Typed letter to +McQuaid from the Taoiseach, Sean F. Lemass. The President is to visit the Holy Father on St. Patrick’s Day. The text of a statement is enclosed.

Typed letter to Parish Priests from +McQuaid requesting them to celebrate Mass on 1st January on the Day of Peace. 4/30/b. 28 December Invitation from +McQuaid to the World Day of Prayer for Peace Mass in the Pro-Cathedral.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from [ill], Dept. of Finance, requesting permission to attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Day in the Convent of [ill], Lower Mount [ill].

Correspondence relating to the need for providing a school for mentally retarded children in the Crumlin area. This could be attached to Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children as the Order of St. Vincent de Paul are experts on the problems of mentally handicapped children. Such a School (Day Centre) has already been set up: St. Michael’s House, Northbrook Road, Dublin. The Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children wish to have this Day Centre be recognized as a National School and seek State assistance to have a similar Day Centre established on the North side. Ruthland Street National School Project, 1968-69

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Hugh S. Roberton enclosing a copy of the procedure for ANZAC Day.

Card giving the Order of the Day for the One Day Retreat organised by the Catholic Stage Guild.

Handwritten minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. John Galhen, Secretary, British Communist Party, was invited to speak at the Trinity debate but was unable to attend. He was replaced by Bill Garritt. Shirley Armstrong and Sal Duffy elected to the new Fencing Committee. The group frequently goes abroad, including to Iron Curtain countries. Worth watching them. Sean O’Rourke, Lily O’Rourke and Geoffrey Palmer visited Moscow for the May Day Parade. Cutting taken from The Irish Times, 3 May.

The L.D.F. want to hold a Field Day in Swords.

Letter from John Feeney, Editor, Grille, entitle Grille’s May Day pray…

O’Shea, Daniel, Catholic Boy’s Secondary School. Balbriggan. Draft reply, in + McQuaid’s writing, concerning the establishment of a Day Secondary School by the De La Salle Brothers in Skerries.