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Photocopy of telegram from Mussolini to heads of volunteer troops regarding their progress, stating ‘Haga saber a los Legionarios que YO sigo, hora tras hora, su acción, que será coronda por la Victoria’ (‘Let the Legionnaires know that I am following hour after hour their action and it will be crowned by victory’).

Photocopies of mostly military dispatches from General O’Duffy and nationalist headquarters at Salamanca, including letter from General O’Duffy to Franco addressing the dissolution of Irish Brigade and requesting the formation of another Irish Unit from the Brigadiers who would remain behind (9 April 1937), and a military dispatch which cites the reason for the dissolution of Irish Brigade as being primarily indiscipline.

Mainly photocopies of correspondence between the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and General Espinosa De Los Monteros, Sub-secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nationalist Zone), L.H. Kerney, Irish Minister of Irish Legation to Spain in San Sebastian, and [H. Shilton] of the British Embassy to Spain in Hendaye, addressing a number of issues including Irish prisoners of war in Spain such as International Brigadiers, Frank Ryan and Andrew Delaney, the death in action of Irish Nationalist volunteers such as Austin O’Reilly and Daithí V. Higgins, and the issue of desertion charges against Irish nationalist volunteer, Andrew O’Toole.

Letter from Gearóid MacAmhlaoibh [Gerald McAuliffe], Officer Commanding West Limerick Brigade, to Director of Intelligence, Dublin, giving instructions for communication with the West Limerick Brigade.

Letter from Gearóid MacAmhlaoibh [Gerald McAuliffe], Officer Commanding West Limerick Brigade, to Director of Communications, Dublin, giving instructions for communication with the West Limerick Brigade.

Correspondence between Officer Commanding Limerick County to Chief of Staff [Frank Aiken], Dublin, relating to the campaign to have William Bourke reinstated to his job as bank manager in Abbeyfeale.

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.