Typed memo to + McQuaid. Fr. Kavanagh phoned to say there was a difficulty with the terms of reference of the study-group regarding the Credit Union. Is anxious to straighten it out.

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Kavanagh from the Secretary asking him to act as Chairman in the study- group on the Credit Union Movement.

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Kavanagh from + McQuaid thanking him and the Committee for their document. He accepts the idea of a priest being trained and asks if he could indicate a suitable priest.

Letter from +Kavanagh to +McQuaid regarding the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Mother General has departed and is to be replaced by an Australian. The order will then become part of the Australian province. 1 item

Handwritten letter to Fr. Kavanagh from +McQuaid asking his opinion on the enclosed Mother and Child Scheme.

Letter from Sean Kavanagh, Governor, Mountjoy Prison, seeking permission to have Fr. J.C. Heenan, Catholic Missionary Society of England, give a lecture to the prisoners in Mountjoy. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Letter from +Kavanagh to +McQuaid regarding six members of the Little Sisters of the Poor who wish to get dispensations to leave the Order. He has paid a canonical visitation and can see no reason for their departure except their dissatisfaction with the French emphasis of the Congregation. He seeks the Archbishop’s advice.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Kavanagh stating the experience of difficulties with religious Sisters in Dublin. He makes some suggestions on how best to deal with the issue. 1 item

Letter to the Archbishop from Owen Cowley enclosing copies of correspondence from Michael Behan and E. Kavanagh.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Refers to Fr. Kavanagh who will do great work; Mgr. Pavan, Professor of Sociology at the Lateran; the election – hopes that the Department of External Affairs will be under to the Taoiseach. Something has gone wrong since ‘our friend’ came into External Affairs. Appalled at this man’s insincerity.