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.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid enclosing £8 to aid the Italian Catholics in their fight against Communism.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid stating he is looking forward to the visit of the Archbishop and Fr. Mangan.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for his recent words on the Fethard-on-Sea issue. He is sending one of the local newspapers. 1 item

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for a copy of the statement given to the Major Religious Superiors.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid discussing the Fethard-on-Sea issue. He also mentions the recent meeting of University President’s. Annotated by +McQuaid.