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After a day of deliberations, a resolution moved by the Very Rev Canon Joseph Reardon of St Patrick's, Soho, was passed unanimously. In the form of a letter to Cardinal Griffin it said " We, the assembled Irish priests of London, approve of the scheme which has been proposed to help our people, and are convinced that one of the main results of the scheme should be to integrate Irish people into the Catholic life of the ordinary parish. We believe it is essential to have priests working at an (Irish) centre, and respectively beg Your Eminence in collaboration with the other Bishops to appoint priests to this work as soon as possible".

The decisions of the conference, including a formal approach to the Irish government "for money and help", were also conveyed to Cardinal Griffin, Bishop Cyril Cowderoy of Southwark and Bishop Andrew Beck of Brentwood. Shortly afterwards, Cardinal Griffin replied that "With the Hierarchy's approval I agree to the setting up of an Irish Bureau here in north London.". The bishops also agreed to commit their influence to assisting the project, nominating priests from their dioceses, and were themselves willing to act as patrons.

Cardinal Griffin forwarded news of the project to the Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, John Francis D'Alton. To help it on its way, Archbishop D'Alton responded with a cheque for ?500. Meanwhile, Ambrose Woods submitted to a number of significant bishops in the Catholic Hierarchy of Ireland a "Memorandum and Proposals", which included the news of Cardinal Griffin's support. The Plan was discussed at Maynooth in June, and the replies received by Ambrose Woods were all supportive.

In April 1950 a delegation in search of funds and briefed with the facts visited Dublin to meet John Costello, the Taoiseach, whose coalition government had been elected in 1948. This government had been reported as denying that any previous request for funds had been received. Prudently, the delegation, which included Ambrose Woods, Tom McNamara and William O'Brien, first sought the blessing of the Archbishop of Dublin, John McQuaid. Clutching a letter of support from Cardinal Bernard Griffin, it was cordially received at Ministerial level and then by the Taoiseach at his offices.