Handwritten account of the meeting of 10th December 1952 between the Tanaiste and his Minister for Health on the Government side and the Committee of +McQuaid, + Kinnane, + Browne, + Staunton, and + Lucey, and two typed copies.

Copy of typed letter to + D’Alton from +McQuaid. + Browne has completely surprised by publishing the correspondence without anybody’s permission. The Taoiseach has been obliged to follow up. The Irish News Agency, of Mr. McBride’s creation, had the impertinence to ask + Staunton, and then +McQuaid, without informing +McQuaid of the request from + Staunton, to write a statement of 1,000 words for the foreign press ‘presenting the case of the Irish Hierarchy on the Mother and Child issue.’

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + James Staunton, Ferns. His first reading of the Health Bill did not disclose to him anything that calls for an Episcopal statement. He takes it that the new Bill withdraws into the Mother and Child section of the 1947 Act.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from + Staunton. His points include: the inclusion in the Health Bill of the freedom of choice of Doctor for maternity cases for cases other than maternity urges the formal inclusion of freedom of choice in the Bill as a moral issue

Three handwritten letters to +McQuaid from + James Staunton, + Michael, Galway, and +J. Kinane, thanking him for his report on his meeting with the Minister on 17 February.

Committee. Letters regarding Fr. Travers and the International Committee of Catholic Charities, mainly from Bishop Staunton. Memorandum on Urgency of Joint Action by the Bishops of the English speaking nations in the World Crises. Draft constitution for Christus Rex. Some discussion on Youth Clubs. Also mention of the Apologetics course being taught in UCC. Memorandum regarding a proposed house for clergy under correction. Information relating to the work of the Maynooth Trustees. Two applications for the Chair of Mathematics and Mathematical Physics at Maynooth. Statement regarding ‘Denis Murphy Burse’ given by Kate Murphy Blindauer to the Diocese of Ossory in

Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid stating that the Nunciature has received a letter from Mgr. Montini. He is going to ask Dr. Staunton, Bishop of Ferns, to make the contents know at the next Hierarchy Meeting in Maynooth. The letter comments on the Holy Father’s wishes in relation to the nominations to the Central Committee in Rome. In addition, a special office has been established for the Holy Year. As the Central Committee is no enough, a national committee is to be established in each country.

Handwritten letter from + James Staunton to Dr. Dunne seeking permission to have a mixed marriage ceremony performed in the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Correspondence between + McQuaid and + Staunton regarding the Public Relations Committee.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid regarding the Bulls and stating he is delighted +McQuaid has now full jurisdiction over the Archdiocese. He hopes he will be able to visit the suffragan sees in due course.