ith they could make very fine believers.

Regarding the matter of believers who have been deprived of their voting
rights: just as no one should ever be deprived of his voting right
lightly, it should likewise be realised that to be deprived of it is a
grave matter, and involves heavy penalties spiritually. People who have
been so deprived should not be permitted to attend any meetings involving
the administration of the Cause, such as an election or a 19 Day Feast.
They can attend the 9 Holy Days, however; they should not be married by
Baha'i law, no money should be accepted from them, they should not be
given credentials (which imply a member of the community in good standing)
nor should they be used officially as teachers or speakers.

He has no objection to your getting out a book on Baha'i Procedure similar
to the synopsis you enclosed for his information. He wishes you, however,
to stick to essentials and, as far as possible, avoid--not only in the book
but in your Assembly's decisions--binding the friends by a lot of procedure
on minor matters which he always urges should be, as much as possible,
dealt with according to each case that comes up. He wishes to keep the
administration of the Cause as flexible as possible and not impede the
work by a codified set of rules.

As to the attitude of the Baha'is in the British Isles towards the World
Government Movement: he thinks that as this Movement, so far, seems to be
working for what we believe in, and not for anything we do not subscribe
to, the Baha'is should by all means support it, vote for the
representatives to be sent to its constituent Assembly in 1950, and stand
for election if they wish to. However, he feels your Assembly should keep
a careful watch on this Movement, and if it becomes in any way
imperialistic, anti-Russian, or in any other field starts sponsoring
attitudes partizan or political in nature, the believers should be advised
to withdraw their support and help. He does not think your Assembly should
take any initiative in this Movement outside of its jurisdiction, such as
in the Middle East, through asking the friends to send in non-Baha'i
names, etc.

He does not advise you to try and create more than one Assembly, i.e. the
present one, in the London area.

The work being accomplished in the British Isles is not only a source of
pride to him, but is increasingly being recognised and admired by the
Baha'i communities throughout the World, and