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 letter to Fr. Diffney from Una Byrne. The IHA had a Brains’ Trust in the Mansion House. Fr. Corcoran was well able for Donal Nevin and held his own. Mr. Maloney, Secretary of the Contemporary Club, has resigned. Will be a loss as he kept an eye on liberal speakers. Replaced by Miss Pepita Keating, daughter of Justine Keating. The Communist Party have converted No. 37, Pembroke Road into flats. Are holding meetings in Pembroke Hall. She (Una) refuses admittance, but Art McArdle reporting to her.

Typed copy of the cover letter from Mrs. M. Keating and Donal Nevin giving a Press Statement on the West European Conference for the amnesty of Spanish political prisoners and exiles.

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 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.

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.

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