A pioneer has embarked for Loyalty Island, the last remaining unopened island in the Pacific Ocean outside the Soviet orbit.
Negotiations for the purchase of national Hazírás in Colombo and Jakarta are nearing completion.
Preliminary steps have been undertaken for the establishment of a Bahá’í Publishing Trust in Ṭihrán.
The design for the Mother Temple in the cradle of the Faith was unveiled in the presence of pilgrims and resident believers assembled within the Ḥaram-i-Aqdas on the first day of Ridván.
—Shoghi
[Cablegram, April 30, 1955]
Prayers for Faith in Persia
Call upon all believers to join me in special, fervent prayers for Divine protection of the vital interests and complete emancipation from shackles of the beloved Faith in Bahá’u’lláh’s native land.