Letter from +O’Hara to Cardinal D’Alton regarding Catholic principles and policies in relation to UNESCO. He states the Holy See is concerned with the activities of the programme and policies of OMEP as they deal with the education of children of pre-school age. This is a delicate matter ‘…since there is considerable Masonic influence at work in OMEP, which is tinged with communism’. The Holy Father wants Ireland to bring its influence to bear at the Congress in Rome in August. He also asks that a competent ‘layman’ to establish contact with the International Catholic Co-ordinating Centre for UNESCO in Paris. He also suggests that the Irish Hierarchy establish a National OMEP Committee in Ireland.

15-19 April 1958 Correspondence between +Levame, +McQuaid & Fr. Mouly, Sacred Heart Fathers, Cootehill, Co. Cavan. Fr. Mouly wishes to ascertain if there is any information in the Archives on the Irish College, Paris and in particular Fr. Higgins from Ardagh. +McQuaid replies that a new Archive has recently been opened and Mgr. O’Regan and Mgr. Curran will be asked to see if any items of relevance exist. One letter in French.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Says that their present difficulty is that they have no single all embracing Catholic body from which to draw the lay elite for such international contacts. Encloses five Paris press cuttings concerning Our Lady’s Choir.

Typed note saying Mr. Walshe telephoned to say that the French Government assented to the appointment of Fr. Casey as Rector, Irish College, Paris.

Portion of letter form the Holy Ghost Fathers, Paris to +McQuaid giving personal details of Peter Lennon.

Correspondence, mostly in French, relating to Archbishop McQuaid’s interest in Pere Lamy, who died in 1931. He was a mystic and priest of the Archdiocese of Paris and he inspired the foundation of this Institute. The Archbishop’s interest goes back to the 1930s but this correspondence begins . His interest in the House of the Institute at Oise in the diocese of Beauvais; he expedites cows from Ireland to there; he pays pension of two members at the French seminary, Rome. (see also file of St. Joseph of Cluny Sisters). The Institute is languishing due to internal and external problems, the latter involving Monsieur Charles Emmenecker, resident in Switzerland. Dr. Lea-Wilson of Dublin, is friendly. A canonical visitation takes place. Archbishop asks Msgr. Fidecicchi, Roman Rota and ‘agent of Dublin’ for advice re introducing a Cause for Canonisation for Pere Lamy. (see also section on Fr. John Charles McQuaid, pre his appointment to the See of Dublin. Dr. Lea-Wilson was the donor of the Caravaggio to the Jesuits which is now in the National Gallery of Ireland).

Malbasa, Prof. Ante, 25 bis Rue Duvivier, Paris. He was an active member of Krisari under the leadership of Archbishop Saric in Yugoslavia. Is now a refugee from Communism in Austria. Wants to come to Ireland.

Typed letter to Fr. Diffney from Una. The following points are mentioned: internal rows in IHA proposed meeting in Drogheda awkward questions could be asked. Is the Chairwoman the same person who signed a peace telegram to Paris? Civil Liberty AGM the IHA has funds of £400.