Letter from +McGeough to +McQuaid stating that the Motu Proprio ‘Pontificalis Domus’ of Pope Paul IV provides that, while Chamberlains of the Cape and Sword of His Holiness, should remain, the name would be changed to that of ‘Gentlemen in Waiting on His Holiness’. Don Ferdinando D’Ardia Caracciolo dei Principi di Cursi, who holds this title, lives in the Archdiocese and asks that he be informed of the change.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Alibrandi enclosing copies of the documents he sent to clergy of the Archdiocese in relation to the revised rite of Mass and on sacred music in the revised rite.

Letter from Cardinal J. Villot, Secretariat of State, to +McQuaid regarding his retirement. He states the Holy Father has granted permission for him to govern the Archdiocese until after the next Synod of Bishops. Annotated by +McQuaid stating ‘Handed to me after lunch to Card. Daniolar in the French Embassy by the Nuncio, Mgr. Alibrandi, 16 January 1971’.

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 +Levame to +McQuaid acknowledging a cheque for £8000, representing the Peter’s Pence collection for the Archdiocese which will be forwarded to Rome.

12-17 January 1957 Correspondence between +Levame and +McQuaid in relation to the number of vocations to the Archdiocese during the past five years and questions where they study philosophy and theology.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Rev. Riberi enclosing a cheque for £15,000 which is to be transmitted to the Holy See. £10,000 is the Peter’s Pence contribution from the Archdiocese and £5000 is an offering to help the Holy Father in regard to the World Refugee Year.

Letter from the administrator of the Archdiocese to +McQuaid thanking him for his sympathies on the death of their Bishop. Dubuque

Letter from +Riberi to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £10,500 being the total of the Peter’s Pence collection from the Archdiocese.

Letter from +Riberi to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £10,500 representing the amount of the Peter’s Pence collection for the Archdiocese.