d through the assistance of Miss
Rosenberg and Canon Townshend, a new edition of the "Hidden Words" is
fully justified and he approves of it. However he does advise that such a
publication should not be taken up privately but wholly undertaken by the
English N.S.A. and in view of the large stock which the American N.S.A.
now holds of the present edition, he would urge that the new edition
should be deferred until the American N.S.A. has sold off the bulk of its
present stock. In general he would greatly desire and keenly advise better
co-operation and co-ordination in the work of the American and English
N.S.A. with regard to publication. London, despite its small group has
done great work in Baha'i publications but they must never forget that
their market lies unfortunately mainly across the Atlantic....

...I hope you have been able to go to Geneva with Mr. Mills. Yours will be
an Englishman's sober and matter of fact talk....

Letter of 27 September 1929

27 September 1929(22)

GUARDIAN WIRES DEEPLY REGRETS INABILITY PARTICIPATE PERSONALLY DEDICATION
GATHERING OVERJOYED BRIGHT PROSPECTS LOVING GOOD WISHES, SHOGHI.

BAHA'IYYIH (taken from National Spiritual Assembly Minutes of 16
November.)

Letter of 29 November 1929

29 November 1929

My dear Mr. Simpson,

Thank you so much for your letter of Sept. 19th and for the copy of the
"Hidden Words" you sent me later.

Evidently enough I kept them until our Guardian's arrival and I now hasten
to reply.

While he is well pleased with the booklet as it is now produced, Shoghi
Effendi wishes me to express his regret that by appearing so soon, it has
rendered the sale of a few thousand copies now in the hands of the
American Publications Committee, extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Of course the Guardian appreciates your efforts and understands perfectly
your desire to have a more correct and a better printed copy of the work
on hand. It is with that view that he is sending enclosed a cheque to the
value of L19 for which kindly send him leather bound copies exactly like
the specimen you sent.

Shoghi Effendi has returned much refreshed and has again taken up his work
with renewed strength. He is much hopeful of your new centre in Regent
Street or thereabouts, and he trusts that it will mark a turning point in
the history of the Cause in England--from happy tea-parties at individual
homes, into a group of less personal but eager, active and