“I wish to reaffirm in clear and categorical language, the
principle already enunciated upholding the supreme authority of
the National Assembly in all matters that affect the interests of
the Faith in that land. There can be no conflict of authority,
no duality under any form or circumstances in any sphere of
Bahá’í jurisdiction whether local, national or international.
The National Assembly, however, although the sole interpreter
of its Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, is directly and morally
responsible if it allows any body or institution within its
jurisdiction to abuse its privileges or to decline in the exercise
of its rights and privileges. It is the trusted guardian and the
mainspring of the manifold activities and interests of every
national community in the Bahá’í world. It constitutes the
sole link that binds these communities to the International
House of Justice, the supreme administrative body in the Dispensation
of Bahá’u’lláh.”
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