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 Bahá’í Sister: The Beloved Guardian is very anxious to have an up to date record of the total number of Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í 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 Bahá’í 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, that he will pray for the progress of Mr. Lehne’s soul in the realms beyond. He rendered outstanding services to the Faith, holding the ideals of the Faith during the difficult days of the war.... Will you please inform Mrs. Lehne. LETTER OF 3 APRIL 1957 3 April 1957 Dear Bahá’í Sister: Your loving letter of March 22nd, was duly received, and its contents presented to the Beloved Guardian. He will be happy to welcome ... on their pilgrimage, when their turn comes. It is not feasible just now for them to come when ... return from Haifa. The Guardian will let ... know when the time comes for their pilgrimage. There are so many wishing to make the pilgrimage, that the Guardian must receive them in the order of their application. Thus, when the time comes for ..., the Guardian will let them know.... LETTER OF 9 APRIL 1957 9 April 1957