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Letter from Liam Forde, 2 Church Street, Limerick, to Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, disputing allegations made against him for being an IRA deserter and seeking a court martial to clear his name. Also a cover letter [from Frank Aiken] to an unidentified recipient attaching Forde’s letter and discussing its contents.

Correspondence between Officer Commanding Limerick County, Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, and Staff Captain Mack, concerning the difficulties of communication between the General Head Quarters and Clare Brigade and Mack’s efforts to resolve them. Also Mack’s observations of the state of the brigades in Limerick and Clare following an inspection tour.

Correspondence mainly between Officer Commanding Limerick County and Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, relating to the proposed resignation of the former owing to a lack of funding to enable him to carry out his duties, and efforts by the General Head Quarters to rectify the matter.

Correspondence between Officer Commanding Limerick County and Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, relating to the former’s non-attendance at a training course owing to a misunderstanding concerning the payment of travel expenses.

Correspondence between Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], General Head Quarters, Dublin; Officer Commanding West Limerick Brigade Gearóid MacAmhlaoibh [Gerald McAuliffe]; Acting Officer Commanding Limerick Brigade E. Hanrahan; and Inspecting Officer Maurice Twomey relating to plans to amalgamate the West, Mid and East Limerick brigades of the IRA into a single independent command area.

Correspondence between Officer Commanding Limerick County and Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, Relating to the collection of monies towards a Memorial Book Fund.