Typed letter to +McQuaid from A. Ward, Dept. of Justice, enclosing Fr. Slattery’s letter and report.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward, enclosing copies of confidential reports from the Medical Officer in charge of the Health Embarkation Scheme indicating the shocking condition of infestation. It is unfortunate that the Bill should be selected by Fine Gael for political publicity campaign.

Copy of typed letter to Dr. C. Ward from +McQuaid. It escaped him that opposition was being made a party- political scheme. It’s a grave pity if all parties cannot be induced to unite on a major issue of national importance.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward, enclosing the official list of Amendments to the Public Health Bill.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from L. O Muirthe regarding the eligibility of Miss Mary E. Ward for recognition.

Letter to the Archbishop from Conor Ward.

Letter to J. Hurson from the Archbishop regarding letter from Conor Ward.

Letter to the Archbishop from Conor Ward.

Typed letter, on two pieces of yellow card, to Fr. Diffney. No. 37, Pembroke Road (CPI headquarters) broken into and papers stolen. She has been promised a look at them. Jim Larkin has issued an order to the workers in the fruit trade who are not in a union that unless they join his union he would instruct the dockers not to unload any fruit for them. Frank Clark (FF) spoke against Dr. Noel Browne at the Ard Fheis. Browne’s solicitors have written to him demanding an apology or legal proceedings would follow. As Clark represents the Fianna Fail Party in Greystones he argued that the issue is a Party one and the Party must deal with it. The new party has flopped and Browne has decided to stay in Fianna Fail. Group in Rathdown will have to get somebody of ability if they are to beat Booth. Are importing Peadar Ward, if possible, who is joining Shankill Cumann.

Typed report by ‘Grandmother’. A meeting of the 1913 Club discussed plan to publish a series of articles on past items of news which would show that the Church was running the State. Peadar Ward, ex Editor of The Standard, was criticised by Downey (Irish Times).