The Guardian was also very happy to hear that the Caldwells are still in the Aleutian chain, as he attaches the greatest importance to this very difficult post. He urges your Assembly to give them all the encouragement you can, and to impress upon them the importance of remaining there. You may be sure he will pray for the progress of your work in the holy Shrines; and no doubt the National Assembly will give you every assistance it can. As you know, it has heavy demands made upon it at present, in order to get the pioneers out to their posts; and the consolidation work will undoubtedly be taken up later on. With warmest Bahá’í greetings to you all, R. Rabbani [From the Guardian:] May the Almighty bless, guide and sustain you, aid you to promote continually the vital interests of His Faith, and win great victories in its service. Your true brother, Shoghi (16) March 18, 1954 (16) March 18, 1954 Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Anchorage Dear Bahá’í Friends: The beloved Guardian is following very closely the activities in connection with the Ten-Year Crusade throughout the entire Bahá’í world. He has been encouraged by the reports reaching him from all centers. The Guardian is happy over the development of the Faith in Alaska. Inasmuch as one of the very important goals of the Ten Year Crusade is the establishment of a National Spiritual Assembly for Alaska, the Guardian is hopeful that the friends will very seriously undertake the establishment of the Faith in the important cities, and the development of as many assemblies as possible. This can be accomplished best, of course, by “scattering” from the larger communities, and in settling in new areas. The beloved Guardian was greatly encouraged to learn through a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell addressed to me, that at the Alaska State Convention on December 6th, a fund was started for the Hazíratu’l-Quds. The Guardian attaches great importance to the development of the Hazíratu’l-Quds even before there are prospects for the establishment of the National Assembly. The Guardian is arranging for a gift to this fund of $500 as his personal contribution. It will be sent you by the Treasurer of the American N.S.A. He hopes this will stimulate the friends to contribute to this important fund, as time goes on. The beloved Guardian sends his loving greetings to all the friends in Alaska. Faithfully yours, Leroy Ioas Secretary-General International Bahá’í Council (17) April 23, 1954 (17) April 23, 1954 Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Anchorage Dear Bahá’í Friends: Your letter of April 6th has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf. In regard to the matters you raised in it, he feels that the Hazíratu’l-Quds should be inside the city limits. Ten miles from the town is too far out to be practical.(6)