Dear Baha'i friends,
As you will have seen in the Convention message, the Universal House of Justice has appointed six new Counsellors 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 Counsellors following the above appointments, and a list of the Auxiliary Boards showing the increases.
With loving Baha'i greetings,
Department of the Secretariat
Membership of the Continental Boards of Counsellors March 1976
Africa
Northern Africa
Muhammad Kebdani, Muhammad Mustafa, 'Imad Sabiran
Western Africa
Husayn Ardikani, Friday Ekpe, Zekrullah Kazemi, Thelma
Khelghati, Mihdi Samandari
Central & East Africa
Hushang Ahdieh, Oloro Epyeru, Kolonario Oule, Isobel Sabri,
Peter Vuyiya.
Southern Africa
Seewoosumbur-Jeehoba Appa, Shidan Fat'he-Aazam, William Masehla, Bahiyyih 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'ud Khamsi, Peter
McLaren, Raul Pavon, Donald Witzel
Asia
Western Asia
Iraj Ayman, Masih Farhangi, Hadi Rahmani, Manuchihr
Salmanpur
South Central Asia
Burhani'd-Din Afshin, Shirin Boman, Salisa Kermani, Dipchand
Khianra, Zena Sorabjee
Northeastern Asia
Richard Benson, Elena Marsella, Ruhu'llah Mumtazi, Hideya
Suzuki
Southeastern Asia
Yan Kee Leong, Firaydun Mithaqiyan, Khudarahm Payman,
Vicente Samaniego, Chellie Sundram
Australasia
Suhayl 'Ala'i, Owen Battrick, Howard Harwood, Violet
Hoehnke, Thelma Perks
Europe
Erik Blumenthal, Anneliese Bopp, Dorothy Ferraby, Louis
Henuzet, Betty Reed, Adib Taherzadeh
Auxiliary Boards -- Ridvan 1976
-Africa-
Protection
Former Number:
Northern: 5
Western: 5
Central and East: 13
Southern: 4
Total: 27
Present Increase:
Northern: -
Western: 6
Central and East: -
Southern: 3
New Total:
Northern: 5
Western: 11
Central and East:13
Southern: 7
Total: 36
Propagation
Former Number:
Northern: 5
Western: 11
Central and East: 19
Southern:10
Total: 45
Present Increase:
Northern: -
Western: 3
Central and East: -
Southern: 6
New Total:
Northern:5
Western: 14
Central and East: 19
Southern:16
Total: 54
-Western Hemisphere-
Protection
Former Number:
North America: 9
Central America: 9
South America: 9
Total: 27
Present Increase:
North America: -
Central America: 2
South America: 7
New Total:
North America: 9
Central America: 11
South America: 16
Total:36
Propagation
Former Number:
North America: 18
Central America: 9
South America:27
Total: 54
Present Increase:
North America: -
Central America: 7
South America: 11
New Total:
North America:18
Central America: 16
South America: 38
Total:72
-Asia-
Protection
Former Number:
Western: 9
South Central: 3
Northeastern: 3
Southeastern: 3
Present Increase:
Western: -
South Central: 3
Northeastern: -
Southeastern: 6
New Total:
Western: 9
South Central: 6
Northeastern: 3
Southeastern:9
Total: 63
Propagation
Former Number:
Western: 18
South Central: 15
Northeastern: 15
Southeastern: 15
Present Increase:
Western: -
South Central: 15
Northeastern: -
Southeastern: 12
New Total:
Western: 18
South Central: 30
Northeastern: 15
Southeastern: 27
Total:90
-Australasia-
Protection
Former Number: 9
Present Increase: -
New Total: 9
Propagation
Former Number: 9
Present Increase: 9
New Total: 18
-Europe-
Protection
Former Number: 9
Present Increase: -
New Total: 9
Propagation
Former Number: 27
Present Increase: 9
New Total: 27
Worldwide total combined Protection & Propagation
Former Number: 288
Present Increase: 90
New Total: 378
Total Worldwide Protection
Former Number: 90
Present Increase: 27
New Total: 117
Total Worldwide Propagation
Former Number: 198
Present Increase:63
New Total:261
(Messages from the Universal House of Justice, ‘1963-1986’)
