Handwritten draft of the report discussing the White Paper, by + McQuaid. 27/17/1.14 October Copy of the typed ‘Report to the General Meeting of the

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Staunton, Ferns. He was unable to find any guarantee, as promised in the White Paper, that patients may select their own doctor and hospital. Without such a guarantee there would be complete socialization of medicine.

Copy of typed letter to Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Apostolic Nuncio, from +McQuaid. Encloses a memorandum on the White Paper on Health Services. Points out the profound difference that the Hierarchy must expect to find between the Government of de Valera and that of Costello. Costello’s Government, with exception of Dr. Browne and Mr. McBride, was in sympathy with the Church. Regarding de Valera, his policy towards the Church is one of distance. He would not make any reference to the Hierarchy in case of jeopradising Protestant support and that of the Liberal Independents. Neither did he want to antagonize the North of Ireland Protestants as this could affect Partition.

Copy of ‘The White Paper on Health Services: State Medicine is Bad Medicine’.

[October 1968] -24 Correspondence between Terence De Vere White, February 1970 ‘The Irish Times’, +McQuaid, Fr. Liam Martin and [Simon] Elwes. The latter wishes to paint the Archbishop. Some annotations by +McQuaid.

Comments of Executive Committee on White Paper containing the Government’s Proposals for Improved and Extended Health Services.

Hierarchy’ regarding the White Paper.

Chronology of events. On 15 December the Committee decided not to give any approval to the amendments that might be suggested as the favor of the White Paper departs from Catholic Social Principles. The Committee did not wish any of their expressions to be used as propaganda or for purposes of political advantage.