Letter from Dermot O’Flynn to +McQuaid regarding the Archbishop’s recent statement on divorce and contraception. He mentions the RTE programme ‘Encounter’ which was chaired by the Head of the Catholic Communications Centre. Among the panel were Judge C. Conroy, Lee Dunne, Fr. Peter Connolly and Gabriel Fallon. He discusses what was said and by whom.

Copy letter from the secretary, Archbishop’s House to Fr. Peter Connolly thanking him for the manuscript ‘Can Ireland do without censorship?’

Newspaper cutting entitled ‘Rule of terror’ by Cyril Connolly which looks at a joint biography of the Petrovs. Standard

Handwritten letter from M.T.S. to +McQuaid. He wants to why the clergy are not up in arms over the Connolly Youth Movement.

Typed letter to George A. Garrett, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, from Arthur A. Allen, U.S. Navy Public Information Officer, relating to the career of Admiral Richard L. Connolly, of which + McQuaid is interested. Items enclosed include a formal Navy Department biography, a mimeographed copy of an article on the Admiral’s background, article by Robert Considine and a column by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. 27/13A. 6 July 1951 Correspondence between Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy and newly appointed Ambassador, and +McQuaid. Asks the Archbishop for his suggestions regarding entry requirements for his daughter to U.C. D. +McQuaid wrote to the President of U.C.D. on his behalf.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Craven stating he has asked Fr. Connolly to speak with him about an Emigrant’s newspaper.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Thomas J. Coyne, Dept. of Justice. Miss Connolly will lose no time in contacting + McCarthy.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Craven stating Fr. Connolly will go over in November.

File relating to a lecture given on censorship by Fr. Peter Connolly. Includes a newspaper cutting from ‘The Irish Times’ entitled ‘Attacks on censorship outdated’, a lecture given by Fr. Peter Connolly in Rathmines. Also letters from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon, Fr. Connolly and annotations by +McQuaid. 8 items (See no. 16)

Copy of ‘Hibernia’ dealing with censorship. Includes a response by Fr. Peter R. Connolly, Maynooth on Lennon’s ‘Turbulent priests’ article.