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 |