Letter from +Ryan, Bon Secour’s Hospital, Cork to +McQuaid stating he has been inundated with greetings from Trinidad. The Holy See has finally ended the association between the Port of Spain Diocese and the Dominicans. He mentions the birth prevention programme announced by the Trinidad government. The new Archbishop will be busy answering questions relating to this. 1 item
Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid delighting in the two recent addresses by the Archbishop. He also mentions Fr. Doolan O.P. who is no longer welcome in the Dominican Houses in Dublin and is to go to Nairobi. He feels very sorry for him He states he has been awarded the highest honour Trinidad and Tobago can give.
Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for an unabridged copy of his Communications letter. He shares his distress at the rejection of the Rosary. 1 item
Letter from +Simon Tonye to +McQuaid. He is the Coadjutor of Douala. He gives a history of the country and its problems and hopes to speak to him ‘viva voce’ about this at some stage in the future. Congo
Letter from + J.R. Knox, Apostolic Delegate to Kenya, to + McQuaid thanking him for the 200 honoraria at 10/- each. Mentions his holiday in Australia. 1 item
Letter from + J.R. Knox, Apostolic Delegate to Kenya, to + McQuaid asking if it were possible to go the Ireland for a few days. Annotated by + McQuaid.
Letter from +J.R. Knox, Apostolic Delegate to Kenya, to +McQuaid thanking him for suggesting a reliable journalist. The Holy Rosary Sisters are thinking of establishing a community in East Africa. He mentions education and the need for Catholic teachers.
Letter from +J.R. Knox, Apostolic Delegate to Kenya, to +McQuaid explaining that he had to return to Khartoum before March when the Church was making a last ditch stand to save its schools. He was guest of Sheikh Fahad, brother of the Ruler. The Sheikh was anxious to get Sisters to run the government hospitals.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Butler regarding the possibility of Mother M. Gabriel starting a hospital in Mombasa. He believes this is a great idea and hopes she is not taking on too much. 1 item Machakos
Letter from +Gatimu, Paulist Fathers, New York to +McQuaid regarding his need for a seminary and two priests. Annotated by +McQuaid. Nyeri