blication of the "Kitab-i-Iqan" into Esperanto,
the Guardian also hopes that some action will be taken in this matter by
the N.S.A. But obviously the printing of this, and other non-German works,
should be subordinated to the publication of Baha'i literature in
German....

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-worker:

I am so eager to learn that your health is fully restored, for I believe
your services are a most valuable asset to the Faith you serve in these
troublous days. I welcome your efficient and unrelaxing cooperation, in
spite of the obstacles which face you, in so many fields of Baha'i
activity. I am confident that as a result of your strenuous endeavours the
administrative institutions in your land will be further consolidated and
extended and the cause of teaching receive an added impetus.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 5 APRIL 1936

5 April 1936

Dear Baha'i Friends,

Your most welcome message of the first Naw-Ruz has just arrived and its
perusal has brought indescribable joy to our Guardian's heart. He is so
thankful and happy that the friends in Vienna are working so unitedly and
with such fervour, and he hopes that as a result the Cause will steadily
develop, and your centre will become one of the leading Baha'i communities
in the West.

The most vital matter on which the Guardian wishes you to fully
concentrate is that of consolidating the foundations of the
Administration. Not until your group learns to work efficiently through
obedience to the local assembly and under its guidance can there be any
hope for future expansion. The friends must all realize the necessity of
internal discipline and order which only a properly elected and
efficiently functioning body such as the local assembly can effectively
maintain. Obedience to the decisions of the local assembly should be
unqualified and whole-hearted, as by this means alone can the community
work as a united body and achieve something constructive and enduring.

The Guardian feels also the necessity of urging you to keep always in
touch with the friends in Germany. The center in Vienna, though outside
the political boundaries of Germany, forms nevertheless an integral part
of the German-speaking Baha'i community. It is therefore of a vital
importance that the ties of fellowship and cooperation between you and the
German believers be increasingly strengthened and consolidated so that
through your united endeavours the