Typed letter to Mr. E. de Valera from J.F.A. Modebe, Rathmines, thanking him for his promise to help alleviate the difficulties young Africans domiciled here. Suggests that the tension might be alleviated if the Churches and Schools co-operate.

Letter from Sean Ó Ceallaigh to Fr. Liam Martin regarding a lecture given by Leo Maguire to the Travel Trade Course in the High School of Commerce, Rathmines.

Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding a lecture on the Holy Land to be given by Captain Costelloe for the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.

Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding submissions from the Oblates and also thanking him for naming Frs. Greehy and Curtin to deal with issues on moral and scriptural talks.

-24 September Letters from Fr. Joseph Deery, Rathmines to +McQuaid regarding a book on the Mass by Dr. Moran, Professor of Theology, Maynooth. One letter annotated by +McQuaid. 1942

Handwritten minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: enquiry received regarding a busload of boys visiting a holiday camp in Northern Ireland. Camp run by two brothers named Boulton. A new movement, the ‘National Scout Movement’, started by Frank Leigh. He was interviewed on TV. This group is possibly a breakaway from Fianna Eireann. During the Rathmines Parish retreat visitation the missionary priest met four ‘sympathisers’ – James Fitzgerald, Tony Coughlin, Anthony Morrison and O’Driscoll. A copy of the Radcliffe Report to be acquired for the Committee.

Rathgar from Rathmines

Blake Sproule, Miss M., 17 Rathmines Park. Writes to complain of the film, Heaven Can Wait, in the Stella which mocks Death and Eternity.

. Brady, Robert. 42 Upper Rathmines. Called to pay a visit to + McQuaid, whose father was driver for the McQuaid family in Cavan.

. Browne, H., 3 Leinster Sq., Rathmines, Dublin. She feels that the film Congolaise should be withdrawn immediately as unsuitable from the Stella Cinema.