Letter from +Spellman to +McQuaid introducing Mr. Allen of the American Red Cross.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from H.P. Allen. Informs Archbishop that Wheatly was defeated by 65 votes to 40. About 30 of Wheatly’s votes came from Catholics.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. At a lunch with J. McEnroe he was informed that Dr. Kevin Malley was thunderstruck by Your Grace’s letter. In their communications there was no hint of +McQuaid’s opinions. The letter startled the Bishop of Clonfert and Rory Henderson who are in favour of the proposed League.

Copy of typed letter to Hugh P. Allen from +McQuaid, taking each of the points he made and replying to them.

• Correspondence between Allen Nolan, Browne & Nolan, +McQuaid, and Fr. John McMackin, Maynooth, regarding the publication of the I.E.R. The Record has been incurring losses over the years, and in the year 23 June 1971 lost £1,408. Browne & Nolan could not afford to sustain such losses and reluctantly decided, on financial grounds, to cease publishing the Record. The final issue was the December 1968 one. 25 items The Marian Year 1968

. Allen, J.G., 2/A University Road, Southampton, Hants.. Seeks the views of the Catholic Hierarchy on the works of Liam O’Flaherty.

Allen, Hugh P., 93 Cabra Road. Plainly His Grace has brought influence on the matter, he has had no further threats from the building society and the prospects of sale are now brighter.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen, Palmerstown. Wants to bring to the Archbishop’s notice a matter affecting Palmerstown, namely Proselytism. The agent is a J.H. Wheatly (sic), an RIC pensioner, now employed by the “infamous” Irish Church Mission. Was active member of the Palmerstown Estate Association. He objected to the Committee of the Association consulting with the priest regarding the provision of a District Hall as “sectarianism”. He gave lectures in Townsend Street Mission Hall. Allen suggested that The Standard send a reporter to one of his talks. The report revealed him as an authentic Souper. As a result he was forced to resign at a General Meeting. A few weeks later the Committee co-opted him on in defiance of the General Meeting’s vote. The Committee resigned, new elections are underway and Wheatly has been nominated for position of Chairman. Allen now feels there is no way out other than by authoritative lead.

Typed letter to Peter Huxley-Blythe from George V. Allen. As their magazine is about to go to press it is vital that a history of the RRF organisation is received immediately.

7-9 June 1961 Letter from Denis McAlindon, St. Columban’s Foreign Mission Society, Navan, providing three names for the position of Rector of the Filipino College, Rome. These candidates were selected after discussion with Fr. Connolly and include Fr. John Marley, Fr. Edward Allen and Fr. Michael Sinnott. The names were submitted to the Nunciature for consideration as it was felt only a priest working in the Philippines could do the best job.