should be filled first.
Then the areas more difficult, and finally those which will be quite
difficult.
(b) Whenever a pioneer enters a new territory, a cable should be sent at
once to the Guardian, giving the name, place, and any pertinent
information.
(c) A monthly report of progress is to be sent by your Assembly to the
Secretary-General of the International Baha'i Council. Special matters of
report nature, for the Guardian, in connection with the plan should be
sent to the Secretary-General of the Council also.
This does not mean that any administrative matters in connection with the
settlement of pioneers, etc., should be handled with the Council. Such
matters should continue to be handled with the Guardian direct. The
Council is simply to co-ordinate reports, consolidate them, keep maps up
to date, etc., for the Guardian, and your reports will enable them to do
this.
(d) The Guardian feels the following areas are not difficult to settle,
and he thinks you should arrange for their settlement at once; and he will
appreciate cable advice of each settlement as they take place.
Channel Islands
Malta
Hebrides Islands
Cyprus
Shetland Islands
(e) The Guardian has cabled you, and at his direction I have written the
Friends in Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika of the importance of their
spreading out, and if possible sending pioneers into the surrounding areas
in Africa, such as Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, Somaliland, and even
South West Africa. He wishes you to follow up this matter closely. The
Guardian attached great importance to the Ashanti Protectorate, and if any
of the Friends can go there, particularly any Persians you may be
assisting in getting located, he will appreciate it.
As the Guardian's dramatic cable indicates, an illuminated "Roll of
Honour" on which will be inscribed the names of the "Knights of
Baha'u'llah" who first enter these 131 virgin areas, will be placed inside
the entrance door of the Inner Sanctuary of the Tomb of Baha'u'llah. From
time to time, the Guardian will announce to the Baha'i World the names of
those Holy Souls who arise under the conditions outlined in his message,
and settle these areas and conquer them for Baha'u'llah.
Now is the Hour for the Friends everywhere to demonstrate the spiritual
vitality of the Faith, and of their devotion. There is no time after this
moment, to settle the unconquered areas. The Guardian is sure the Friends
throughout the world, and p
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