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Letter from Mgr. Patrick Boylan to +McQuaid regarding Fr. Finbar O’Mahony O.S.B., the Superior of the Benedictine University Hostel. He has been appointed Conferencier to the Sisters at the Nunciature by Mother Mary. He will not however be 40 years old until the following year and so perhaps he can be allowed to have weekly or monthly conferences with the Sisters while making it clear he has not been appointed Confessor. He notes ‘…Mother Mary has never had the slightest tendency to look on the authorities of the Dublin Diocese as deserving any special recognition or respect’.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Levame asking him to transmit to Rome, offerings for masses.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Levame stating that he will be delighted to have the Pope’s prayer for the Church of Silence said during the Marian Year.

Letter from + G. O’Hara to + McQuaid thanking him for forwarding the cases. Mentions the case when he was sued in Savannah for 100,000 dollars. He lost, but the case was thrown out by the Superior Court.

Letter from Fr. John Ardle MacMahon to +McQuaid regarding the proper attire for Bishops and Monsignori attending a ceremony and lunch at Aras an Uachtarain.

Letter from +Levame to +McQuaid stating that the Sacred Consistorial Congregation has asked that the Most Reverend Ordinaries be thanked for sending their Pastoral Letters.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Mgr. Zanini of Iran who wishes to know if the Catholic Social Welfare Bureau or the Catholic Social Service Conference can assist him. The Archbishop explains that this is doubtful as they have a specific aim in the diocese. He states he has sent a contribution via Mgr. Gerada for the building of the hospital.

Handwritten notes of +McQuaid stating that Mgr. Levame has died and he has agreed to preside at a Solemn Mass on Tuesday 9 December. Mgr. Gerada is to be the Deacon and Fr. John Moloney Sub Deacon. Mgr. O’Hara has been asked to give absolution.

Handwritten press release from +McQuaid regarding the funeral arrangements for the late Nuncio.

Note to +McQuaid from his secretary stating he has telephoned +O’Hara who would arrive in Dublin on Tuesday 9 December. He would be grateful if someone could meet him at the airport.