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Letter from +Harty to +McQuaid thanking him for the telegram of sympathy on the death of Archdeacon Nolan.

Copy of draft handwritten letter from + McQuaid to Fr. Dunne referring to the Nuncio’s packet, the Nolan paper, and the hurt he feels due to his further correspondence.

Handwritten letter to Fr. MacMahon from J. Gunn, Ordnance Survey Office, thanking him for his condolence on the sudden death of Colonel Nolan.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities, stamped ‘confidential’. The following items are mentioned in the report: the statements from George Jeffares on the international situation and Sam Nolan on the national situation. Nolan laid stress on inadequate social services alleging that no Government in the last 30 years had tried to solve the problem. The following topics were reported on: the “Geneva Fiasco” the Manor House, Dunkineely Dr. Owen Sheehy-Skeffington and Peadar O’Donnell addressing the inaugural meeting of the Dublin Typographical Debating Society the Peace Campaign’s meeting on the 16th December 1955.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The meeting of 3 March discussed the anti-Stalin attitude which was causing perplexity to the League Executive in their effort to get members to fall into line with the official Communist attitude as directed from London. John Nolan remarked that it was unfortunate that members “should fail to subject their own individual ideas to the common welfare and the consolidation of Communism as a whole.” Mention of the Katyn Forest massacre was made. There was talk of expelling a few prominent trouble- makers. A discussion on international affairs mentioned the imprisonment of Archbishop Makarios.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The meeting of the 5th June discussed setting up a library of Marxist and other progressive books. On 6th June M. O’Riordan, S. Nolan and G. Jeffares held a meeting at Elvery’s Corner, Middle Abbey Street, on the subject of housing. About 30 people attended. No enthusiasm apparent. The meeting of 7th June discussed ways to improve the make-up of The Irish Workers’ Voice. The Chinese Committee of Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries invited about eight people to tour China, all expenses paid.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The riots at Poznam in Poland, was the main discussion point at the meeting held on the 3rd July. Mick O’Riordan suggested that letters should be written to the newspapers to counteract the unfavourable publicity, saying that “the riots were grossly exaggerated”. Sam Nolan disagreed as such letters would keep the riots in the public mind. It was agreed to shelve the question until a pamphlet from the British Communist Party was published. Other topics discussed were the alterations to No. 37 Pembroke Road, a reading programme, and Robinson’s departure to China. The question, ‘Is the time right for Communism?’ was posed.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities (two copies). John Nolan was to report on the Executive Committee meeting in London but failed to turn up. On 18th July Nolan met four members at New Books, 16a Pearse Street, and told them that the London conference did not have a satisfactory outcome. On the 19th July Nolan gave a talk on ‘Emigration, a National Crisis’. Capitalism had failed the census returns showed a decline in the population agricultural production and manufacturing industries are less than half developed 60,000 unemployed. He referred to a series of lectures under the patronage of Dr. McQuaid titled ‘The Answer to Communism’.

Typed report on CPI and KO. At the Executive meeting of 30th October Sean Nolan expressed disappointment at the poor attendance League members at their shows. Jeffares referred to apathy regarding supporting League functions. Sean Mulready said that the League had a sound educational programme for the winter period. At a general meeting on 1st November the political situation in Poland and Hungary was addressed by Sam Nolan. “It is clear that the Communist Party ……in these countries are getting rid of the evils and errors of the Stalin regime”.

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.