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The embassy and residence need to be protected by extra-territorial rights like any normal international diplomatic mission, and in accordance with the Elohim's precise instructions, Raelian architects have already completed commissioned drawings for the complex of buildings where the most dramatic and extraordinary meeting of world government leaders in history will take place. Not long after we built a small scale model of the embassy based on these drawings, a crop circle appeared in England which bore an astonishing resemblance to it. I have to say that finance is not the chief obstacle to the completion of this project. The political and diplomatic problems are a thornier issue, and patience and perseverance will be required to overcome them. In this regard, the International Raelian Movement has several times since 1991 made presentations to the Israeli Government and to the Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem, requesting that the necessary extra- territoriality be granted so that the embassy may be built close to Jerusalem where the Elohim created the first human beings. The first temple of the Jewish religion was in fact a previous embassy around which the ancient city was built. The Elohim are now waiting for the State of Israel to grant such extra-territorial status for the new embassy - the third temple - but so far there has been no positive ! 1 1 1 1 response to the seven requests that have been made. The first approach was made on November 8th, 1991 on the Jewish New Year, and another official request was made to Israel's Chief Rabbi some months later. The request was acknowledged, and a study of the application began. In the summer of 1993, an Israeli government commission concluded that the Raelian Movement was 1 c 1 YT " : YT 1 peaceful in intent and was of no threat to Israel's security. In their report, two rabbis are believed to have concluded that it would be "better not to do anything against Rael in case he really is the awaited Messiah". In November 1993, a further direct request was made to Israel's prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, when he was in Canada attending the Montreal Jewish Convention. After a month, Mr. Rabin replied through one of his office representatives that he could not comply. If Israel ultimately declines to allow a grant of extra- 368 INTELLIGENT DESIGN: MESSAGE FROM THE DESIGNERS