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Only local spiritual assemblies duly constituted during Ridvan 1955 will be qualified to elect delegates to these four historic conventions to be convened during the succeeding year. (72:3) I call upon the Hand of the Cause, Musa Banani, to act as my representative to each of the three Conventions destined to culminate in the emergence of these three momentous institutions. I moreover invite the Chairman of the United States, the British and Egyptian National Spiritual Assemblies to convene the aforementioned Conventions falling within the respective jurisdiction of these Assemblies and urge as many members of the African Auxiliary Board as possible to attend the sessions, and lend their support to the deliberations, of these gatherings. I feel, moreover, moved at this juncture to stress the urgent necessity for all groups established throughout the African continent as well as in the islands situated within its neighborhood--already four score in number--to seize their present golden opportunity during the fast-fleeting months separating them from next Ridvan, and exert every effort to attain assembly status which will enable them to participate in the election of, and contribute to the broadening of the foundations of the projected National Spiritual Assemblies.
(72:4)
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