Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Robinson enclosing details of the charitable works of Mr. Boland and Mr. Leydon. He also mentions the timing of the awards and the effect they may have on the forthcoming election.
Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid stating that Fr. Dargan has been made a Domestic Prelate. He also thanks him for the letter from Mgr. Godfrey.
Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £18.27.1 to aid Italian Catholics. This will be transferred to the Vatican immediately.
Letter from +McQuaid to +Robinson stating that he has received a letter from the Archbishop of Cashel regarding the monies sent by Rome for the relief of Polish refugees. He gives details of the accounts, their balances and mentions the Red Cross Society.
Letter from + Robinson to + McQuaid enclosing a telegram saying the dispensations have been granted.
Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid thanking him for his expression of sympathy and help in relation to the death of Paschal Robinson. He comments on the funeral and the ‘…prayerful tribute of the Irish people, and in such bad weather…’
Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid stating that the Holy Father has sent a communication in relation to the imprisonment, in Hungary, of Cardinal Mindszenty. He wishes the Hierarchy, clergy and faithful to ‘…raise their voices…’ against this unjust act.
Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid regarding ‘Orders of Chivalry’ which have been founded by private individuals. Many of these were old orders which have been extinct for centuries and have not been recognised or approved by the Holy See. The Secretariat of State wishes to advise the Hierarchy about these, especially one entitled ‘Sovrano Militare Ospedaliero Ordine de Cavalieri di S. Rita.
Letter from Mgr. Montini, Secretariat of State, the Vatican, to +McQuaid, thanking him for the aid sent by the Irish Government for the relief of those suffering in Europe. He has learned of the generosity through the representatives of the National Catholic Welfare Conference in France and Italy. His Holiness is most grateful and imparts his Apostolic Blessing on the Archbishop.
the Holy See requested an agreement with the Irish Government regarding the nomination of Archbishop Hector Felici but the government had not signified his approval. He wishes the Archbishop to convey this information to the Irish Hierarchy.