Letter form +John J. McEleney, Kingston to +McQuaid regarding Thomas Donahue who wishes to be received into the priesthood. He has already written to Fr. Patrick Joy, S.J., Milltown Park to give final coaching to Mr. Doherty on rubrics and practical matrimonial cases. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Nolan, Patrick J., 8 Fernhill Avenue, Terenure. He is a journalist writing an article on the Miraculous Medal Novena and needs some queries answered.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara returning correspondence from Patrick McDonell and enclosing a letter from Canon Turley, McDonell’s Parish Priest. The man caused a ‘great stir’ in The Standard by ‘…representing his dire poverty as unrelieved by parochial or other agencies’. He suggests that the man may not contact the Nuncio again when his letter fails to draw any money.

Gately, Patrick D., thanking + McQuaid for his cheque of £25.

Typed account of the stages involved in the Van Leer Project by Patrick Murray.

Typed letter to Fr. Patrick Dunne, Archbishop’s House, from Sean Moylan, Office of the Parliamentary Secretary, Dept. of Defence, requesting that an announcement be made at all Masses in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire emphasizing the advisability of registering in the event of an evacuation.

Norton, Fr. Patrick, St. Andrew’s, Westland Row. In a letter to Fr. Morgan he informs him that both he and Fr. Robinson have been dismissing the case of the Gaffney family.

Letter from Fr. Patrick Hamell to +McQuaid seeking an interview. He wonders if Canon Hamell could be persuaded to remain on as editor up to the December issue as he has work commitments.

Copy of letter from + McQuaid to + McDonald thanking him for the information on the new Graduate School of Education. He hopes to send Fr. Patrick Wallace to study Catechetics there.

Letter from Fr Patrick Lennon to +McQuaid enclosing a formal invitation even though he knows that +McQuaid cannot attend.