With their traditional fidelity and characteristic vigor,
notwithstanding the unimaginable hindrances they have to face, they have
convened their first historic representative conference of various delegates
from the nine leading provinces of Persia, have evolved plans for holding every
year as fully representative a convention of Bahá'í delegates in Persia as
circumstances permit, and modelled after the method pursued by their brethren
in the United States and Canada.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated October 18, 1927;
printed in 'Baha'i Administration')
