Letter from +Gerald O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that he wishes to host a dinner in honour of the Archbishop and asks which date suits him best in early May. He also encloses a list potential guests.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing correspondence addressed to Michael Fallon of Crumlin. This is a response to a message of sympathy and prayers sent to the Holy Father during his illness.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid indicating where he wishes to sit on the night of the Academic session, at the Gresham Hotel, in connection with the Tercentenary of the Death of the Nuncio Rinuccini. He wishes the Archbishop to join him afterwards in greeting President Sean T. O Ceallaigh and the other members of the Diplomatic Corps. He also mentions that Cardinal D’Alton is sending a telegram to the Holy Father, in the name of the Irish Hierarchy, in relation to Rinuccini.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for his invitation to attend the Solemn Votive Mass in the Pro Cathedral on the occasion of the Sixth International Congress of Catholic Doctors, which is to be held on

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that the Quinquennial report on Catechetical Instruction has been sent to Rome. He thanks the Archbishop for his comments on Mr. Blanchard who was described by one US Senator as ‘disgraceful and silly regarding his actions on the McCartan Act. He thanks the Archbishop for having attended the dinner for the new cardinal and only learned later that the Archbishops of Cashel, Tuam and Armagh had driven back to their respective diocese following the event. He never realised he had put such great an inconvenience upon them.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara enclosing the Quinquennial report on Catechetical Instruction. He also refers to an anti-Catholic attack by Mr. Blanchard in the Irish Times.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding broadcasts from Radio Moscow which are being ‘…beamed towards this country’. They are not very audible and he encloses a copy of one of the last transmissions to give an idea of their propaganda. Few people seem aware of the broadcasts and he asks +McQuaid to look for any signs that an interest is being taken in them by the Irish people.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara with regard to the property bequested to the Bishop of Autun. In January, Mgr. Lebrun asked the +McQuaid to intervene with the Minister for Finance in securing the transfer of the sum of £1538. +McQuaid sought the legal advice of Richard Ryan of O’Hagan’s Solicitors. He has already given this information to the Nuncio.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid acknowledging the Christmas greetings and mentioning comments he passed at Blackrock College. He appreciates all the assistance given him by the Archbishop since his arrival.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for his contribution in making the Tercentenary of the Death of the Nuncio Rinuccini such a success. He states that ‘…it is entirely due to you that all went so well’.