his letter and cannot agree to his request to see Mr and Mrs (Mayr) Goss. Asks Fr. Kavanagh to temper his zeal so that he cannot be associated with their efforts.

Report of meeting in Friends Hall, Eustace Street. Speakers were Dr Hildegarde Goss-Mayr and her husband Jean. The following items are mentioned: the need to unite all churches against the unbeliever in Christ two way dialogue with Communists benefits of Communism conflict between Communists and non Communists at World Youth Festival in Vienna good and evil on both sides.

Typed note to say that + McQuaid will find Mrs Una Byrne’s report on the meeting organised for Dr. Mayr Voss [Goss].

On 4th February she learned that Dr Goss-Mayr was in Dublin. She professes to be a Catholic, but one got the impression that she wanted to be all things to all sides at once. Most of what she professed to believe was “eyewash”. Blocked her seeing important people.

Typed note to + McQuaid saying there is an interview in Hibernia with Jean and Hildegarde Goss- Mayr. They wanted to know if there was a wish among Catholics to have the problems of modern warfare discussed at the coming Ecumenical Council.

Item from the Irish Times regarding atomic tests.

Copy of a typed letter to Mrs. Byrne from Kathleen MacLarnon Wells, Hon. Sec., IHA. Refers to visit to Mrs. Byrne by Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Skeffington and herself and was inviting Mrs. Byrne to attend the next Committee Meeting. A form was given to Mrs. Byrne and she was asked to sign it. It asked her to unreservedly withdraw any words of hers spoken at the Crumlin Catholic Action Circle which may have implied that the IHA is or ever has been connected to Communism. Asked to apologise to the IHA for any damage her statement may have caused.

Typed copy of report of IHA meeting. Committee decided not to admit new members until after the General Meeting in May. New members had joined to oppose the Committee on sectarian grounds. The question of group members was to facilitate women of lower income to join. Mrs Kenny sent solicitor’s letter to see original membership book.

Typed copy of ‘Statement prepared for Meeting on 18 March 1953 by Mrs Boothman’.