Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from John P. Shanley, 17, Merrion Square. Thanks and congratulates the Archbishop and the Hierarchy for their condemnation of the iniquitous Mother and Child Service. Quotes Lenin saying the socialization of a state begins with the control of the medical profession.

Copy of a typed letter to His Excellency from +McQuaid informing him that Dr. Shanley, Chairman of the Red Cross, is in a position to send direct to His Holiness quantities of clothing, malt and cod-liver oil for distribution among the needy of Italy.