Letter from +D’Alton to +McQuaid accepting the invitation to the Golden Jubilee Mass in St. Andrew’s.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Cardinal D’Alton regarding opening and closing times of public houses.

Letter from +D’Alton to +McQuaid regarding the Pioneer Jubilee rally. 1 item

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Cardinal D’Alton regarding an appeal by the Holy Father for refugees. He has been in contact with the Irish Red Cross. The issue of the patronage of the organisation was also discussed.

Copy of typed letter to + John D’Alton, Primate of All Ireland, informing him that Mgr. Montini, Mgr. Kaas and Count Galeazzi, Chief Architect of the Vatican City, have assured him that a Chapel to St. Columban can and will be erected in the Crypt. It would hold about forty people and cost about £10-12,000.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + D’Alton. He would have been quite willing to have their correspondence published in order to make their position clear to the general public, and especially the rank and file of the Trade Unionists.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from John A. Costello thanking the Archbishop for the invitation to lunch with Cardinal D’Alton.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Eamon de Valera inviting him to a dinner in honour of Cardinal D’Alton.

Handwritten draft of letter to Mr. D’Alton from Christopher Mangan explaining that the Archbishop’s intervention in the proposed Licensing Law would be of no avail at this stage.

Correspondence (21 items) relating to the organization of a meeting between the Hierarchy and the Government to allow the Hierarchy the opportunity to express their views on the legislation amending the licensing laws. The correspondents are + Fergus, Taoiseach de Valera, Cardinal D’Alton, Minister for Justice Oscar Traynor, +McQuaid, + Lucey, + Browne, + Conway, Francis Lenny.