dence for the 2nd session including 30 November 1963 Cardinal Felici on the attendance of assistants% Professor Horgan, UCD% Cardinal Parente on De Ecclesia & Collegialites% Cardinal Staffa% Cardinal Ciriaci on appointment of Professor Cremmins% General notifications from Cardinal Felici% Invitation to Irish Embassy% Relation on progress of schemata% reference by +McQuaid to unpleasantness at Dublin Airport in his departure to the Council & explanation by Fr. M. Nevin% invitation to lunch Irish Ambassador.

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.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from James Ardle MacMahon. Fr. Liam Carey phoned to say he received an invitation to a meeting to protest against the bombing of North Vietnam. The speakers were John Horgan, Sean MacReamoinn, Fr. Michael O’Neill, Jack Dowling, Donal Nevin and Peadar O’Donnell. He advised Fr. Carey to ignore the invitation. Fr. O’Neill, like U Thant, Bishop Fulton Sheen and Bobby Kennedy, felt it should be stopped. Did not know that Nevin and O’Donnell were speakers. Fr. MacMahon emphasised two points. The issue of bombing North Vietnam was a propaganda issue the moral issue was by no way simple.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Reports were given on five men: Donal Nevin: information to be sought on his activities between 1944-1949 Des Brannigan: resigned as the General Secretary of the MPGWU and was appointed Secretary of the Pilots’ and Marine Officers’ Association R. M. Fox: a constant correspondent for the Distributive Worker, the official organ of the Irish Distributive Workers & Clerks. He was born in Liverpool, was recently in China and an article on China is to be published in the Times Pictorial Sean Nolan: he reported to the President of the Irish Workers’ League. Committee to ascertain his importance in the Communist organisation R. T. (Buster) McShane: he is the Secretary of IAWLA. An article in Health & Strength says he is making arrangements for the Irish team and supporters at the World Games in Moscow, August, 1957.

Document titled ‘Presence of priests on controversial platforms.’ On controversial questions, in which liberty of opinion is lawful for Catholics, should priests be allowed a similar liberty? Definite limits laid down by Plenary Council of Maynooth. Vatican Council has emphasized the active role the Faithful should play in public affairs. Regarding Vietnam, some Christians feel that U.S. participation is not justified on Christian principles. Fr. Michael O’Neill, St. Columban’s, took part in a protest meeting. On the platform were Sen. Garrett Fitzgerald, Sen. Eoin Ryan, Michael O’Leary and Donal Nevin. Fr. O’Neill said he would sign nothing organized by the Irish Voice on Vietnam as it was a propaganda body.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. Kent reported that the Bishop of Ferns told a friend that Murphy, T.D., was a Communist. He was previously employed by the British Air Ministry. College of Scientology: as far as the Committee was able to discover the College is not a cover for something (abortion) but is merely a bogus form of psychology and character formation. Dr. Morris, an Inspector of Mental Homes for the British Government, called on Fr. O’Halloran regarding a complaint from a parishioner. The Committee considered a number of recent happenings on the world of trade unions and for connections between them. Larkin, Nevin, John Nolan, Jeffares and Brannigan were mentioned. Nevin and Larkin had no hope of getting their idea of Full Employment across as there was no unity in the trade union movement. The CIU would have nothing to do with Larkin. Brannigan was distributing some East German illustrated magazines (English language). The Communists are concentrating on trade unions and this may be due to the “loss of the intellectuals” in Hungary.

-13 February 1947 Nevin, Stanislaus, Architect, 56 Clonturk Park, Drumconra, regarding the painting of St. Laurence O’Toole.

Letter from +Nevin W. Hayes, O.Carm., Sicuani to +McQuaid thanking him for the services of Fr. Michael O’Farrell. He encloses a copy of his Fr. O’Farrell’s excardination.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. Meeting of 26 February mainly concerned Jack Murphy’s election campaign regarding transport and canvassing. Final rally to be held at Christchurch Place. Meeting made no decision on the resumption of lectures or next issue of The Irish Workers’ Voice. Articles are being prepared for The Irish Democrat, The Irish Workers’ Voice and the Democratic German Report. Donal Nevin reviewed R.M. Fox’s book on Jim Larkin on Radio Eireann. Left-Wing Labour assisting Murphy. About 600 attended the final rally. 2.5 Garda Reports, 1967

Handwritten report saying a resolution from the Royal Irish Academy on A-bomb was withdrawn by Dr. McLoughlin (formally Maynooth, now Donegal). Stopped from attending meeting by his superiors. McWhinney of the British Communist Party in Dublin to promote links. Seeing Donal Nevin. International Women’s Congress in Ceylon. Mrs. Legrave Daly is ICWA delegate. Ronnie Delaney mixed up over his invitation to Moscow.