activities nearest to his heart at
present--Africa Campaign. By all means any translation at present into
Somali should be given up, as the advice of experts prove it both
unnecessary and very expensive.

The Guardian feels that, in view of the fact that funds for sending out
pioneers are limited, and that a good number of pioneers are available, it
is better to choose those most qualified and not, for the time being at
least, accept every offer, however devoted the spirit behind it.

He fully appreciates the fact that Somaliland is going to be somewhat
difficult. In view of its peculiar status your Assembly should bear in
mind the possibility of sending there a British subject, if this should
prove feasible, and pending a time when the Persians can go there and make
arrangements for someone to represent them.

The Guardian considers that your Assembly is the consultative body for all
African territories, and that the other National Assemblies should keep in
close touch with you. This does not mean, however, that the initiative for
the places allotted to them by the Guardian does not lie in their own
hands. Likewise, the planning of the African Conference should be handled
by you, in close co-operation with the other N.S.A.s. He does not feel it
is feasible for the other N.S.A.s to pool their finances for the African
work and put it in your Fund.

The unfortunate crisis in Persia may hold up, for a time, their services
in Africa, and he hopes you will do all you can to offset this most
unfortunate setback to their work. The Persian believers, have, for over a
hundred years, borne the brunt of persecution and are still doing so,
being the unhappy victims of their country and their race. They merit the
ardent sympathy of their fellow Baha'is the world over.

The Guardian is very anxious to know how the work is going in the British
Isles: he feels that the Africa Campaign has been launched in a way far
exceeding his hopes, is being visibly blessed from on high, and, with the
same amount of perseverance shown so far, is assured of great and speedy
victories. But the goals, so hard won and at such cost of sacrifice at
home, must not be lost. He urges all the friends to not allow the dazzling
prospect overseas to take their attention away from the steady work of
consolidation still required at home! The work abroad rests on the
foundation laid so well and so painfully at home; if one suffers, so will
the other.

The Bri