| Description | Papers relating to Pope Paul VI, including: correspondence and congratulations on his election and arrangements for attendance at his coronation; (ff.1-14); dispatch from Peter Scarlett (British Legation to the Holy See) to the Earl of Home, Foreign Secretary, about his audience with Pope Paul (ff.15-20); correspondence about Pope Paul's pilgrimage to the Holy Land, his meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Jerusalem and possible meeting there with Archbishop Ramsey (ff.21-118), including reports or the visit by A.G. Maitland, British Consul in Jerusalem (ff.60-79), Sir Roderic Parkes, British Ambassador in Amman (ff.80-86) Sir John Beith, British Ambassador to Israel (ff.89-94), Canon Every (ff.95-112); letter from Falkner Allison, Bishop of Winchester to the Editor of the Sunday Times on the significance of the visit (ff.87-88); memorandum by Dr. Visser t'Hooft on the meeting of the Pope and Patriarch (ff.113-114); French text of Pope Paul's two speeches in Israel (ff.116-117); extract from 'L'Osservatore Romano' about the offering of Candlemas candles following his visit to the Holy Land, including one to Archbishop Ramsey (f.119); Italian text of the Pope's Good Friday discourse at St. John Lateran (ff.121-123); memorandum on the visit of Monsignor Willebrands and Monsignor Arrigho to Archbishop Ramsey (ff.125-126); Sunday Telegraph request for information on a possible visit of Archbishop Ramsey to Pope Paul (ff.130-132).
Correspondents include: John Moorman, Bishop of Ripon (ff.1,10-11); Canon Pawley (ff.2, ); Cardinal Bea (ff. 4, 9, 14); Pope Paul VI (ff.6-7, 54-55, 57, 120, 127, 135-137); Athenagoras, Metropolitan of Thyateira (ff.21,38-39); Dr Paul Anderson (f.22); Archbishop Ramsey (ff.24-25, 49-51, 53, 56-57; 120, 127, 135-137); Robert Mortimer, Bishop of Exeter (ff.24, 26); Archimandrite Symeon (Orthodox Patriarchate) (ff.30-31); Campbell MacInnes, Archbishop in Jerusalem (ff.33, 118); Canon Edward Every (ff.34-36, 45-47, 115); Donald Cape (British Legation to the Holy See) (ff.40, 43-44); John Heenan, Archbishop of Westminster (f.49); Athenagoras, Ecumenical Patriarch (f.52); Monsignor J.G.M. Willebrands (ff.128-129) |