Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid enclosing £20.10 to aid the Italian Catholics in their fight against Communism.

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

Handwritten letters to +McQuaid from + Kinnane, + Staunton, + Browne and + Lucey thanking him for the minutes of the meeting.

Copy of the letter to + Staunton, Ferns, Summerhill, Wexford.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for the copy of his pastoral. He also mentions the developments in the Emigrants situation. 1 item

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

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for the copy of the pastoral. He also seeks advice on investments outside of the National Loan.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid inviting him to the centenary celebrations in the Church of the Assumption, Wexford. He gives a detailed history of the church and its origins. Annotated by +McQuaid. 1 item

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Staunton. He received a telephone call from the General Manager of The Irish News Agency asking if a statement would be issued by the Bishops ‘in view of the strong things that were being said.’ He replied that any such statement would come from +McQuaid. Onesided editorial in The Irish Times.

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.’