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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.

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

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

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 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 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’.