(index is unnumbered but equivalent to 313-316
EDITOR'S FOREWORD

In this collection of letters from the beloved Guardian to the German and Austrian Bah‡'’ communities between 1922 and 1957, we have included all extant letters and telegrams to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah‡'’s of Germany and Austria, as well as to their institutions such as summer schools, national conventions and national conferences.
      Through the loss, however, of all documents during the period in which the Bah‡'’ Faith was prohibited in Germany (1937-1945), certain connecting links, vital to an understanding of the development of the Faith in Germany and Austria and the relation of the believers to their spiritual world centre, are missing. To bridge this gap, we decided to include other letters which are of significance for the whole Bah‡'’ community, for example letters to the oldest communities in Germany and Austria or letters to individual members ot [sic] the National Spiritual Assembly during those years.
      The recipients of the letters are listed chronologically in the appendix to this volume, except for those cases where they are named in the letters themselves.
      A second volume is planned and will follow soon after the present one. It will contain extracts from the large number of extant letters to Bah‡'’ communities, groups and individual believers, and will also cover the whole period between 1922 and 1957.
      Many of the Guardian's messages from earlier days, the originals of which have been lost, are to be found in German translation in the journal ÈSonne der WahrheitÇ. At the appropriate time, they will be printed in the German version



of Shoghi Effendi's letters to the German and Austrian Bah‡'’ communities. We are deeply indebted to the Universal House of Justice for the guidance it has given during the compilation of this collection, and for sending us copies of the early messages of the Guardian.



Letters of Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly
of Germany and Austria

17.12.22German friends7
19.1.23(see letter)8
16.2.23(see letter)12
4.12.23(see letter)14
28.12.23(see letter)15
31.12.23(see letter)17
27.11.24German friends18
2.2.25(see letter)20
7.3.25(see letter)22
27.5.25(see letter)24
26.10.25(see letter)25
5.11.25(see letter)26
3.12.25(see letter)29
1.4.26Bah‡'’s Esslingen30
28.6.26Bah‡'’s Esslingen31
8.4.27Bah‡'’s Esslingen32
3.4.29Bah‡'’s Vienna33
4.4.30Mrs.Brauns34
4.4.30Bah‡'’s Esslingen36
14.6.30Dr. MŸhlschlegel37
20.6.31Bah‡'’s Vienna38
23.12.31Dr. MŸhlschlegel39
24.2.32Dr. MŸhlschlegel40
30.3.32Bah‡'’s Essiingen41
19.5.32Dr. MŸhlschlegel42
10.9.32Bah‡'’s Esslingen43
14.9.32Dr. MŸhlschlegel44
30.11.32Bah‡'’s Esslingen44
3.5.33Bah‡'’s Esslingen46
16.5.33Dr. MŸhlschlegel47
14.6.33Dr. MŸhlschlegel48
27.6.33Dr. MŸhlschlegel49
9.8.33Dr. MŸhlschlegel51
1.10.33Summer School Esslingen52
11.2.34Dr. MŸhlschlegel53
21.2.34Dr. MŸhlschlegel56
8.5.34Dr. MŸhlschlegel58
30.7.34Bah‡'’s Esslingen58
8.9.34Summer School Esslingen60
25.9.34Dr. MŸhlschlegel61
3.11.34Dr. MŸhlschlegel63
5.11.34German friends64
10.1.35Dr. MŸhlschlegel65
4.2.35Dr. MŸhlschlegel67
5.3.35Dr. MŸhlschlegel70
7.5.3513th Convention72
5.7.35Dr. MŸhlschlegel73
10.8.35Bah‡'’s Vienna74
12.10.35Dr. MŸhlschlegel76
22.10.35Bah‡'’s Esslingen77
12.11.35Dr. Grossmann78
5.4.36Bah‡'’s Vienna80
10.5.36Dr. MŸhlschlegel81
10.5.3614th Convention82
10.9.36Summer School Esslingen84
9.12.36Bah‡'’s Esslingen85
17.3.36Bah‡'’ Youth Esslingen87
10.12.37Frau MŸhlschlegel88
2.2.38Frau MŸhlschlegel90
31.3.38Dr. MŸhlschlegel92
25.4.38Frau und Dr. MŸhlschlegel, Herr und Frau Pšllinger, Frau Julia Schwarz94
21.5.38Frau MŸhlschlegel94
7.5.39Herrn und Frau SchŠfer, Miss Anna Kšstlin96
6.6.39Marta Brauns97
5.11.45Bah‡'’s in Esslingen98
30.12.45Bah‡'’s in Germany c/o Dr. Grossmann99
30.12.45Bah‡'’s Esslingen102
8.4.46Bah‡'’ Youth104
4.5.46Bah‡'’ Youth105
30.7.46National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah‡'’s of Germany and Austria (NSA)107
31.7.46Bah‡'’ Community Stuttgart109
22.11.46NSA110
18.2.47Summer School Esslingen115
22.2.47Bah‡'’s Esslingen116
26.2.47NSA117
4.6.47Convention119
19.6.47Bah‡'’s Esslingen121
24.6.47Bah‡'’s Vienna122
27.9.47Summer School Esslingen125
24.10.47NSA126
15.11.47Teaching Conference131
17.1.48Cable to NSA132
28.2.48Bah‡'’ Youth Vienna132
1.4.48Cable to NSA133
11.5.48NSA133
28.5.48Cable to NSA139
18.10.48NSA139
20.10.48Sommer School Esslingen141
20.10.48Frau Anna Maria Schweizer, FrŠulein Anna Kšstlin, FrŠulein Mana Weiss142
14.12.48Cable to NSA143
21.12.48Cable to NSA144
5.1.49Summer School Esslingen144
24.2.49Summer School Esslingen145
28.3.49Cable to NSA146
30.3.49Cable to NSA146
20.4.49Cable to NSA147
27.5.49Cable to NSA147
30.6.49Cable to NSA147
30.6.49NSA148
3.7.49First Pioneer School156
4.9.49Summer School Esslingen157
23.12.49Cable to NSA158
6.3.50Cable to NSA159
13.4.50Cable to NSA159
28.6.50NSA159
30.12.50Cable to NSA165
2.3.51NSA165
30.4.51Cable to Convention173
26.7.51Cable to NSA173
9.8.51Answer to Convention173
27.8.51Summer School Frankfurt174
28.9.51Summer School Esslingen175
30.10.51Summer School Hamburg175
30.10.51NSA176
18.4.52Cable to NSA180
29.4.52Cable to NSA181
30.5.52NSA181
15.6.52NSA187
9.7.52Cable to NSA188
27.8.52Cable to NSA188
4.10.52NSA188
11.10.52Summer School Esslingen189
29.11.52NSA189
8.3.53Cable toNSA190
30.3.53Cable to NSA190
19.4.53Cable to NSA190
19.4.53NSA190
19.4.53Cable to Convention191
26.4.53Answer to Cable from Convention192
5.5.53NSA193
10.6.53NSA193
21.6.53NSA197
4.8.53NSA203
17.8.53NSA204
12.9.53Youth Summer School Ortenberg204
26.9.53Summer School Esslingen205
15.10.53NSA206
26.11.53NSA207
14.2.54NSA207
3.4.54NSA210
17.4.54NSA210
21.4.54NSA211
30.4.54Cable to NSA211
2.5.54Cable to NSA211
28.5.54NSA211
8.6.54NSA212
25.6.54NSA214
28.6.54NSA222
23.7.54NSA223
27.9.54Summer School Esslingen224
18.11.54NSA225
12.12.54Bah‡'’'s Vienna226
10.2.55NSA226
10.2.55NSA227
23.2.55NSA228
23.2.55NSA229
8.3.55NSA229
11.3.55NSA230
29.3.55NSA230
20.4.55Dr. Giachery Ð Copy to the German NSA232
1.5.55Cable to Convention232
1.7.55NSA233
2.8.55NSA233
23.9.55NSA240
23.9.55Summer School Esslingen241
30.9.55Cable to NSA242
20.10.55Cable to NSA242
19.10.55NSA242
28.10.55Bah‡'’'s Vienna244
10.11.55NSA245
11.55NSA247
23.11.55NSA248
15.12.55NSA250
15.12.55NSA250
20.12.55NSA251
3.2.56NSA252
20.3.56NSA252
23.3.56Regional Election Stuttgart253
25.3.56NSA254
6.4.56NSA254
7.4.56NSA254
27.4.56NSA256
19.5.56NSA257
19.5.56NSA258
19.5.56NSA259
5.6.56Bah‡'’'s Vienna259
8.6.56NSA260
8.6.56NSA261
21.6.56NSA261
7.7.56NSA270
7.7.56NSA271
7.7.56NSA271
8.7.56NSA271
27.7.56NSA272
31.7.56NSA272
26.8.56NSA273
24.9.56Summer School Esslingen274
27.9.56NSA275
27.9.56NSA275
27.9.56NSA276
28.9.56NSA276
6.10.56First Austrian Summer School276
20.10.56NSA277
22.10.56Teaching Conference Frankfurt278
9.11.56NSA278
15.11.56NSA280
30.11.56NSA280
30.11.56NSA281
3.12.56NSA282
1.1.57NSA283
10.1.57Cable to NSA284
11.1.57Cable to NSA284
11.1.57Cable to NSA284
13.1.57Cable to NSA285
19.1.57Cable to NSA285
19.1.57NSA285
19.1.57NSA286
24.1.57Winter School Black Forest286
26.1.57NSA287
30.1.57Cable to NSA288
17.2.57NSA288
17.2.57NSA288
10.3.57NSA289
12.3.57Regional Convention Stuttgart290
13.3.57NSA290
14.3.57NSA291
17.3.57NSA291
29.3.57NSA292
3.4.57NSA292
9.4.57NSA292
12.4.57NSA293
18.4.57Cable to NSA294
19.4.57NSA295
28.4.57Cable to NSA295
14.8.57NSA296
16.8.57Cable to NSA307
27.8.57Cable to NSA307
3.9.57NSA307
4.9.57NSA308
5.9.57NSA309
22.9.57NSA309
26.9.57Summer School Esslingen310
3.10.57Summer School Harz310
27.10.57NSA311
30.10.57Teaching Conference311