Letter from Mgr. Sean Gordon, Apostolic Nunciature, to +McQuaid wishing him a Happy Christmas. He states Mgr. Raimondi’s health has improved. He has recently been to Goa for the 4th Centenary celebrations of the death of St. Francis Xavier. He encloses a Newspaper cutting on ‘moral re-armament’.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Presso La Santa Sede. He is glad to receive the news of Fr. Gordon, who will have to do some courses. Later the question of getting a little fund will arise.

Rescripts, in Latin, from Rome regarding the Loreto Sisters, namely Sr. Mary Alacoque Duffy and Sr. M. Raphael Gordon.

Letter from Fr. Sean Gordon, Apostolic Delegation of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula thanking him for his message of congratulations on his appointment as Apostolic Delegate. He states the ‘appointment came somewhat unexpectedly’.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Presso La Santa Sede. Mgr. Montini delighted at the care taken by +McQuaid in selecting Fr. Gordon; questions why Ireland does not make a ‘better show’ at Rome? Need to raise the status of the Rector of the Irish College. Ireland can become a supreme factor in the Church’s destiny.

Letter from Sean Gordon, College of St. Isidoro, to + McQuaid inviting him to his consecration as bishop. Annotation by + McQuaid.