d.

Special attention, during the opening year of the third phase of the Plan,
must be prayerfully accorded to the extension and consolidation of the
homefront, with particular emphasis on the rapid increase in the number of
the adherents of the Faith, and the multiplication of isolated centres,
groups and assemblies. The process of incorporation, so long held in
abeyance, must be accelerated by every means possible.

A supreme effort must be made, in the course of the current year, in
conjunction with the Indian National Spiritual Assembly, to bring to an
early and successful conclusion the translation of Baha'i literature into
the languages listed in the Plan, thereby assuring the attainment of one
of its vital objectives.

Particular attention should be devoted to the urgent needs of the New
Zealand Baha'i community, through the formulation of a plan which will
enable it to swell the number of its administrative institutions,
enlarging and reinforcing thereby the foundations on which its forthcoming
National Assembly must ultimately rest.

The goals which both communities are called upon, at this crucial hour in
the evolution of the Plan, to achieve have been clearly defined and
repeatedly emphasized. The task, however, is vast and arduous. The effort
that must needs be exerted by the rank and file of the believers is
immense. The challenge that must needs be met is severe. The promise of
eventual victory, if the army of Baha'u'llah's Crusaders persevere in
their mission, is clear and unmistakeable.

The need of the present hour, as these communities enter upon the third,
and, what promises to be, the most brilliant phase of a World Spiritual
Crusade, is a still greater consecration to the Cause of Baha'u'llah in
all its aspects, and a renewed dedication in all the divers fields of
Baha'i activity.

That the members of the Australian and New Zealand communities will
unanimously rise to the present occasion, that they will not allow any
consideration whatever to deflect them from their high purpose in the days
to come, that they will expend every ounce of energy for the attainment of
these shining goals, is the deepest longing of my heart and the object of
my ardent prayers.

Shoghi.

LETTER OF OCTOBER 27, 1956

October 27, 1956

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia and New
Zealand.

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Your Assembly will be receiving five hundred pounds sent by Mr. V