July 1. On this date in 1955, Shoghi Effendi wrote that he "was very happy indeed to learn of the confirmation of an additional Bahá'í in the Island of Crete" and was "very anxious to know the racial background of the new Bahá'ís in these new areas. I am wondering therefore if you could let me know what the nationality is of the first new Bahá'í in Crete, as well as this second Bahá'í. The Guardian is anxious to know if either one of these two are pure Greek stock."

July 1. On this date in 1955, Shoghi Effendi wrote that he "was very happy indeed to learn of the confirmation of an additional Bahá'í in the Island of Crete" and was "very anxious to know the racial background of the new Bahá'ís in these new areas. I am wondering therefore if you could let me know what the nationality is of the first new Bahá'í in Crete, as well as this second Bahá'í. The Guardian is anxious to know if either one of these two are pure Greek stock."

1 July 1955
Dear Bahá'í Friends:
The beloved Guardian was very happy indeed to learn of the confirmation of an additional Bahá'í in the Island of Crete.
The Guardian is very anxious to know the racial background of the new Bahá'ís in these new areas. I am wondering therefore if you could let me know what the nationality is of the first new Bahá'í in Crete, as well as this second Bahá'í.
The Guardian is anxious to know if either one of these two are pure Greek stock....