Letter from Rev. Pusak to +McQuaid thanking him for his reply regarding an assignment for Fr. Butler. Mobile-Birmingham
Letter from +McCabe to +McQuaid stating his nephew is due to start his studies at the National University. He is grateful that the Archbishop has arranged a chaplaincy for him. He will take over from Fr. William Burston who is finishing his course and will return to the Diocese of Maitland. His own nephew is attached to the Diocese of Armidale and +Doody will contact him in due course regarding this matter. Annotated by +McQuaid.
Typed letter to +McQuaid from Diarmaid Cronin, Minister for Defence, requesting that Fr. Colm Mathews, C.F., be nominated Chaplain to the 20th Infantry Group for duty in Cyprus.
Letter from Dermot O’Flynn to +McQuaid regarding the Archbishop’s recent statement on divorce and contraception. He mentions the RTE programme ‘Encounter’ which was chaired by the Head of the Catholic Communications Centre. Among the panel were Judge C. Conroy, Lee Dunne, Fr. Peter Connolly and Gabriel Fallon. He discusses what was said and by whom.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Marcelo Gonzalez Martin,
Handwritten note to Canon O’Keeffe from +McQuaid requesting a copy of the new Public Health Bill.
- Notices of meetings of Hierarchy and Education Standing
Typed letter to +McQuaid from Patrick J. O’Hagan, Chairman of the Sub-Committee, and Mary Cummins, Acting Chief Executive Officer, outlining the reasons why the School Attendance Committees consider the indiscriminative attendance of children at cinemas as undesirable.
Typed letter to the Reverend Secretary from Catherine O’Brien, Chief School Medical Officer, requesting dates for Confirmation and Clerical Visitations. List of schools included and reply.
[1956] Copy of a letter from Leon O Broin, Secretary, Department Of Posts and Telegraphs, to Sir Ian Jacobs, Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), pointing out that when matters of religion and morals are raised on the TV Programme Brain Trust an agnostic or irreligious viewpoint frequently dominates due to the absence of a solid Christian thinker.