but this year he feels all assemblies should wait
until April to hold their elections. He has recently advised the European
Teaching Committee to do likewise, as some of the pioneers were eager to
form assemblies as soon as 9 Baha'is existed in a city of one of the goal
countries!

He is pleased to hear you have strengthened and assisted the Nuremberg
Baha'is, and that there are now so many there. Also he is glad to hear you
are protecting them and the Cause from the misrepresentations and
ambitions of Mr. ... Great vigilance and wisdom is required in such
matters.

Regarding the publication of books for use in Germany in Switzerland: he
feels that this is out of the question at present, owing to the fact that
the exchange of Persian into Swiss money, (providing it could be made at
all), would be prohibitively expensive. You would lose far too much this
way. He, therefore, suggests that you get in touch with Mr. David Hofman
of England, who is a publisher in a small way, and very anxious to be of
help in printing Baha'i Literature. He is a member of the British N.S.A.,
and if you arrange some satisfactory way of having him print books or
booklets for you, it will be easier and cheaper to transfer some of the
money from Tihran, for this purpose, to England. The Guardian has already
written Mr. Hofman he favours his doing this, if you and he can agree.

Unfortunately, owing to the fall in the value of the pound, the conversion
of Persian money into American dollars involves considerable loss. In view
of this the Guardian is going to instruct Mr. Varqa in Tihran to send to
the American N.S.A. five hundred pounds for the purpose of buying Care
Packages, which will be sent to you for your use in securing the National
Headquarters.

There is, in the special Fund held in Tihran on behalf of your assembly,
about ten thousand pounds. He feels you should spend a third of this on
your National Headquarters. But, as mentioned above, he advises you to try
and go ahead with the preliminary arrangements through using five hundred
pounds in Care packages, and thus not lose too much of this money through
the poor exchange at this time.

He leaves details of this matter to the discretion of your assembly, and
hopes you will keep him informed of what action you have taken, and of the
progress made in obtaining the National Headquarters.

He assures you all of his admiration for your steadfast labours to protect
and promote every int