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MS letter, sent also to "Derry and Belfast" [People's Democracy] and details changes to the membership and executive committee of the People's Democracy and makes reference to Joan McKiernan, Gerry O'Keefe, Brian Heron, Kevin Boyle and Eilis [ ]. Extensive commentary is present on Brian Heron and his resignation from the Executive Committee of P.D., and comments from Heron at this meeting where he commented on the IRA and the UVF. There seems to be pages missing from the letter.

MS letter to Boyle: "I understand that any demonstration is against the law.". . . It's better to hold the peace"

MS letter to Boyle, "Marvellous, wonderful, fantastic, formidable etc. etc. . . we all whooped and cheered and even happened to be delirious bubbly when shots of you on the back of a lorry flashed on the screen . . ." describing the scene of a rally at wh

MS letter to Boyle stating "I have carefully read an article titled 'Calm and Cheerful Ulster Militant' which dealt with you". The author outlines his comments towards Boyle, "Your feelings about 'Civil Rights' may be legitimate but your parallels are way off". Letter also references Bernadette Devlin and her fundraising for the the Irish Catholics of Northern Ireland but mentions that the money, the author believes "was being funnelled to the militant I.R.A.", further comments on comparisons between the cause of Black Civil Rights in the U.S. and Civil Rights in Northern Ireland, further references such as "Where was your (Boyle's) compassion and outrage for the women and children who were being bombed by the I.R.A.. . ." and finally further comments on Bernadette Devlin.

TS letter from Schenke, editor of German weekly 'Neue Politik', who is contacting Boyle on Bernadette Devlin's instructions, to discuss Northern Ireland.

MS letter from Quinn, attorney at law, New York, giving an account how Quinn's working office in Belfast was raided by the 'Specials' - "The orangemen invaded our office at the Great Northern Railway and drove all 'papists' out. Reference is made to the 'Specials' that "massacred the McMahon family". "Times were tough in Belfast then too but the Catholics did not fight back."

Postcard from Bardy seeking information on the aims of People's Democracy.

MS letter from Haslett, Ulster Committee, Guild of Students, University of Birmingham, to Boyle asking if he or Rory McShane could speak at a seminar at the University of Birmingham on the topic of Civil Rights in Northern Ireland.

TS letter signed by O'Hagan, seeking if Michael Farrell or another member of People's Democracy could attend a 'Teach-In' at University of Leicester in order to publicise "the March 26th Anti-Internment League demonstration. . ." Other contacted organisations are listed including the Official I.R.A., Provisional I.R.A, S.D.L.P., Anti Internment League and others.

MS letter from O'Hare, Secretary, People's Democracy to [Boyle], "Dear Comrade" and outlines how [Boyle] is to be replaced on the Executive Committee of the People's Democracy as he has missed the last three meetings and notes how the absence "is in no doubt due to the amount of time which your work with N.I.C.R.A. requires. . ."