Letter form +John J. McEleney, Kingston to +McQuaid regarding Thomas Donahue who wishes to be received into the priesthood. He has already written to Fr. Patrick Joy, S.J., Milltown Park to give final coaching to Mr. Doherty on rubrics and practical matrimonial cases. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Memorandum on Mrs Hildegarde Goss (formally Mayr). Comes from Vienna. The Irish Peace Movement is Communist infiltrated and has two members of the Irish Workers’ League on its Executive Committee. Other IWL members are members of the society. Mrs Goss is Travelling Secretary of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interdenominational Christian Peace movement. She visited Ireland in 1957 and lectured under the auspices of the Catholic Association for International Relations. Stayed with Mrs Lucy Kingston.

Certificate conferring membership to the Masons of Ireland to John McGrath, Kingston.

Typed letter to Fr. Martin. Name of sender, their address and date of writing deleted. At a meeting of the IHA (Irish Housewives Association) a letter was read suggesting a memorial be erected to the late Jean Coo (word deleted). All the “big shots” were present – R. Mills, R. Jacobs, L. Kingston, Lilly O’Rourke, Mrs Tweedy, Mrs Pike, Miss Blake, Mrs McGregor and Mrs Simms. Committee refused to get involved.

Part of typed letter [from Una Byrne – name, address, date or recipient not given]. Two of “our people” on Council of Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. All others Communists. Mrs. Kingston invited to attend Peace Congress in Japan. A new Constitution has been drafted for the Communist Party. Entitled ‘Ireland’s Way to Socialism’. It plans to infiltrate Unions, Clubs, Associations and the Catholic Church. Communists have tried to line up with the IRA but IRA refused to be used. Did not oppose Mrs. Tweedy for chair of IHA for tactical reasons. Tweedy will not be a good Chairwoman so can see confusion in coming year.

Handwritten note stating that Michael O’Leary had contact with Anthony Coughlan, lecturer in TCD. Coughlan is a well known writer and worker for Communist papers in Britain. Coughlan said it would be dangerous to become known as a sympathiser until he became established. American Embassy wanted information on Status of Women in Ireland. Mr. Coffey, External Affairs, sent them to Lucy Kingston. “Lucy is as red as they come.”

Typed letter to Dr. McQuaid from Mrs Lucy O. Kingston, Hon. Sec., Irish Women Citizen’s and Local Government Association. She enclosed a copy of a letter sent by the Committee as a protest against the action of the Department of Justice in suppressing literature which had been forwarded to them by the General Council of Health Education in London.

Handwritten draft of reply to Mrs. Lucy O. Kingston, Irish Women Citizen’s and Local Government Association, acknowledging receipt by HGAB of a letter containing a copy of protest by her Committee to the Dept. of Justice. Social Justice League