arqa on
behalf of the beloved Guardian. This is a contribution for your National
Fund to help in the work you are doing.

With loving greetings,
R. Rabbani.

LETTER OF MAY 7, 1957

Haifa, Israel,
May 7, 1957

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia.

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Under separate cover, at the instruction of our beloved Guardian, I am
mailing to you a fragment of the plaster from the Room the Bab was
confined in, in the Fortress of Mah-Ku, in Persia.

He is sending this precious memento to be placed by Mother Dunn on his
behalf in the foundations of the First Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar which you
will shortly commence building in Sydney.

He feels sure that this precious dust, calling to mind the sacrifices of
the beloved Bab, will be a blessing for the Temple and an inspiration to
the friends.

Please acquaint Mother Dunn with his instructions, and see that she
receives the plaster safely.

With warm Baha'i greetings,
R. Rabbani.

LETTER OF JULY 19, 1957

Haifa, Israel,
July 19, 1957

Mr. Noel P. L. Walker, Secretary,
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia.

Dear Baha'i Brother:

Your Assembly's communications with their enclosures and material sent
under separate cover have all been safely received by the beloved
Guardian; and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf, and to
acknowledge receipt of your letters dated: August 14, September 6, October
14 and 29, and December 3, 1956, and February 17 and March 24, May 9, June
12 and 19, 1957.

In connection with various matters raised in your letters:

The photograph of the Shrine on Mt. Carmel was sent to Dr. Brasch, and we
hope that he received it safely.

As regards the "Herald of the South" magazine, in view of the important
work lying ahead of your Assembly, and the fact that this magazine is a
drain on the limited resources of the Community, he thinks it would be
quite all right to suspend publication until a future date when the
financial situation permits such expenditures to be made with relative
ease. He leaves, however, the final decision to your Assembly.

The Committee responsible for the publication of this magazine has
certainly laboured valiantly throughout the years, and the publication
will be missed by its readers. However, it is some years since the
American Baha'i Magazine was abandoned for similar reasons, and the
Guardian feels that you can do so in Australia