Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid thanking him for a copy of the telegram he has sent to Rome regarding the function at the Pro Cathedral.
Letter from +Dignan to +McQuaid regarding postulants for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Due to transportation problems, he has been unable to avail of permission given to seek recruits in Dublin. He is also in dire need to three or four priests and hopes the Archbishop will be able to help. 1 item
Note from the Minister for External Affairs regretting that he is unable to attend the Solemn Votive Mass.
Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid thanking him for copies of his Pastoral Letter and Lenten Regulations. He was disappointed to see them criticised in the Irish Times. He also acknowledges the ceremony at the Pro Cathedral to mark the 10th anniversary of the Papal coronation.
Typed letter from R.M. Smyllie to + McQuaid. He wished he could distinguish between Dr. McQuaid, the kindly, human and charitable person, and the Archbishop of Dublin, whose attitude towards the Irish Times completely baffles him.
File relating to the Easter Retreat for the Italian Sodality by Fr. Lelio Boschetti, of the Society of the Sacred Heart, London and Fr. Lucio, O. Carm.
Letter from +Johannes Neuhausler to +McQuaid regarding the first Bavarian Pilgrimage to Ireland the previous year. He expresses his thanks for the reception they received and they will visit Ireland again in July. He hopes to visit the Archbishop while he is in Dublin.
Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid asking if he will admit a non Diocesan Priest to Clonliffe. He has recently won the Island Scholarship and wishes to become a priest. He would also consider All Hallows. He also mentions a letter from the Apostolic Delegate which suggests he and/or Rome would like to see him out of the way. He states that this ‘does not square with what was said at Propaganda’.
Typed note saying that Fr. Kent, S.J., was shown the attached report. He declared that the report was not accurate.
Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from M.J. Curran, Church of the Holy Family, Aughrim Street. He has no objection to the publication of + Walsh’s letter, which embodied his attitude on public affairs.