PRECIATION PRAYING UNPRECEDENTED TRIUMPHS.

SHOGHI

Letter of March 1939

March 1939

"...Under no circumstances should any local Assembly be given the right to
criticise and much less oppose, the policy duly adopted and approved by
the N.S.A."

(Baha'i Journal 17--cited in an article).

Letter of 30 April 1939 (Convention)

30 April 1939 (Convention)

DELIGHTED NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS,(27) GRATEFUL PRAYING RICHEST BLESSINGS
DELIBERATIONS DEEPEST LOVE.

SHOGHI

Letter of 31 May 1939

31 May 1939

Dear Baha'i Brother,

At our beloved Guardian's direction I gratefully acknowledge the receipt
of your communications dated February 19th, March 7th and 27th, May 3rd
with enclosures, written on behalf of the British N.S.A.

He has noted with considerable satisfaction the report of the progress
recently achieved in Bradford and Torquay where, he is most delighted to
know, the friends, and particularly the newly enrolled young believers,
are displaying great enthusiasm in their activities and have obtained many
openings of presenting the Cause.

The news of the confirmation of Mr. Frank Hurst is specially gratifying
and should prove of deep encouragement to all the friends who should
indeed avail themselves of the opportunity of his presence in the
community to give intensive publicity to the Faith.

Regarding the new prayer book which the N.S.A. is proposing to publish;
the manuscript has already been returned to your address and the
suggestions and recommendations of the Guardian on the matter duly
conveyed to your Assembly in a recent letter. He would advise that on the
inside cover mention should be made only of the British Reviewing
Committee's approval, as it is invariably done in the case of all official
Baha'i publications.

In connection with the problem of Baha'i refugees, the Guardian feels this
is a matter which concerns the N.S.A., who would be justified in taking
any action they deem appropriate, provided the state of the National Fund
permits it, and only after the particular case of each individual
applicant has been thoroughly investigated, and his status as a believer
duly ascertained.

With reference to your suggestion as to the advisability of your
approaching Mr. Eden, and through him possibly Lord Halifax, with the view
to obtaining from them statements for the "Baha'i World", Shoghi Effendi
would approve of your seeing Mr. Eden only, and would leave it to the