O Cuinnleain, Fr., University College, Dublin, regarding the confirmation of J. Kavanagh as President of the Transport Branch of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society.

Copy of a letter from +McQuaid to Fr. Kavanagh saying he is willing for him to take rooms in St. Andrew’s on a temporary basis.

Foundation & Establishment of Conference 1/1 Draft letter of invitation to mobilize Catholic Social Activity to help with emergency; invitation to Ely House regarding CSSC signed by Owen Cowley, Chairman, and E. Kavanagh, Secretary; letter from Owen Cowley and E. Kavanagh regarding setting up Catholic Social Services with many enclosures and summary of views expressed.

Letter from +Joyce to +McQuaid wishing him a Happy Easter. The Holy Sisters have settled well. He mentions +Kavanagh and +Liston.

Letter from +Mageean to +McQuaid regarding a vacancy in the Department of Scholastic Philosophy Queen’s University. Dr. Daly, the assistant lecturer, has suggested Rev. James Kavanagh, a curate at Crumlin, as a possible candidate to fill this position for a year. 1 item

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Refers to Fr. Kavanagh who will do great work; Mgr. Pavan, Professor of Sociology at the Lateran; the election – hopes that the Department of External Affairs will be under to the Taoiseach. Something has gone wrong since ‘our friend’ came into External Affairs. Appalled at this man’s insincerity.

Handwritten report saying that the aim of the a private meeting in Jury’s, Peadar O’Donnell presiding, was to get sports’ bodies to send delegates to festival in Moscow. Unusual to hear O’Donnell praise Patrick Kavanagh. Nasty rumours about the moral circumstances in which Kavanagh went to America. Asks if he has read Fr. Harley’s wild statement – a great encouragement to Communists.

Handwritten letter to Chris from Jim Kavanagh. From information he has received Councillor Doyle is a Communist, he attended the Communist school in Eccles Street and his friends are Communists.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from James Kavanagh asking him to consider granting an interview to Dr Hildegarde Mayr and her husband. They are idealists and sincere in their approach to disarmament. Believe they can spirit of Christ to the enemies of the Church. Feels + McQuaid would be sympathetic to their devotedness to the Church and can do much good. They want to see him because he is an important Churchman and interested in the Church at large.

Handwritten letter to Liam from (Fr.) Jim Kavanagh, the Presbytery, Kilmacanogue. Says he wrote an acknowledgement, rather innocuous, to letter from J. Kelly. He thanked Kelly for his letter, and in a P.S. wrote “Congrats on your radio play. I did not hear it, but I am told it was good.” Kavanagh received a letter from Mrs Una Byrne saying that Kelly got a post on the Radio by using this letter. She apparently expected him to believe such nonsense.