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TRANSMIT GERMAN ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING ELECTION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MUST NOT BE
DELAYED PRAYING HARMONY UNITY COMMUNITY.

SHOGHI

LETTER OF 30 JUNE 1949

30 June 1949

TRANSMIT GERMAN ASSEMBLY GREATLY APPRECIATE RESPONSE ARDENTLY PRAYING
RESTORATION FULL HARMONY COOPERATION ASSEMBLIES AND INDIVIDUAL WITH
ELECTED NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ENERGETICALLY.

LETTER OF 30 JUNE 1949

30 June 1949

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Your letters to our beloved Guardian, dated Oct. 17, 22, Dec. 19--two of
this date--Nov. 21, 23, 1948 and Jan. 9, 23, Feb. 28 and May 4, 15, of
1949, as well as their numerous enclosures, have all been received and I
am instructed on his behalf to answer them. He regrets the long delay in
replying to you, but he is very busy, and he was also anxious to receive
as complete a picture of the situation as possible in order to better
advise you on the difficult situation which has arisen.

Before going into this matter he wishes to assure you that he was
delighted with the 5 Year Plan your assembly has formulated, to which he
attaches great importance.

Likewise, he was very pleased that the annual convention, though not a
very happy one, unfortunately, was held in Frankfurt.

He was, likewise, very happy to learn that the N.S.A. is now in full
accord with ... about the work on the National Hazira in Frankfurt, and to
hear that the transfer of funds from Tihran via Switzerland to your
assembly had been worked out in the way most advantageous for you.

The good news that the much needed Esslemont books are now in Germany, and
the "Hidden Words" being printed there, was also very welcome. He cabled
you in answer to your letter about the "Hidden Words". But wishes to make
it quite clear that the "Anmerkungen" is not correct. The genuflections
and washing of hands and face (as clearly put down in "Prayers and
Meditations of Baha'u'llah", which he himself translated,) associated with
the two longer daily prayers (obligatory prayers) are laws of Baha'u'llah,
applicable to any Baha'i whether of Muslim background, Christian
background, or otherwise. It is blasphemy to suggest otherwise. However,
the Baha'is have been left free by Baha'u'llah to choose one of the 3
obligatory prayers, and those who prefer not to perform these acts can say
the very short one. He would like to add, however, that he deeply
appreciates the work done on this translation by ... and other of the
friends, and is del