Truman, T. [File found in separate parcel among suspension subject files and now filed with correspondence] , 1956-1963

Correspondence between T.C. Truman, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Queensland, and B.A.S. and W.E.C. (as editor of Rural Life), commencing with Truman’s request, 4 December 1956, for information concerning B.A.S.’s organizing to fight Communists in the unions at the request of leading Labor figures in Victoria, and for permission to ask for other information as his research progresses on his “objective study of the A.L.P. industrial groups and the faction fight inside the Labor Party”;

B.A.S.’s reply to this and subsequent requests, his unsuccessful attempt to persuade Truman to meet him in Melbourne or Sydney to avoid the difficulty of supplying full information by letter;

Truman’s request for comment on Part I of an outline and digest of reports and events;

further exchanges to 20 November 1958, including B.A.S., 15 Feb. 1958, on church-going statistics, the model for Australian Catholic Action (French rather than Italian), the distinction between Catholic Action and action of Catholics, the Executive Committee of the C.S.M, now N.C.C., the N.C.C.’s attitude to the A.L.P., personnel of the C.A. Movements, etc. etc.; B.A.S.’s enquiry and reply concerning Truman’s own views on Communism in Australia;

Rawson’s views of Group activity, etc.;

lists of publications with prices sent to Truman; Truman’s requests and B.A.S.’s permissions to quote from Bombay Examiner articles, Rural Life, etc.

Letters and reviews following publication of Truman’s Catholic Action and Politics (Georgian House, Melb. 1959) including undated letter Fr. J.G. Murtagh to Archbishop Mannix, enclosing a draft of his 18 pp. review to appear in the Advocate, explaining his approach and asking for advice; B.A.S.’s undated “observations”, “a commentary rather than … a review”, referring to J. Murtagh’s review in Advocate, 3, 10 Dec. 1959, and Bruce Mansfield, Nation, 5 Dec. 1959, typescript pp. [1] – 3, 5-7, [8-10], Australian Political Studies Association Bulletin, Feb. 1960, Vol.5, No.1, containing the commentary, with “A Reply to Mr. Santamaria by Tom Truman”;

Truman to B.A.S., 26 Feb. 1960, requesting access to files, with cutting attached, Sun-Herald, 28 Feb. 1960, p.38; B.A.S. to The Economist, London, 7 March 1960, commenting on its review of Truman’s book, 23 Jan. 1960 and reply; Review in Social Survey, Feb. 1960, pp.17-20, by J.M.F.; B.A.S. to Truman, 8 March 1960, refusing access, giving reasons; Truman’s reply, 15 March 1960;

reference to the issue in the Australian Highway, April 1960, p.27; J.S. Bielski to Henry Mayer, ed., A.P.S.A. News, 27 March 1960 correcting Truman on union matters and Truman’s references to himself in the A.P.S.A. article; B.A.S. to “Onlooker”, Sun Herald, N.S.W., 16 June 1960, clarifying his note of 12 June re proposed Catholic University in N.S.W. etc;

B.A.S. to Alan Hughes, 7 March 1960, querying Truman’s account of Hughes’ conversations with B.A.S. and Hughes to Mayer correcting the impression left by Truman with covering letter to BA.S. B.A.S. to Senator J. Kennedy, Washington, 28 April 1960, commenting on the usefulness of Truman’s book in his campaign etc., enclosing cutting from the London “Catholic Herald, 18 March 1960, and two reviews (by W. Deane, Australian Quarterly, and by himself);

“Catholic Action and Politics”, by Rev. James G. Murtagh, and “The Misconceptions of Mr. Tom Truman”, in Christian Order, ed. Paul Crane, S.J., July-Aug. 1960; pp. 386-404 and pp. 405-414;

A.C.T.S. Record, 20 May 1961 containing “Tom Truman’s Catholic Action and Politics”, by James G. Murtagh; reprint of two review-articles of the first and second editions of the book, Advocate, 3 and 10 Dec. 1959 (first edition) and 27 Oct. and 3 Nov. 1960 (revised and enlarged edition), with appendix and selected bibliography added. Document (pp. 2-3 only [by B.A.S., n.d.] and Cyclostyled copy of this, answering Truman’s reply. S.M.H., 25 July 1962, “State Aid in Queensland”, Truman’s letter to Ed. B.A.S. and Truman’s correspondence 17, 21, 26, 28 Sept., and 11Oct. 1962, containing Truman’s request for a discussion which is refused with reasons. Truman’s response to this and to News Weekly’s report of his talk to the Fabian Society. Three newscuttings, Courier Mail, Aug. 1963, referring to Truman or B.A.S.