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.

Typed letter to Fr. Diffney. A new ‘Social’ Party is being formed. Will issue a paper called The Plough. Will be run by Dr. Browne, Rex McGall, Merrigan, Kevin Nolan and others. Has written to Lucy Kingston asking for a meeting of the International Committee of IHA to send letter to our representative in the United Nations protesting against the aggressions of Britain, France and Russia in Egypt and Hungary.

-1 February 1964 Copy of ‘Effeta: a clerical students’ magazine’, Winter 1963-1964 with correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. John Kingston, censor, Fr. John Horgan, UCD and Fr. Dermot Walsh, Provincial S.V.D. fathers. +McQuaid withdraws his imprimatur from the publication due to its content. An Cine Gaedhael

Letter from Joseph Hayes, County Librarian, to +McQuaid offering sympathies on the death of Fr. Kingston. 1 item

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.

Typed report on events in Dublin. The CP line is now centred on Co-existence and they are playing up the Ecumenical Council. Labour Party endeavouring to place members on Committee of Unions. At the Congress of the Irish Unions four CP members got positions. The 13th Club, formed by Dr. Noel Browne, has become a recruiting ground for the CP. Donal Nevin invited the Club to join the Labour Party but the Party did not agree to it. Michael Scott expressed his dissatisfaction with Pope John thought de Valera should be removed from his position. The Plough had a circulation of over 3,000 in April. Lucy Kingston was prevented from being co-opted on to the Central Committee.

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 Fr. Martin, covering the following points: she has become Secretary of the International Committee of the IHA has doubts about Dr. Mayr as she is staying with Mrs Kingston Mark Hyland and Sean Butler replaced Lionel Booth in Dublin Co. Co. and Dun Laoghaire Co. Co. Does not expect Fianna Fail to get a seat in N.C. trouble over site for school in Shankill.

Typed report by Lucy Kingston for the Irish Times. Dr. Hildegard Mayr of Vienna will give s number of lectures in Ireland. Her father, Kaspar, founder of the International Fellowship of Catholic Pacifists.