Letter from +Michael Browne, Bishop of Galway, to +McQuaid accepting the invitation to the Liturgical Reception.

Letters to +McQuaid from + J. Kinnane, +M. Browne and +Cornelius Lucey. Date of meeting suits them.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Browne. ‘Adoption as an artificial family does not provide the safeguards of blood relationships. He never gets the Irish Times.’

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Cecil J. Barrett. Canon Glynn told him that Dr. Browne accept the view of His Grace.

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.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from J. E. Brannagan, Private Secretary, Office of the Minister of Health. The Minister, Dr. Browne, wishes to consult regarding the personnel of the proposed company to erect and run a sanitorium in County Dublin.

Copy of the typed report of the meeting in Archbishop House discussing the White Paper. Present were +McQuaid, + Browne, + Lucey, and Dr. Seamus Ryan, Minister for Health.

Copy of typed letter to Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Apostolic Nuncio, from +McQuaid. Encloses a memorandum on the White Paper on Health Services. Points out the profound difference that the Hierarchy must expect to find between the Government of de Valera and that of Costello. Costello’s Government, with exception of Dr. Browne and Mr. McBride, was in sympathy with the Church. Regarding de Valera, his policy towards the Church is one of distance. He would not make any reference to the Hierarchy in case of jeopradising Protestant support and that of the Liberal Independents. Neither did he want to antagonize the North of Ireland Protestants as this could affect Partition.

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

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Michael Browne, Galway. He is unable to attend the meeting of 6 November. Agrees with the case made in the Sub-Committee’s Report.