Letter from Fr. Vincent Kelly to Fr. Ardle MacMahon thanking him for the pagella.

Letter from John Kelly to +McQuaid saying Mgr. Boylan has asked him to read the MS entitled ‘The Message of Fatima’ and to send a report to him.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Canon Kelly to communicate to the priests at his Conference the Instruction Reservata which is enclosed.

O’Kelly, Jermiah, St. Joseph’s C.B.S., Fairview. He feels he has been subject to sustained discrimination, being accused of failing to teach religion properly.

Letter from Fr Dennis Kelly to +McQuaid. He gives him a progress report on the Dr Fogarty Memorial Scholarship and tells him how much he admires his unwavering stand on so many issues. Also includes a typed report on the scholarship. Kilmore

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Its function this year is to report to + McQuaid in detail on officials of the various trade unions. Each member was given 22 trade unions with names of officials. The V. Rev. Chairman had a report, compiled by the Knights of Columbanus in 1948, on Communist members and their activities. Fr. Crean was delegated to approach Colonel Callaghan, the Head of Army Intelligence, to update the list of Communist Party members. Information was sought on journalists Brian O’Neill, Tony Malone, Annie Kelly, Maurice Hickey, Don Rooney and Michael McInerney.

Copy of typed letter to Mr. O’Kelly from the Secretary thanking him for the courtesy of his letter. Expresses appreciation of his determination to unmask Communist tactics.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Oscar Traynor informing him of the appointment of Frs. Kelleher, Kavanagh, Kelly and McCarthy as Army Chaplains for the duration of the Emergency.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for his correspondence and recent visit. He is delighted he has reprinted his teachings on contraceptives. He also thanks him for the Mater Dei prospectus. He had a visit from Dr. John Kelly of Indiana who is deeply involved in the anti-abortion drive in Chicago and New York. He hopes to lecture on this subject in both Cork and Dublin. He mentions a group of ‘counsellors’ in UCD who are providing information to pregnant girls on travelling to the UK for abortions. He suggests that one of the chaplains may be able to find out about this. Venezuela

-7 August 1969 Correspondence relating to Donal Kelly and his leaflet on First Saturday devotions.