Any information not immediately available, should be handled by telegraph, but such information as is available should not be delayed for any one or two delinquents. You can appreciate that if the booklet is to be published early in the Holy Year, the information should reach the Guardian at a very early date. The Guardian sends his loving greetings to the National Assembly and its devoted members.... LETTER OF 9 JULY 1952 9 July 1952 ADVISE HOLD CONVENTION APRIL. SHOGHI LETTER OF 27 AUGUST 1952 27 August 1952 CULMINATION PLAN APRIL 1953. SHOGHI LETTER OF 4 OCTOBER 1952 4 October 1952 Dear Bahá’í Friend: The beloved Guardian is very anxious to secure the date on which your National Assembly was incorporated. He also wishes information as to the present value of the National Hazírá in Frankfurt. Will you please send this information to him by return Air Mail, as he wishes it promptly, so that a new statistical book concerning the Faith may be issued promptly. I am pleased to advise you that the health of the Guardian is good. Likewise of course you will be interested to know that the work on the drum of the beautiful Shrine of the Báb is progressing nicely. The columns between the lancet windows are rising higher with each passing day. The beauty of this Gem on Mount Carmel is attracting widespread interest, not only on the part of the Bahá’ís, but of the public of the State of Israel as well.... LETTER OF 11 OCTOBER 1952 (SUMMER SCHOOL) 11 October 1952 (Summer School) Dear Bahá’í Friends: Your letter addressed to the beloved Guardian and signed by all the friends, has been received, and I have been instructed to answer you on his behalf. He was most happy to see that such a large number of the believers were present to gain renewed zeal and inspiration from this important Bahá’í institution. As he has already informed the friends there, great work lies ahead for Germany in the next ten years, and it is of the utmost importance that all the Bahá’ís prepare themselves for that work now.... [From the Guardian:] May the Almighty abundantly bless your high endeavours, guide your steps, remove every obstacle in your path, and assist you to lend a tremendous impetus to the progress of our beloved Faith, Your true and grateful brother, Shoghi LETTER OF 29 NOVEMBER 1952 29 November 1952 Dear Bahá’í Friends: The beloved Guardian is very anxious to conclude the preparation of the new statistical book to be issued during the Holy Year, concerning the status of the Faith over the world. We still do not have the list of Assemblies, Groups and Isolated Believers in Germany and Austria. Can you send by return air mail a list of the Assemblies, Groups and Isolated Believers in Germany, and also another list giving the same information for Austria? In other words, a separate list should be sent for each country.... LETTER OF 8 MARCH 1953 8 March 1953