• Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate. Fr. M Browne O.P becomes Cardinal. O.P. plans regarding their churches at Tallaght and Athy district. Archbishop: Lack of consultation, doubtful design. Text of a Roman lecture on Scripture by Fr C Kearns O.P. Archbishop inspires Irish Province to consider opening a mission in South America. Fr Flannery O.P. causes concern. CF also file No 7. O.P offers Archbishop free site for a church in Tallaght; will not cede a field to Christian Brothers, but are willing themselves to undertake a secondary school.

Preparation for first session including correspondence% Nunciature re attendance & also Bishop Dunne, first schemata. Cardinal Cicognani referring to Council procedures% Cardinal Michael Browne re meeting on subject of membership of the church% Letter to priests of diocese% Fr. Michael O’Connell on first schemata.

Handwritten letters to +McQuaid from + Kinnane, + Staunton, + Browne and + Lucey thanking him for the minutes of the meeting.

Typed copy of a report titled ‘The Labour Party’ giving the names and addresses of seven Labour Council members who have come under notice for their left wing views. They are Barry Desmond, Michael O’Leary, Dr. Noel Browne, Vincent McDowell, Dessie Geraghty, Matt Merrigan, Mary Sheehan, Roddy Connolly and Rayner Lysaght.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding the Catholic Truth Society.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding the Medical Faculty, the hospitals and the Higher Education Authority. 1 item

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Browne stating he had met with the Minister for Health, Mr. O’Higgins. He discusses problems in all the hospitals and mentions Portiuncula in particular. He thinks they should meet with the Minister so he can hear their opinions.

Letter from Mgr. Benelli to Fr. Browne of Archbishop’s House, thanking him for the report on the Dublin Matrimonial Tribunal for the year 1952 which will be forwarded to the Holy See.

Copy of typed letter from + McQuaid to Mgr. Paro, Charge d’Affaires, The Nunciature, Dublin, informing him that he and his Council supported Dr. Browne for the Domestic Prelacy; however, it would not be desirable to have the petition sent by anybody except the Archbishop of Dublin. 1 item

Letter from Fr. Maurice Browne to Chris asking his advice on filling the Inventory and De Satus Animarum Forms. As an example he mentions Greenhill Farm willed to the parish priest by Mrs Anne Fitzpatrick.