6/26/2 - 8 February

6/26/2

8 February

1 item

Three copies of a typed letter to An Taoiseach from +McQuaid. In his letter to the Minister for Health the Archbishop spoke of the declared policy of the Government not to assist Secondary Schools, as manifested by de Valera’s interview with the Catholic Headmasters’ Association on 14 December 1953. The construction put by de Valera on the Archbishop’s words is that such a statement could only imply the withdrawal of existing financial assistance. Such a construction is an error that can be explained only by a grave misunderstanding on de Valera’s part.