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Typed letter to Fr. Mangan from M. O’Brien, Dublin Planning Officer, regarding the sale of Dr. Belton’s property, Bellevue Park.

– 18 July Correspondence between +Levame & +McQuaid in relation to 1956 an article published in a year book for Christ Church (Protestant Church), Dun Laoghaire by the Ecclesiastical Press and which ridicules Marian Devotion in the Catholic Church. There also exists a leaflet which reprints some letters of protest which have appeared in the ‘Evening Mail’ last March. The Archbishop feels no further action is needed as the offensive article received stern condemnation, even from Protestants, and it is unlikely the printing company will offend again. He described the ‘Evening Mail’ as a ‘…journal de bas etage’. The letters in this newspaper are often to be suspected as they are often composed in order to keep up an interest in the newspaper which in turn promotes its sale.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor, inviting him to the Meeting to confer the freedom of the City on the Papal Nuncio.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from the Dept. of Education enclosing a copy of the Panel for the Diocese of Dublin.

Letter from Mgr. Montini, Secretariat of State, the Vatican, to McQuaid regarding the appointment of a successor for the late Nuncio. In

Typed letter to Fr. H.G. McKernan from J. Fitzgerald enclosing a licence for the purchase of 60 gallons of petrol for +McQuaid’s private car for use in connection with his Episcopal duties.

Correspondence between General Richard Mulcahy and +McQuaid relating to the School Hall being used as a cinema in the De La Salle School, Ballyfermot. Brother Thomas stated that the school hall was used for school and parochial purposes during the day, and was used as a cinema seven nights a week. The debt on the school was £70,000 and the proceeds from the cinema enabled them to pay the interest. The capital was being brought down from the salaries of the teachers in the school.

Typed letter to + Wall from Oscar Traynor. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Head Chaplain occurring in the future the wishes of the Bishops in the selection will have the fullest co-operation from the Department. Regarding the vacancy at Portobello the proposal is that the Assistant Chaplain be appointed.

Letter from +Walsh to +McQuaid. He wishes that he might be spared many years now that the Bulls have arrived.

Handwritten draft of Foreword by the Archbishop.