ltation a new impetus will be given to the teaching work in Germany.

You may be sure he will pray for your success in the holy Shrines; and he
urges you one and all to concentrate on the requirements of the Ten Year
Plan as it affects the work in Germany....

[From the Guardian:]

May the Beloved bless your highly meritorious efforts, aid you to extend
continually the scope of your valued activities, surmount every obstacle,
and lend a tremendous impetus to the onward march of our beloved Faith and
the development and consolidation of its administrative institutions,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 13 MARCH 1957

13 March 1957

Dear Baha'i Sister:

The Beloved Guardian is very anxious to have an up to date record of the
total number of Baha'i Centers in Germany and Austria,
separately;--excluding, of course, the goal areas of the Ten Year Crusade,
such as the Frisian Islands, etc.

May I ask if you will send me a cable on receipt of this giving just the
totals for each country, as for instance "Germany 100, Austria 25". There
is no need for any breakdown of Assemblies, Groups or Isolated Centers....

LETTER OF 14 MARCH 1957

14 March 1957

Dear Baha'i Sister:

The Beloved Guardian has been greatly impressed by the large number of
Teaching Conferences held during the past year.

I have an incomplete record of a conference held in Austria. Can you cable
me if this conference was held, the dates, and place....

P.S. Please send the cable immediately on receipt of this letter.

LETTER OF 17 MARCH 1957

17 March 1957

Dear Baha'i Sister:

...So far as ... Mr. and Mrs. ... and children are concerned, the Guardian
wishes to know if they are residents of Germany, or Persians traveling in
Germany, or there only for a short time. When did they arrive, and what
are their plans.

The purpose of this information is that if they actually are Persian
residents, traveling in Europe, then they will have to go on the Persian
list, and come when their turn comes there. If they are permanently
residing in Germany, then the situation is different....

P.S. Also please advise what their background is!

LETTER OF 29 MARCH 1957

29 March 1957

Dear Baha'i Sister:

As requested in your letter of March 23rd, I informed the Beloved Guardian
of the passing of Mr. Lehne, in Berlin, on March 20th.

The Beloved Guardian asked me to advise you, and the wife of Mr. Lehne,