Invitation to Fr. James McMahon to a reception in honour of the Most Rev. Donal J. Herlihy on the occasion of his Consecration as Bishop of Ferns.

Correspondenc e McMahon, secretary 16 November 1964 to the Archbishop, during the 3rd session. Mixture of personal and official.

Letter from B. McMahon, Censorship Board to Peter Bailey regarding the following books and magazines; ‘Matador’; ‘To God unknown’ by John Steinbeck; ‘Peril magazine’; ‘The strange barriers’; ‘The seductive mirror’; ‘Every man a stranger’; ‘Mamba’; ‘On the waterfront’; ‘The daughter of the town’; ‘Men only and London opinion’; ‘Blighty, pin-up and cartoon annual’; ‘Esquire’; and ‘Roll back the sky’.

Letter from Fr. Hugh C. Dunne to Fr. McMahon regarding a query from Mr. Clarke, a grocer, who wants to know if Swiss Vegetable Soups are made with beef fat or meat extract or both. Information needed regarding days of abstinence.

Robinson, John, 22 Lower Baggot Street. Letter to Fr. McMahon asking + McQuaid’s permission for Vexilla Regis to hold a lecture, titled The Pattern of International Conflict.

Handwritten letter to Dr. McMahon from J. Murphy regretting his inability to acquire information sought by him. The Keys family in London did not reply to him.

Typed letter to + McQuaid. The Committee feel that more work would be done if member specialized. It was suggested and agreed that there should be two Committees, A and B. Committee A to include Msgr. O’Halloran, Fr. Crean (Communism), Fr. Kent (Trade Unions), Fr. Tuohy (University) and Fr. McMahon. Committee B to include Mgr. O’Halloran, Fr. Clarke (newspapers and periodicals), Fr. Fehily (radio and TV) and Fr. McMahon. Note in + McQuaid’s handwriting says “Very well: if it works”.

Kent, Charles A., 61 Monmouth Street, London. Draft letter from Fr. James Ardle McMahon stating that + McQuaid has not given any authorization to use his name publicly in the circular issued by Pop-Tune.

Motu Propizo – Syndos – Constitutar, with summary notation by J. Ardle McMahon.

Correspondence involving S. O’Sullivan, Dept. of Transport and Fr. J.A. McMahon, Secretary. The 27th Session of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport is being held in Dublin Castle. Delegates will complete their working sessions on the Wednesday, and on Thursday take an excursion by train to Killary. Thursday is the Feast of Corpus Christi. It may be difficult for some delegates to hear Mass and a dispensation is sought for them.