Baha'i Bureau at
Geneva. Baha'is from Austria and Persia attended. Miss Jack and Mrs.
Gregory came specially from the Balkans, and gave detailed reports on the
conditions of the Cause in the Balkans. In view of this international
importance which the Esslingen summer school is thus acquiring, at least
in Europe, the Guardian feels the advisability of your National Assembly
being represented at these important gatherings.

In closing I wish to ask you to convey the Guardian's greetings and love
to Mr. As_gh_arzadeh who, as you write, seems to be suffering from
ill-health. Will you kindly assure him of Shoghi Effendi's prayers for his
complete recovery, and express his appreciation of his continued labours
for the Cause in London.

With warmest greetings to you and to all the friends, Yours in His
Service,

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-worker:

The utmost effort, I feel, should be exerted to ensure the incorporation
of the British National Assembly. Should the authorities require a
document setting forth the laws and principles governing the activities of
the community, the text of the Declaration of Trust and By-laws now
operating in America and adopted by the National Assemblies of Egypt,
India and 'Iraq should be presented to them. The text is published in Vol.
IV of the "Baha'i World" and constitutes a pattern for all national Baha'i
constitutions. I would also greatly welcome close collaboration by the
believers in England in the development of the very useful and promising
summer school recently initiated in Esslingen and which has served this
summer as a meeting place of teachers and representatives in Europe.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 22 November 1934

22 November 1934

Dear Baha'i Sister,

Your letters dated September 21st and November 16th have been received and
their contents carefully noted by the Guardian.

He has also received the one hundred and fifty copies of "The Promise of
All Ages" and wishes me to thank you for them, and to renew his
appreciation of your painstaking efforts for the publication of this most
timely and singularly penetrating book on the Cause. He hopes and prays
that your labours in this connexion may be abundantly rewarded. He has
already sent Mr. Townshend a cheque of thirty-five pounds on account of
the 150 copies of his book. He hopes the sum will reach him very soon. He
would deeply appreciate if you kindly send him copies of the lette