rs of
acknowledgment which you receive from those to whom the book has been
offered, as in this way he can more or less know of the reaction which the
book has produced on the mind of the intellectual public in London and
elsewhere.

With regard to Mr. Townshend's suggestion to procure the copyright of the
portraits of the Master taken in Paris, Shoghi Effendi fully approves the
idea, and would advise you to write the Paris Assembly about it and to try
to enlist their co-operation and help in this matter.

The Guardian also wishes to express his whole-hearted approval of the
steps your National Assembly is taking for incorporating their Assembly as
a duly recognised religious body in England and throughout the British
Isles. He would suggest that in case the authorities refuse to recognise
the N.S.A. as a religious society you should insist on having it
temporarily registered as a commercial body or under any other
designation. He requests you to send him copies of the registration
documents as soon as they are ready, as he intends to take the necessary
steps for the establishment of a Palestine Branch of your National
Assembly similar to that which the American N.S.A. now possesses in
Palestine.

With his fervent prayers and loving greetings to you and to all the
friends in London,

Yours in His Service,

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-worker:

The books you have sent me are being widely distributed and I am sure they
will serve to stimulate genuine interest in the fundamentals of the Faith.
A special and sustained effort, I feel, should be exerted by your National
Assembly in order to ensure that copies of this brilliant production may
reach most, if not all the Baha'i centres throughout the East and West and
may be made accessible to the most influential leaders and organisations
in every continent of the Globe. The success it can achieve largely
depends upon the publicity which the continued and organised endeavours of
your Assembly can now accord it.

Praying for your success and protection.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 17 December 1934

17 December 1934

Dear Mrs. Slade,

The Guardian has directed me to thank you for your welcome letter dated
December 8th, and also for the undated one just received.

In regard to his money order for the 150 copies of the "Promise of All
Ages", he wishes you to offer the remaining sum to your National Assembly
for the purposes of thei