Typed letter to +McQuaid from George Colley, Minister for Education, thanking him for his survey in relation to the proposed establishment of a number of secondary schools in the Archdiocese. The letter raises some matters of fundamental concern which he would like to discuss orally with the Archbishop.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to -Rodgers. He writes that it will be a pleasure to fix Fr Maloney up in the archdiocese. He also mentions other priests on loan to Dublin.

Letter from Mgr. Levame to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £6.14.4 which represents the taxes due on forms recently sent to him for the Religious Institutes in the Archdiocese.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Levame acknowledging the correspondence of Most Reverend Dr. O’Hara. This is in relation to a proposed adoption by a Mrs. Jennings. +McQuaid states that by arrangement with American Catholic Charities and the Irish Government, the Archdiocese has adopted ‘…of necessity, a very strict procedure in the matter of legal adoption’.

Spiritual Offering from the Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and men of the Archdiocese of Dublin to +McQuaid on the historic occasion of the Declaration of Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary as Patroness of the Defence Forces.

Handwritten letter from + James Staunton to Dr. Dunne seeking permission to have a mixed marriage ceremony performed in the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Alibrandi stating that due to the short notice, he has only sent a copy of the letter from Cardinal Villot to each Bishop and leaving to their discretion the local organisation. He has also contacted non-Catholic clergy. He also states that Dublin has already had a very ‘fruitful’ collection for Pakistan and does not feel it would be right to impose another collection on the Archdiocese. He suggests Friday 15th October as a fast day.

Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid stating that the Holy Father is appointing Fr. Richard Glennon, Chancellor of the Archdiocese, a Domestic Prelate.

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for the circular which was addressed to the clergy of the Archdiocese concerning the liturgy for Good Friday and the Saturday Vigil.

Letter from +Levame to +McQuaid stating that a group of distinguished ladies as well as representatives of the Catholic Organisation of Women in Rome, have formed a committee in order to pay homage to Our Lady. The committee intends to build a church in Rome dedicated to the ‘Queenship of Our Lady’. In order to do this, the ‘Opera Regalita Maria’ has been founded to gather offering throughout the world and he hopes that the appeal will find ‘…wide answering by the women of…’ the Archdiocese.