Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 179
179 A New Mission in Europe Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra Rabwah, Pakistan October 21, 1955 “…There is one more thing I would like to mention here , which is we wish to open a new mission in Europe. We have come to know of a new region, which could have an impact on three or four other countries as well and that is Norway, Sweden , and Finland. [These countries in turn , ] will influence Denmark and Germany and in the future, will have an effect on Poland. It is our intention to open a mission there [in this new r egion]. This time I have decided to open the mission in the name of th ose Jama'at s which will p ay towards running the mission. The estimated annual expense of this mission is nineteen to twenty thousand rupees. I have suggested that in addition to T a hrik - e - Jadid chanda , the USA Jama'at should contribute three thousand rupees , Africa, Syria, and Aden Jama'at s should give three thousand rupees , Lajna Ima’illah should give three thousand rupees , and the Punjab Jama'at should give seven thousand rupees. I will exclude the Rawalpindi district from this. The Jama'at of Baluchistan, Sarhad [North Western Frontier Province], and the Rawalpindi district will give the amount of three thousand rupees , [ a nd the remaining] three thousand rupees will be collected from those miscellaneous friends who se nd donations directly to the headquarters. In this way , it is expected that an amount equal to twenty to twenty - one thousand rupees will be collected. T he plaque affixed at the headquarters of this mission will read , ‘ This mission is being run with the contributions of Jama ‘ at Ahmadiyya USA, Africa, Syria, Aden, Lajna Ima’illah , Punjab, Sarhad, Baluchistan, Rawalpindi district and [other] miscellaneous friends. ’… This amount I have designated is in adequate , b ut I am sure that when our friends begin to take part in this noble cause, God w ill bless their efforts and will increase our Jama ‘ at , which in turn will increase the donations…” ( Al - F azl , 26 October 1955, page 5 )