em- Letters to +McQuaid from + Browne, Galway, + Kinane, Cashel, + Lucey regarding the meeting.

Copy of typed letter to + Browne, Galway, from +McQuaid. He has had meetings with the Taoiseach, the Tanaiste, the Minister for Justice and the Attorney-General. The possibility of the Mother and Child proposals being accepted by the Cabinet and implemented, as they exist in the Draft, is not even to be considered.

Copy of a typed letter to Dr. Browne from John A. Costello. Dr. Browne’s letter to the IMA has been brought to his attention. He has directed the Information Bureau not to issue it. The Scheme as outlined will not acceptable to the Government until the reservations made by the Hierarchy are satisfactorily settled.

Two copies of a typed letter to Dr. Browne from John A. Costello. It is clear from +McQuaid’s letter to you, 8th March, 1951, that the objections put forward on the occasion of your interview with him, and the bishops of Ferns and Galway on 11th October last were ‘unresolved either then or later.’ His action since he received the letter from the bishop of Ferns on the 10th October last has been entirely actuated by what he conceived to be a friendly desire to help a colleague.

Typed memo by the Bishop of Ferns on his meeting with the Minister for Health. Dr. Browne wished to state that in so far as he was to blame he regretted the situation which had arisen. He was prepared to accept the decision of the Bishops as to whether the scheme was opposed to Faith and morals, and if they decided that the scheme opposed Faith and morals he would, as a Catholic, not proceed and would resign his position as Minister for Health.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + D’Alton. Before he went out of office Dr. Browne seemed very determined to do as much harm as he could to all who opposed his Scheme. Hopes the storm has now blown over.

Document with statements made by Dr. Browne and Capt. Cowan attacking the Church, as reported in the Irish Times and Sunday Press, to students in Trinity College and UCD. Asks if anything can be done to prevent them from being provided with platforms from which they can pursue their campaign against the Church.

‘Letters on Mother and Child Scheme: Dr. Browne Issues Correspondence’, and other articles. The Irish Press.

Two typed copies of the Comments by Most Rev. Dr. Browne on the Health bill.

Galway, to be used as hospital accommodation for the duration of the Emergency. The College is a Preparatory College for boys. It is suggested that the staff and students obtain temporary accommodation in St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra for a year or two. The President of the Training College and the Principal of Colaiste Einde agree to the move; approval sought, and given, from +McQuaid and + Browne of Galway.