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Letter of 11 June 1954

11 June 1954

Dear Baha'i Friends:

The beloved Guardian has directed me to write you in connection with the
purchase of the Haziratu'l-Quds for the city of London. The Guardian is
very hopeful that your Assembly will be able to complete this important
matter in the near future.

In connection with the purchase of Haziratu'l-Quds, under the Ten Year
Crusade there are a total of 49 to be procured. 4 of them were procured
during the first year of the Crusade.

At the Guardian's direction, I have written the National Assemblies
involved, calling for the purchase of 17 Haziratu'l-Quds of the 45, during
this year. One of these 17 Haziratu'l-Quds is the one in London.

The Guardian attaches the greatest importance to the fulfilment of this
aspect of the Ten Year Crusade; and sincerely hopes your Assembly will
concentrate on the purchase of the Haziratu'l-Quds for London, so that it
may be consummated as soon as possible....

Letter of 17 June 1954

17 June 1954

Dear Baha'i Brother,

Your Assembly's letters dated June 10 (2), 17, 22 and 26, July 3, 7, 8, 9
(2), 16 and 24, August 17, 19 (2) and 24, September 17, 21, 24 and 25,
October 1, 8, 12, 22 and 28, November 13 (4) and 18 (2), December 10 (2),
12 and 23, 1953, and January 7, 20 (2), 21 and 22, February 17 (3), 19
(3), 21, 23 (2) and 25, March 1, 23, 24 and 25 (3), April 13 and 28, May
12, 21 and 25, June 1 (4) and 15, 1954, with enclosures, have been
received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you
on his behalf.

He regrets very much the long delays in answering the National Spiritual
Assemblies, but is finding it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of
his work. He feels sometimes that he will soon be forced to give up
correspondence with individuals, although he is reluctant to do so,
because so many of the new believers brought in during the present
teaching activities in Africa and other far goals are writing to him.
However, he has attended to a great many of your questions by cable, and
the visits of a number of English pilgrims have enabled him to send you
messages and to keep the British community in contact with the work in the
Holy Land.

He greatly appreciated the desire of John and Dorothy Ferraby to go out as
pioneers, but considered that it would weaken the work of the National
Assembly altogether too much. Important as the pioneer field is, if all
the most able work