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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.

Typed letter to Fr. O’Connell from Mrs Dunphy. She is delighted that His Grace will accept a copy of her book, and informs him of the grant from Dr. Douglas Hyde of a gold medal for the best painting of an Irish historical subject to be presented annually.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: T. Graham, K. Nolan and C. Clarke of The Plough to be investigated. A full report on the Czech/motor trade for next meeting. A discussion on the International soccer match between Czecho-Slovakia and the Irish Republic was held. Felt Irish public should be educated in implications of such fixtures with Communist-dominated states. Suggested this could be done by an article in the newspapers facts should first be ascertained, maybe from Douglas Hyde. Letter in The Irish Times concerning the proposal of having US bases in Ireland. Fr. Tuohy to find out if de Courcey Ireland was leaving for Australia. Could Australian Authorities be warned?

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 Msgr. O’Halloran from M. L. Burke, Supreme Secretary, Knights of St. Columbanus, giving more details on Capt. J. Douglas, R. I. George and P. Pirer. Burke’s informant tells him that he is satisfied that they are a Communist cell.

Douglas Hyde A510. 1 July 1955 Typed letter from Timothy Carroll, St. Columban’s, Navan, to + McQuaid regarding a new Irish newspaper in London. Thinks it is essential to have it ‘on our side’. B510. 16 August 1955 Copy of typed letter from Timothy Carroll to Douglas Hyde, Wimbledon, regarding a new Irish weekly called The Irish Leader to cater for Irish emigrants. The enterprise is headed by Dr. Canning.

Report by Douglas Hyde on ‘Communist Group Discussion Method’. In his opinion Communist indoctrination courses are successful because of the methods they employ and because they relate to the lives of those taking the course. An intimate atmosphere is created and the lecturer leads a ‘controlled discussion’. His aim is to get two or three points accepted by everybody in the class and in such a way that the participants think they themselves arrived at the conclusion.

Memo to + McQuaid. Msgr. Gerada, Secretary to the Nuncio, said he had read in Douglas Hyde’s column in The Catholic Herald that a large delegation from Ireland attended a Communist meeting in Vienna in 1956. Wants to call to Archbishop’s House to discuss it.

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.

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.