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Copy letter from NS O'Nuallain to the Clerk of Seanad Éireann and the Secretary, Department of Finance, 9 December 1961, listing those whom the Taoiseach nominated to Seanad Éireann. The list includes two women: Mrs Nora Connolly O'Brien and Miss Margaret Mary Pearse.

s 17147/61

letter

Letter from Eibhlin Ni Riain, Office of the Minister for Finance, to the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 3 November 1961, relating to correspondence which was received from the Joint Consultative Council of Retired State Servants. 'The Minister does not propose to take any action in the matter'.

s 17151A/61

letter

Copy letter to the Taoiseach, signature unclear, 27 October 1961, relating to the Red Cross. It refers in particular to the Geneva Conventions and provision for recognition and protection for the Red Cross emblem and those who carry it. The letter outlines the role played by the Chairman of the Irish Red Cross Society, Mrs Barry, in negotiations. 'Mrs Barry's position in the councils of the International Red Cross is impaired somewhat by the fact that the Geneva Conventions of 1949 have not yet been ratified by this country. The Department of External Affairs are in touch with the Parliamentary Draftsman regarding the preparation of a Bill to ratify the Conventions'.

s 17161A/61

letter

Letter from Roisin Nic Dongusa, Private Secretary to the Minister for External Affairs to the Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 2 March 1962, concerning the renewal of efforts in the United States Congress to secure the reunification of Ireland. It refers in particular to correspondence which was received from the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America. The letter outlines, in detail, the Government's policy in relation to partition.

s 9361K/62

letter

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Press', 23 March 1962, containing an article entitled '6 Counties uneasy at Border will go speech'. The article outlines the reaction of Stormont deputies to speeches made by the Taoiseach on the subject of the Common Market and partition. 'Mrs Heron, one of the delegates, pressed the Government to seek the most direct representation possible at Brussels. It must be remembered, she said, that while their next door neighbour, a Christian democracy, was also applying for full membership of the EEC they still refused to recognise the constitution of the Six Counties'. The article also refers to a proposal put forward in Stormont by Mrs Gilpin relating to cross-border co-operation between police forces.

s 9361K/62

newsclipping

Northern Ireland; partition

Table relating to the allocation of diaries and other stationery to members of staff within the Department of the Taoiseach, 1962. The following women are included on the table: Miss Beirne, Miss Murphy, Miss Behan and Miss Purtill.

s 9389C/62

table

Table relating to the allocation of calendars and other stationery to members of staff within the Department of the Taoiseach, 1963. The following women are included on the table: Miss Beirne, Miss Murphy, Miss Purtill, Miss MacCurtain and Miss Behan.

s 9389C/62

table

Letter [in Irish] from Padraic O'Cleirigh, Phibsboro, Dublin, to the Taoiseach, 8 July 1962, relating to the celebrations surrounding the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Constitution of Ireland. He refers to a conversation which he had with Mrs Celia Lynch, TD, concerning the Taoiseach's attendance at an event to mark the occasion.

s 9851B/62

letter

Memorandum from Erskine Childers, Minister for Transport and Power, to the Taoiseach, 16 March 1962, outlining his observations on the report issued by the Scandinavian group on design in Ireland. Childers comments upon the report's findings in the following areas of design: textiles, textile printing, linen, tweeds, handmade carpet, glass, graphic art and packaging. 'There are many societies concerned with the Arts, organisations like the Royal Dublin Society and the Irish Countrywomen's Association, and so forth. They should be drawn into the ambit of the body, either as a Consultative Committee or as Associate Members. This should also be considered'.

s 13814C

memorandum

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Press', 24 March 1962, containing an article entitled 'Get awards for top designs in advertising'. The article refers to awards which were made by the 'Irish Press' for the best newspaper advertisements to appear in 1961. 'Miss Una Craddock was awarded the prize for the best exhibit, lithograph and silk screen illustrations, in the student section of the exhibition'.

s 13814C

newsclipping

design; artists; industry