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Copy of typed letter to + Neil Farren, Bishop of Derry, from + McQuaid enclosing a Draft given to him by the Dept. of Justice. This Draft represents the heads of a Draft for inclusion in a Government sponsored Bill.
Copy of Proposed Bill to Provide for the making of the Adoption Orders.
Copy of the Adoption Bill, 1951.
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid regarding the Octave of Prayer for Unity among Christians.
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid enclosing the certificate for a Benemerenti Medal which was awarded to Patrick Dalton. The tax due on this is £12.
Letter from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon to +McQuaid stating that the British Ambassador had telephoned Mgr. Cassidy at the Nunciature making enquiries about the possibility of having a Religious service for the late Sir Winston Churchill. He has been in touch with the Department of External Affairs and appreciates the delicacy of this matter. As there will be no official service, perhaps an ordinary service could be held on Saturday.
Note to +McQuaid from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon stating that Mgr. Cassidy called stating he had received literature from the Archbishop of Santo Domingo concerning the 11th International Marian Congress which is to be held in March. He wants to know who he should send this to.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Sensi stating that he has decided to set up a Diocesan Press Office with an experience, highly-trained journalist in charge, Osmond Dowling. The new office will be at 62-63 Eccles Street, the site of the Dublin Institute of Catholic Sociology. He hopes this will assist in executing more effectively the pastoral aims of the Decree on the Instruments of Social Communication.
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for £300 being the offering due to the Apostolic Datary on appointments of Parish Priests to Finglas, Bray and Arklow.