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[The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran]

Number: 18134;

Date: 1/ 17/104 [Baha’i Calendar] Equivalent to: 28/10/1326 [19 January 1948]

Your Excellency, Mr. Prime Minister

Respectfully, letter number 1451 from the Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz, dated 21/10/1326 [12 January 1948] regarding the painful tragedy in Sarvestan and the recent events in some parts of Fars, is presented herewith, alongside a copy of a telegram from that Assembly, dated 23/10/ [1326] [14 January 1948] of the current year, and further to [our] letter number 7979 dated 23/10/[1326], we request your honour to provide strict orders to the relevant offices and departments to prevent such atrocities.

With respect,

Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran;

Ali-Akbar Furoutan

[Signature]

[Stamp: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran, year 91]

[Margin: 1] As strict orders have been given before, no further action is necessary, to be archived 30/10/1326

[Margin: 2] Stamp: Received by the Office of the Prime Minister, number: 20645, Date: 3/10/1326