24 March 1976 – To all National Spiritual Assemblies

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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