Typed copy of the reply to Fr. Kavanagh from Fr. MacMahon. He agrees that the Committee in question has done very little work and that the approach in the Draft Document is somewhat negative. A positive approach is needed. There is always a necessity for information about subversives and hostile movements.

Typed letter to Gerry from Fr. G. Diffney, Haddington Road, returning a copy of the enclosed document, titled ‘Atheistic Education in Communist Schools’. 714A/1. 29 March 1960 Interview with Mr. Phipps and Mr. Francis (Gerry) Kerrigan. 714A/2. 1 April 1960 Copy of typed letter to Mr. Kerrigan asking him to telephone J.A. MacM. at his convenience. 714A/3. 4 April 1960 Note to + McQuaid saying Mr. Francis Kerrigan called. He will see Fr. James Kavanagh.

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 minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report. A lengthy report on the history of the IRA was submitted by Fr. Kent, S.J. The full report is to be sent to Fr. Tuohy. Governor Kavanagh told the Chairman that all IRA prisoners were “most faithful to their spiritual duties. Fr. Kent submitted a full report on Professor Thompson and agreed to look for information on Seamus Sorohan.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The Committee would continue to meet together but members would have special responsibilities – Fr. Clarke (newspapers), Fr. Kavanagh and Fr. Kent (Trade Unions), Fr. Fehily (Radio and TV). Discussions on the Irish Students’ Anti-Nuclear Campaign, the Irish Students’ Union and the influence of Secular opinion on the ICTU were discussed.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fr. James Kavanagh. Since the formation of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in 1959 when the Irish Trade Union Congress and the Congress of Irish Unions united the situation has remained the same. The North of Ireland Government has refused to recognise the ICTU.

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.

Letter from +Kavanagh to +McQuaid regarding the use of the Irish catechism by the New Zealand Hierarchy. He mentions Bishops Whyte and Liston.

Typed memo to + McQuaid. Fr. Kavanagh phoned to say there was a difficulty with the terms of reference of the study-group regarding the Credit Union. Is anxious to straighten it out.

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.