ut, he
becomes part of the community in which he resides. No new ruling is
required in this matter. All other details in relation to prisoners can be
decided by the N.S.A. concerned as they arise.

The Guardian feels that, though it is naturally preferable, it is not
essential for consolidation territories to have a group by Ridvan,
1956....

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-workers,

The contribution made, since the inception of the world-wide Baha'i
Crusade, severally as well as collectively, by the assiduously striving,
clear-visioned, inflexibly resolved, and unswervingly faithful members of
the British Baha'i community to the progress and development of the Ten
Year Plan, inaugurated on the morrow of the centenary celebration of the
birth of Baha'u'llah's Mission, has been such as to excite the heartfelt
admiration of their fellow-workers in every continent of the globe. The
prestige of this valiant community has soared rapidly, its annals have
been notably enriched, the foundations on which its fortunes now rest have
been considerably reinforced, whilst the variety and solidity of its
administrative achievements have won the unstinted praise of its sister
communities in both the East and the West. My own feelings of unqualified
admiration for the tenacity of the faith of its members, for their
unrelaxing vigilance, their unfailing sense of responsibility and their
willingness to sacrifice in order to meet any challenges that confront
them, have deepened with every advance they have made, and every victory
they have won along the path leading them towards the fulfilment of their
destiny.

The historic triumph achieved as a result of the successful prosecution of
the Six Year Plan, spontaneously embarked upon by this numerically small
yet richly endowed, spiritually resourceful community, on the morrow of
the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Faith of Baha'u'llah,
followed immediately by the initiation of a Two Year Plan which marked the
inauguration of this community's Mission beyond the confines of its
homeland, culminated in the formal association of its members with their
brethren in every continent of the globe for the launching and prosecution
of a decade-long world-embracing crusade, destined to carry that same
community through yet another stage, of the utmost significance, in the
fulfilment of its world-wide and glorious mission among the widely
scattered territories of the British