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Handwritten letter to Ardle (Fr. James Ardle MacMahon) from C. Mangan requesting information on the Vigilance Committee. Wants to know the number of members on the Committee and the work they have done.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Mr. Fitzgerald has a good name among the people. Has agitated for housing. Fr Paul O’Brien received an anonymous letter concerning the American College of Personnel Efficiency and passed it on to Dr. O’Halloran. It repeats the statements of Mrs Una Byrne (letter, 2 April 1957). Fr. Crean to raise the matter of Dr. Morris with Rev. Dr. O’Doherty. Councillor M. Prescott: Archbishop would like information on him.

Handwritten letter to Ardle (Fr. J.A. MacMahon) from GM regarding the affiliation of Foris Eireann, the cultural promoting body, to the DAEC.

Letter from Mgr. McGowan to Fr. Fehily, dealing only with St. Anthony’s Hospital. He enclosed a copy of the letter he wrote to Mgr. Kappes, the Bishop’s Representative for Catholic Hospitals in the Diocese of Columbus.

Letter from Fr. Fehily to Mgr. McGowan giving him permission to check Dr. Phillips asks for findings of the investigation. Fr. Fehily convinced that Scientology is bogus and at worst a money-making agency. Some of his students attended their lectures and did not understand a word their publications were utter nonsense. Gave brief biography of Hubbard and quotes what their texts say about Christianity.

Asks Mgr. Kappes to confirm in writing that St. Anthony’s Hospital did not give the American College of Personnel Efficiency permission to place the advertisement. Quotes Scientology’s explanation of Christianity.

Minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Letter from Mgr. Kappes read, stating that St. Anthony’s Hospital did not authorise an advertisement from the American College of Personnel Efficiency. A list of Directors of The Plough submitted. All seem to be associated with the Communist Party. The possible purpose of the 1913 Club was discussed wondered if it was an effort by Dr. Noel Browne and Mr. Quillan to form a new political party? Fr. Crean was asked to report on T.A. Boyle, Secretary, Dublin Tostal Council.

Minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: a notice was produced stating that a branch of the College of Scientology would be started in Dun Laoghaire if there was sufficient demand. A friend of Dr, O’Halloran’s attended a meeting and bought a book, read it, but could not understand it. Dr. O’Halloran also read it and said the words used were completely new to him. Fr. Kent referred to training nurses for St. Anthony’s Hospital from cuttings from The Evening Mail. The Secretary phoned to enquire about the free course. He was told it had a threefold purpose: to make an individual more efficient in whatever work he was doing to control himself better how to control others. As the course uses Scientological methods it is clear that the American College of Personnel Efficiency and the College of Scientology are one and the same. A report was given on the trouble between Irish Shipping and the MP&GWU.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. Tuohy to obtain report on Letchford. Doody wrote a letter to The Irish Times “with reference to the Government obtaining a mandate declaring war.” Brannigan won his appeal against expulsion from the Union and is likely to be elected General Secretary of the Seamen’s Union. His lack of training as a seaman was mentioned.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: a full report was received on Ambrose Collins from Fr. Hegarty, Francis Street. Eamon Dillon is not living in Dundrum but may be in Bird Avenue. Sean and Lilly O’Rourke sell Communist literature. Anthony Farrington is a member of the Nuclear Committee. Msgr. O’Halloran to speak to Fr. O’Connell regarding the Lord Mayor presiding at a Nuclear Re-Armament meeting due to the personnel. Fr. Kent said he heard that the Communists were contacting people outside the Juvenile court.