Handwritten letter to Fr. Mangan from Jim O’Brien. Is thankful that the Legion Praesidium has been removed from him. Would like to stay with the Leo League if allowed. ‘Friendship’ is the work of the League. He gets to know various Trade Union leaders and they get to know the Divine Character of the priesthood. Its work is submitted to the Archbishop.

Typed Report on the George Bernard Shaw Group of the Labour Party. The aim of the group is to interest itself in issues of highly agitational nature such as rents and evictions. Personnel seem highly suspect. These include John Nolan, Mrs. Margaret Nolan, Mrs Debora and The O’Brien of Thomond.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from L. O Muirthe. The Department is communicating with Fr. O’Brien, PP, Clondalkin, with the view to ascertaining whether the teachers concerned would be prepared to enter into agreements with the manager on Form No. 2.

Typed letter to Fr. C. Mangan from M. O’Brien, Dublin Planning Officer, outlining his views on the location of the Statue. Feels O’Connell Street is unsuitable.

Handwritten letter for the attention of +McQuaid from Miss H. O’Brien, Accounts Branch, Dept. of Posts and Telegraphs. Some girls from her office are boarders at the Hostel at 70, Harcourt Street. This hostel closes down for a month each year. This causes financial hardship for the girls. It would be appreciated if some method could be devised by which the permanent boarders could be enabled to retain their quarters.

Telephone message from Mr. O’Brien to Miss Forde, Ext. Affairs regarding the photograph of His Grace.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Jorge Escalante Posse, Legacion de la Republica Argentina, regarding the erection of a memorial to General John Thomond O’Brien, Aide-de-Camp to General Jose de San Martin. The most appropriate place to erect the memorial would be the house where O’Brien was born in Baltinglass, but as this no longer exists he enquired if it could be placed on the exterior wall of the church. + Keogh, Kildare and Leighin, pointed out that a memorial can only be erected when the corpse is interned there. A solution might be found if +McQuaid thinks the case is worthy.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Howard Jamieson, Australian Embassy, thanking the Archbishop for putting him in touch with Mr. O’Brien regards finding a suitable house.

Directives from the Lord Mayor stating that portions of the O’Brien Institute, Donnycarney, St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra and the Presbytery, St. Brigid’s, Killester, may be required for use as an Air Raid Siren.

Typed letter to Fr. Williams from J. O’Brien informing him that Fr. Doyle discharged all the rent due to the Corporation.