Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding the publication of subscriptions to the new cathedral. He wants permission to publish +McQuaid’s name along with the other Bishops. He also mentions putting secondary education on the agenda for the next meeting. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Letter from Fr. Fitzgibbon to +McQuaid regarding the appointment of Fr. Peter Browne to replace Fr. Shine, and other appointments.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Seamus Sorohan was expelled from the IRA and joined Seosamh McCriostal. He “was selfish rather than dangerous,” and had little influence with university students. Matthew Merrigan: lived at 24 Crotty Ave., Walkinstown, and is a Trotskyite. Writes frequently to papers, but as he has little education it is suggested that his letters were written for him by Dr. Noel Browne. Fr. Kent reported that Sam Nolan is going to the sacraments. The left-wing Labour Group intend to publish a new paper called The Plough. Fr. Fehily reported on a meeting with the President, Treasurer and a Council member of the Marine, Pilots’ and Officers’ Association. Des Brannigan was recently appointed General Secretary. Since they had learned of his possible connections with Communism they were anxious to get rid of him. They introduced regulations to prevent him from speaking in public or publishing articles in newspapers until the opportunity arose to get rid of him.

Letter from M. Brennan to +McQuaid informing him that he has been in negotiations with Browne & Nolan with the view of altering the cover of I.E.R. so that the table of contents are placed on it.

Letters between Brian Lenihan, Minister for Justice, + McQuaid and J.A. MacMahon regarding the appointment of Fr. Michael Browne to the Appeal Board for the censorship of films.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid thanking him for the copy of the Presentation Constitutions and Directory. He also mentions recordings being sent around by Mercer on penance, natural law, abortion, mortality and reasons against Humanae Vitae.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Browne. Has difficulty with ‘must oppose any measure in an Adoption Bill that would tend to substitute an artificial for a natural family.’ Every adoption creates an artificial family.

19-21 November 1971 Papers given at the Conference on Poverty in Ireland. Includes papers from Dr. Ivor Browne, Helen Burke, Marie Cullen, Fr. Joseph Dargan SJ, Dick Doyle, Fr. B. Geoghegan, John Leonard, Jennifer Rice, Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy and Mary Whelan.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Browne regarding the UCD Medical School and the possibility of Elm Park becoming the main teaching hospital for Dublin. He also mentions the Trinity situation and discusses the Higher Education Authority. 1 item

• Correspondence between Gertie Searson, +McQuaid, +Michael Browne, Galway, Fr. Laurence Redmond and Patrick Byrne, Crumlin regarding articles on contraception and marriage. Many of the articles were written by Nurse McEnroy. Also mention of Angela McNamara. Statement by +McQuaid marriage and family planning. Copies of Journals & Newspapers 26 November 1971