Handwritten letter to Fr. MacMahon from J. Gunn, Ordnance Survey Office, thanking him for his condolence on the sudden death of Colonel Nolan.

Handwritten minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Fr. McMahon had a list of names of the directors of The Plough. Fr. Crean to make enquiries concerning Tim Graham, Kevin Nolan and Christy Clarke. Fr. Tuohy to obtain further information regarding Morrison of Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The main item covered concerns the meeting in Vienna between the Foreign Ministers of the Eastern and Western Powers on disarmament and peace. As Sean Nolan and Sean Murray are in London it is assumed that they are being briefed on changes in Party policy.

Report of the National Union of Vehicle Builders in Dublin. Joseph Nolan, a member of the union, retuned to Ireland in 1957. Was member of the London District Committee of NUVB. Led a strike and was in contact with Communist sympathisers. Tried to oust Frank Stewart as Secretary, but failed. When Stewart was in hospital he became Acting Secretary. Nolan was selected as representative to TU Congress, meeting got out of order and both Stewart and his brother ended up in hospital. Nolan formed an ad hoc committee to examine books of the Secretary and Treasurer but found nothing wrong.

Letter from Gerard Nolan to Fr. Mangan asking him to obtain permission from +McQuaid for the Annual Retreat. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Nolan, Patrick J., 8 Fernhill Avenue, Terenure. He is a journalist writing an article on the Miraculous Medal Novena and needs some queries answered.

Donnell, Rathfarnham, Dublin. Thanks the Archbishop for the information and Mr. O’Flynn will help Mr. Nolan.

Typed letter to Fr. Diffney. Michael O’Riordan and John Nolan have gone to Poland. O’Riordan approached a printer in Dublin to print a paper. Machinery costing £4,000 would be needed. O’Riordan told him he could get the necessary funds. Jeffares refused a passport to go to China with the Cultural delegates. Trouble in the League of Decency over rules. The IHA are sending a delegation to the Minister of External Affairs asking him to appoint a woman observer to the League of Nations and UNO.

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.

Handwritten report saying that Sam Nolan and Deasy are going to seminar in Czechoslovakia. Selected by IWL at the request of the British Communist Party. Their subject is: ‘The Relationship between the Church and Trade Unions’. O’Riordan was in Moscow for May Day. Wonders what Eamon Byrne is doing here. Is he trying to start a branch of Connolly Association?