The Universal House of Justice

Department of the Secretariat

24 March 1976

To all National Spiritual Assemblies

Dear Bahá’í Friends,

As you will have seen in the Convention message, the Universal House of Justice has appointed six new Counselors and has authorized the appointment of ninety more Auxiliary Board members.

On the instruction of the House of Justice we now enclose for your information a complete list of the members of the Continental Boards of Counselors following the above appointments, and a list of the Auxiliary Boards showing the increases.

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

Department of the Secretariat

MEMBERSHIP OF THE CONTINENTAL BOARDS OF COUNSELORS–MARCH 1976

AFRICA
Northern Africa Muḥammad Kebdani, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá, ‘Imád Ṣábirán
Western Africa Ḥusayn Ardikání, Friday Ekpe, Zekrullah Kazemi, Thelma Khelghati, Mihdí Samandarí
Central & East Africa Hushang Ahdieh, Oloro Epyeru, Kolonario Oule, Isobel Sabri, Peter Vuyiya
Southern Africa Seewoosumbur-Jeehoba Appa, Shidan Fat’he-Aazam, William Masehla, Bahíyyih Winckler
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
North America Lloyd Gardner, Sarah Pereira, Velma Sherrill, Edna True
Central America Carmen de Burafato, Rowland Estall, Artemus Lamb, Paul Lucas, Alfred Osborne
South America Leonora Armstrong, Athos Costas, Mas‘úd Khamsí, Peter McLaren, Raúl Pavón, Donald Witzel
ASIA
Western Asia Íraj Ayman, Masiḥ Farhangí, Ḥádí Raḥmání, Manúchihr Salmánpúr
South Central Asia Burháni’d-Dín Afshín, Shirin Boman, Salisa Kermani, Dipchand Khianra, Zena Sorabjee
Northeastern Asia Richard Benson, Elena Marsella, Rúḥu’lláh Mumtází, Hideya Suzuki
Southeastern Asia Yan Kee Leong, Firaydún Mítháqíyán, Khudáraḥm Paymán, Vicente Samaniego, Chellie Sundram

AUSTRALASIA

Suhayl ‘Alá’í, Owen Battrick, Howard Harwood, Violet Hoehnke, Thelma Perks

EUROPE

Erik Blumenthal, Anneliese Bopp, Dorothy Ferraby, Louis Hénuzet, Betty Reed, Adib Taherzadeh

AUXILIARY BOARDS—RIḌVÁN 1976

Former
Number
Present
Increase
New
Total
Africa
Protection:
Northern 5 - 5
Western 5 6 11
Central and East 13 - 13
Southern 4 3 7
27 36
Propagation:
Northern 5 - 5
Western 11 3 14
Central and East 19 - 19
Southern 10 6 16
45 54
Western Hemisphere
Protection:
North America 9 - 9
Central America 9 2 11
South America 9 7 16
27 36
Propagation:
North America 18 - 18
Central America 9 7 16
South America 27 11 38
54 72
Asia
Protection:
Western 9 - 9
South Central 3 3 6
Northeastern 3 - 3
Southeastern 3 6 9
18 27
Propagation:
Western 18 - 18
South Central 15 15 30
Northeastern 15 - 15
Southeastern 15 12 27
63 90
Australasia
Protection: 9 - 9
Propagation: 9 9 18
Europe
Protection: 9 - 9
Propagation: 27 - 27
TOTAL 288 90 378
Total Protection 90 27 117
Total Propagation 198 63 261

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