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Owing to the vacancy of the Holy See, there will be a delay in granting faculties etc. sought for by L.; thanks L. fer his generous gift of money; it is not true, as some of the bishops state, that Dr. Blake left the Irish College solvent; tbe latter's papers are in complete disorder; Dr. Kelly intends returning to Ireland at Easter; the Roman climate does not suit him; hopes that Catholic Emancipation will prove a blessing to all and that it will be complete.

Dr. W. Goppinger 16 Dr. Blake, ef the Irish College, Rome, is requesting financial support from the bishops; he has not gone about this business very tactfully, and has presumed tee much; the whole future of the Irish Colleges abroad has to be faced by the bisheps, and the Roman establishment especially awaits the decision of the Irish bishops at their next meetinq.

regarding Dr. Blake and the Irish College, Rome. Dr. B. is disgusted a the apathy manifested by the Irish bishops and clergy in his problems, which are mainly financial. Money has gone to Maynooth which would fermerly have be given to thelRish College, Rome.

Letter from Fr. Blake to +McQuaid thanking him for his letter regarding the Mass for the deceased German Catholic soldiers.

• Letters from Maurice Blake, Theatre for Youth, Birkenhead to Mgr. Edward Gallen regarding the possibility of Blake contacting schools with a view to arranging a tour. A prospectus is enclosed. 30 September 1958

Letter from Fr. Blake to Fr. Mangan regarding the German Minister’s request for a Mass for the souls of deceased German Catholic soldiers.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Fr. Blake regarding the projected development at Killester and Coolock. 1 item

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Una Byrne saying she heard Miss Blake, a teacher in Kings Inn School, speak at a IHA meeting and that there is no doubt of her Marxist sympathies. She attends meetings in the house of Jeffrey Palmer in Castleknock.

Letter from Fr. Blake to Fr. Martin regarding Fr. Slevin’s illness. 1 item

Letter from Fr. Matthew Blake to Fr. Mangan asking him to get a direction from His Grace on a request from the Local Urban Council.