15.2.1944 Overjoyed magnificent successes praying abundant blessings three
newly formed assemblies. Local assemblies should be elected as usual
during Ridvan. Annual Convention should be held same week as Centenary
Celebrations. Advise fix number convention delegates at fifty-seven or
three times nineteen. Choice place celebrations left discretion National
Assembly--SHOGHI RABBANI April 1953 Assembled delegates communities India
Pakistan
Burma lovingly remembered Shrines occasion Most Great Festival Holy Year
coinciding launching world, Spiritual Crusade designed diffuse light
Baha'u'llahs Revelation entire planet. Members all three communities
constituting next cradle Faith second stronghold its institutions Asiatic
continent distinguished record services His Cause extending three quarters
century called upon enrich considerably coming decade annals Faith Indian
Subcontinent Burma. Ten Year Plan fourth series plans undertaken these
communities designed carry stage further collective achievements within
beyond borders homelands involves first opening following virgin
territories eleven Asia Andaman Islands Bhutan Daman Diu Goa Karikal Mahe
Mariana Islands Nicobar Islands Pondicherry Sikkim five Africa Comoro
Islands French Cameroons Gambia Ruanda Urundi Socotra Island second
consolidation Faith following territories eleven Asia Baluchistan Borneo
Burma Ceylon Indo-China Indonesia Malaya Nepal Pakistan Sarawark Siam
three Africa Madagascar Mozambique Zanzibar third establishment National
Spiritual Assemblies Pakistan Burma Ceylon South East Asia fourth
incorporation each aforementioned National Assemblies fifth establishment
national endowments same assemblies sixth establishment national
haziratulquds Karachi Rangoon Colombo Jakarta seventh establishment
national Baha'i court New Delhi eighth establishment national Baha'i court
Karachi ninth purchase land New Delhi anticipation first Mashriquladhkar
India tenth translation Baha'i literature forty languages collaboration
National Spiritual Assembly Australasia Abor Miri Aneityum Annamese
Balochai Bentuni Binandere Cheremiss Chungchia Georgian Houailou Javanese
Kado Kaili Kopu Kusaie Lepcha Lifu Manchu Manipuri Manus Island Marquesas
Mentawei Mongolian Mordoff Mwala Na-Hsi Nicobarese Niue Ossete Ostiak Pali
Panjabi Pashto Perm Petats Samoan Tho Tibetan Tonga Vogul eleventh
doubling number Spiritual Assemblies localities India Pakistan Burma
twelfth doubling number incorporated Spiritual Assemblies India Pakistan
Burma thirteenth establishment Baha'i Publishing Trust New Delhi
fourteenth expansion Panchgani School fifteenth formation Asian Teaching
Committee designed stimulate coordinate teaching activities Plan. May
valiant followers Faith representatives four principal religions mankind
recruited highly diversified classes races boasting already noteworthy
share unfoldment Administrative Order Baha'u'llah arise ennoble past
achievements be enabled through future victories pay befitting tribute His
memory occasion hundredth anniversary declaration His Mission--SHOGHI