e and the unity of the believers. The more friends take sides,
the more difficult it will be to solve this problem.

He urges you both to encourage your son and brother to look upon the
perfection of the Faith and not upon the imperfections of the
believers--for we are all imperfect.

LETTER OF 11 MARCH 1949

11 March 1949

The National Youth Committee

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Our beloved Guardian wishes me to thank you on his behalf for your
greetings and the report of Baha'i World Youth Day.

He was very pleased indeed to learn you held such successful meetings on
this occasion, and to see with what fervour and devotion you are assuming
your responsibilities as young Baha'is who, in the not distant future,
will be called upon to carry forward so much of the important work of the
Faith as adult members of the Community.

LETTER OF 20 MARCH 1949(31)

20 March 1949

Regarding your book: he feels that this can only come under the heading,
judging by the outline you gave him, of a romance woven about a historical
episode: the Bab and the events following His Martyr(dom); we do not know
enough concrete facts about the relation of the Russian Court, the Russian
consul, and what exact part he played in the events of those days to fill
a large paragraph! He feels, therefore, that your book should be presented
as such a romance, and not in any way as a historical narrative.

There were many factors at work in releasing Baha'u'llah from the Siyah
_Ch_al, not the last of which was the intervention of His own sister who
presented very valuable gifts to the _Sh_ah himself while she interceded
for her Brother's life. So you see your information--not merely yours, any
Baha'is at the present time--is far too scanty to permit of a really
historical account being written. This does not mean you cannot get your
book out as a romance. He certainly would not want you to destroy your
manuscript!

LETTER OF 24 MARCH 1949

24 March 1949

He was also very pleased to see the contact with the Esperantists is being
maintained. This friendly cooperation with them, and attendance at their
Congresses, is very good, and will no doubt bring the Baha'i Cause to many
of their member's attention. Also, he hopes, it will lead to many of them
becoming Baha'is in the future.

LETTER OF 31 MARCH 1949

31 March 1949

First, let me say that one of the reasons God has given us the institution
of Guard