Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for copies of the booklet on ‘The Catholic concept of family planning’.
Letter from Mgr. Cassidy to +McQuaid thanking him for the invitation to lunch on 15 June in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe. He will be delighted to attend.
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid stating that the 27th International Conference on Public Instruction will be held in Geneva in July. Ireland will be represented by Mr. P. Mac Eoin, Assistant Secretary for Post Primary Education, Department of Education. He asks the Archbishop to have a word with the delegate to ensure his co- operation with the delegation from the Holy See. He encloses a summary of the arguments before the Conference.
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.
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £200 as tax due to the Apostolic Datary on appointments of priests to Aughrim Street parish and Clondalkin.