The Guardian was very happy to note the intensive manner in which your
Assembly is taking hold of the very important matter of increasing the
number of Baha'is, isolated Centers, Groups and particularly Assemblies in
the territories under your jurisdiction, particularly those where National
Assemblies are to be elected.
He feels every effort should be made to bring as many groups up to
Assembly status during this critical year as possible. The Assemblies
formed at Ridvan 1957, cannot take part in the election of the National
Assemblies elected during that same Ridvan period; but they do make a much
stronger base on which the National Assembly can be formed.
In other words, answering directly your question, the Guardian advises the
practice prevalent now throughout the world that a local Assembly may not
participate in the election of a National Assembly, until a year after its
coming into being, must continue, and be applicable in the areas referred
to by you.