54 Although the "Christmas truce" involved principally British and
German soldiers, French and Belgian troops also participated: BBC
News, Online Network Summary of Brown, Malcolm and Shirley Seaton,
"Christmas Truce".
55 Ruhiyyih Rabbani, _The Priceless Pearl_ (London: Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 1969), pp. 121, 123.
56 Shoghi Effendi, _Baha'i Administration_, _op. cit._, pp. 187-188,
194.
57 In case after case, the open misbehaviour of Shoghi Effendi's
brothers, sisters and cousins left him finally with no alternative
but to advise the Baha'i world that these individuals had violated
the Covenant.