Draft of handwritten letter to T. O Deirg from Michael P. O’Connell, Secretary, expressing the Archbishop’s satisfaction at this decision.

Typed letter to Fr. Michael P. O’Connell from L. O Muirthe regarding Brittas National School. The Department want to replace it with a new school: the Manager, Fr. Ryan, enclosing a copy of Circular on the Regulations for Primary School Certificate Examination, .

Handwritten draft letter to G. Boland, Minister for Justice, from M.P. O’Connell, Secretary, regarding the departure of Fr. M. Clarke as Chaplain to Mountjoy Prison, and the proposal that Fr. Joseph Carroll and Fr. Jerome Curtin should be Chaplains to that Institution.

Typed letter to Dr. O’Connell from R. White, Private Secretary, Minister for Health, regarding the inauguration ceremony at the new Dublin Sanatorium at Abbotstown.

Copy of a typed report on the Unemployed Workers’ Committee. The meeting in O’Connell Street on 22 May was attended by about 2,000. Sam Nolan, with clinched fist, demanded that unions call a one-day strike. Tributes were paid to the clergy of the Church of Ireland for their help. The Committee was organizing in every large housing area – Ballyfermot, Cabra, etc. Decided to publish own newspaper. Intend to change the system.

Handwritten letter to Dr. O’Connell from Fr. McCann saying the festival will take place in The Hague, August 2 – 16. Any representatives from Iron Curtain countries will be refugees. Teams from Spain, France, England and Wales have accepted invitations.

Letter to Fr. Martin from Una [ Byrne]. The following items are included in the report: the IHA is under control. She has them on the run in the International Committee. At a meeting in Berlin (1959) an African delegate wanted the Alliance to protest against France exploding the A-bomb in Africa. Topic ruled out of order as the Alliance is non – political. President criticised by two Irish delegates. Jeffers or Edwards have approached Dr. O’Connell from St. Vincent’s Hospital with view to attending a medical congress in Russia. All interviews with Goss Myar were stopped and she succeeded in nothing she planned.

Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding a lecture on the Holy Land to be given by Captain Costelloe for the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.

Letter from Dr. Michael O’Connell, Rathmines to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding submissions from the Oblates and also thanking him for naming Frs. Greehy and Curtin to deal with issues on moral and scriptural talks.

-1 March Correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. Gallen, Fr. John Kelly, Fr. John O’Connell, Fr. Patrick Leahy, +W. Philbin, Belfast, +Michael Browne, Galway regarding the papers of the 1968 Maynooth Summer School which are to be published by M.H. Gill. However, Fr. J. Coveney, S.J., Heythorp College has now published one article in the ‘Furrow’ entitled ‘The presence of Christ’. Annotations by +McQuaid. Front Page Detective 1969