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Typescript account of the Feakle meeting written by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh. Ó Brádaigh outlines the background to the meeting, lists the people present and explains how the meeting was broken up by the Gardaí Special Branch. Ó Bradaigh writes that the Feakle talks led directly to 1975 bi-lateral truce and speculates ' "what if" it had not been deliberately disrupted? The history of the intervening 30 years might have been very different.'

Typescript draft of 'Another Country: John McGahern' beginning' They say that when the crow flies over Leitrim he takes his lunch along.' Includes handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-12.

Typescript draft of 'Another Country: John McGahern' beginning 'They say that when the crow flies over Leitrim he takes his lunch along.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-14.

Typescript (computer print-out) of press article from The Observer by Henry McDonald, entitled 'Thatcher's dealings with IRA go back to hunger strikes'. (With caption by [Éamonn Downey] referring to the original document.)

Typed version of the notes relating to contacts between the Republican Government and British Government between 3 December 1975 and 10 February 1976, presumably compiled by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh. According to introductory note 'This attempted reconstruction of the meaning of these notes must be read bearing in mind the 20 year passage of time.'

Typed version of a reply from 'The leadership of the Republican Movement' to a message received from the British Government through a sub-intermediary on 25 September 1975 (POL28/78), identical to same section in POL28/67.

Typed version of a message from S. to L. ('Leadership'?) 30 September 1975, identical to same section in POL28/67.

Typed transcript of the Diary of a priest who served on board the U.S.S. Cincinnati, in 1927. Recounts experiences in Nicaragua and China in 1927. Includes inscription - Maybe used by A Shields for T.V.

Typed transcript of 'Statement issued from Northern Ireland Office' relating to incident centres and their likely closure. Also an 'Unattributable Background' to the statement which explains that the Provisional I.R.A. have admitted responsibility for '35 bomb attacks and 8 murders including 5 members of the Security forces.'

Typed transcript of Brendan Duddy's diary of 1975 by [Éamonn Downey]. With prefix outlining format of transcript and listing events leading up to diary entries (p.1), and with appendix with 'other important facts about 1975 and early 1976' (pp 99-104). Transcriber then added to the body of the diary the following contextual information: 1) factual details (marked in yellow) in deciphering the diary, in adding information later volunteered by Duddy, or in supplying political events [frequent], 2) observations by Downey (marked in green) drawing attention to parallel events, publications, clarifying diary entries [sparse], 3) handwritten entries for further commentary or correction. Including note from Downey with information given by Duddy that whenever he did not attend, or only partially attended, a meeting, he was briefed later by Ó Brádaigh and others, 'but never, ever McKee', adding to his diary what he heard (p.41). NOTE: Some pages of the diary are restricted (a redacted reprographic copy will be provided)