…at his [the Guardian’s] repeated directions the National
Assemblies of Egypt, ‘Iraq and Persia are adopting the exact text of your
Assembly’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, as well as the local By-Laws, and
are taking the necessary steps for incorporating their Assemblies as duly
recognized bodies empowered to administer the national and local affairs of the
Faith in their respective countries. The Indian N.S.A., as well as the Bombay
Spiritual Assembly, have already set the example in this respect, both in the
matter of incorporation, and in the adoption of the text of the constitutions
of the American Baha’i Assemblies.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 1 December 1934 written
on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the NSA of the United States and Canada; Baha’i
News, no. 89, January 1935)
