National Council for Lay Associations A consultative body to the Bishops' Conference , consisting of lay apostolic national organisations, 8 liaisons representatives, advisors and executive. Previously known as the National Council for the Lay Apostolate. The records consist of the following: Minutes and reports, 1951-1965 Executive Committee Minutes, 1958-1963 Steering Committee Minutes, 1963-1968 Working Papers, Reports of Meetings, Council Minutes, 1967-1968 Correspondence with Other Bodies, 1950-1970 Chairman's Correspondence, 1964-1968 General Correspondence, 1959-1963 Correspondence of the Honorary Secretary, 1951-1972 Papers regarding Enquiry Commmittee, 1968 Papers regarding Constitution Review Committee, 1968-1969 Papers regarding Rome Congress, 1967 Papers regarding European Forum of National Committees of the Laity, 1970-1974 Acts of the First Council of the Lay Apostolate, 1951.