Typed letter to Oscar Traynor from +McQuaid. In deference to his wishes and the Army Authorities he will not for the moment remove Frs. Kennedy and McLaughlin.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Oscar Traynor pointing out the difficulties for the Army if Frs. Kennedy and McLaughlin are withdrawn.

Letter from +McLaughlin to +McQuaid thanking him for his informative letter. 1 item Santa Rosa, California

Correspondence between Major General McKenna,, 6, December 1971, +McQuaid, various Head Chaplains, clergy and members of the Irish Hierarchy in relation to various non- religious aspects of Army Chaplaincy. These include a request to use a car during the 2nd World War, leave to visit family members abroad, the evacuation of the Hibernian Schools, death of Mgr. Deery and Fr. John McLaughlin, and a photocopy of a newspaper article entitled ‘Great Leaders and their troops’ by General Sir Archibald Wavell., 29 items

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Murphy, T.D., was supported in his campaign by the Connolly Clubs in Britain. A meeting of the unemployed had an attendance of 5,000 – 10,000. One of the speakers was Councillor Fitzgerald, “a decent man”. Anti-Nuclear Test meeting is scheduled for Friday, 24 May, under the auspices of the Communists, to discuss theoretical issues. Invitations were received by Rev. Dr. O’Doherty (UCD), Rev. Dr. O’Rahilly and Dr. McLaughlin (Protestant Rector of Swords). Dr. O’Doherty to warn Dr. McLaughlin of the tendentious character of the meeting. MacCriostail (IRA) has been arrested.

Letter from +Charles McLaughlin to +McQuaid asking permission for Fr. James Kelleher to visit secondary schools in the hope of securing vocations for the new Diocese. Annotated by +McQuaid.