Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating he has received a telegram from the Holy Father, thanking the clergy and faithful for their solidarity in relation to the persecutions in Bulgaria.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid forwarding a rescript received from the Sacred Congregation of Religious. Annotation by +McQuaid states he does not know who this is for.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara enclosing a copy of the Relatio Status for the year. He states that ‘…by reason of my attendance in 1950 at the Solemn Definition of the Dogma of the Assumption, [he is] dispensed from a personal visit ad limina.

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 stating that a Papal Encyclical issued in Rome that day has ordained that special prayers be offered all over the world for the persecuted Catholic Church of the Oriental Rite on the Church Unity Octave, 18-25 January.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the information provided by Fr. Norbert O’Leary in relation to Mr. Heagney. He is delighted that Mr. Heagney’s children are back in a Catholic school and he hopes Fr. O’Leary will maintain contact with the family.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid confirming the date for the lunch in honour of Cardinal D’Alton. He is looking forward to attending.

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.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing rescripts for Fr. James Fitzpatrick and Fr. Patrick McDonnel.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £9 which will be forwarded to Rome as taxes due on the rescripts.