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The allocation of areas in each continent to the members of the Auxiliary Boards, as well as subsidiary matters regarding the development of the activities of the newly appointed bodies, and the manner of collaboration with the National Spiritual Assemblies in their respective Continents, is left to the discretion of the Hands. (59:4) All Boards must report and be responsible to the Hands charged with their appointment. (59:5) The Hands of each Continent in their turn must keep in close touch with, and report the result of the nominations and progress of the activities of the Boards to the National Assemblies in their respective continents, as well as to the four Hands residing in the Holy Land destined to act as liaison between themselves and the Guardian of the Faith. (59:6) Urge the initiation of five Continental Baha'i Funds which, as they develop, will increasingly facilitate the discharge of the functions assigned to the Boards. (59:7) Transmitting five thousand pounds as my initial contribution to be equally divided among the five Continents. (59:8) Advise transmit contributions to Varqa, Holley, Giachery, Banani and Dunn acting as Trustees of the Asiatic, American, European, African and Australian Funds respectively. (59:9) Fervently supplicating at the Holy Threshold for an unprecedented measure of blessings on this vital and indispensable organ of the embryonic and steadily unfolding Baha'i Administrative Order, presaging the emergence of the World Order of Baha'u'llah which must pave the way for the establishment of the World Civilization destined to attain maturity in the course of successive Dispensations in the Five Thousand Century Baha'i Cycle.
(59:10)
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