Letter from +McQuaid to Most Rev. G.P. O’Hara thanking him for his telegram giving his date of arrival as 4th March. He states that the Liturgical Reception should be held on 7th March as the Anniversary of the Coronation of the Holy Father takes place on March 12th and he wishes both events to be well attended.

Letter from Rev. G.P. O’Hara, Villa Casale, Rome, to McQuaid thanking him for all his correspondence and work in relation to his impending arrival. He will land at Dublin Airport on 4th March at 4:25pm and will travel directly to the Nunciature form there.

Letter from Sean T. O Ceallaigh, President, to +McQuaid, thanking him for the wonderful lunch. He believes the Nuncio must have been impressed by the words of welcome. He also mentions a dinner he is holding in honour of Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara on 24 March and hopes the Archbishop will be able to attend.

Letter from +Gerald P. O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding the Ordo recipiendi that will be observed at Maynooth. He sees no need for changes except in relation to the President of the College. ‘The President …will take the position that the Dean of the Chapter held at the Pro Cathedral ceremony’.

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.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara regarding the microfilming of parish registers by the National Library of Ireland. He encloses a copy of the letter sent to him by Bishop Staunton, Secretary of the Irish Hierarchy in relation to the project.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £32.0.0.

• Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing a circular letter 15 July 1952 addressed by the Sacred Congregation of the Council to the Archbishops and Bishops of the world, containing some new regulations relative to the discipline of the clergy, both secular and religious.

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.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid forwarding the text of an instruction of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office concerning Sacred Art. Instruction enclosed.