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Cablegram of 15.10.1953 |
15.10.1953 As Holy Year expires overjoyed announce assembled
believers no less thirteen additions roll
honour since transmission last message conference
week ago. Claire Gung Southern Rhodesia
Ursula von Brunn Frisian Islands Richard Nolen
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family Azores Katherine Meyer Margarita Island
Geraldine Craney Hebrides Fawzi Zeinolabedin
family Spanish Morocco Manouchihr Hezari
Morocco International Zone Chicago believer
St. Thomas Island Ted Cardell South West
Africa William Danjon Andorra Fred Jean Allen
Cape Breton Island Frederick Elizabeth Laws
Basutoland Amin Batt Rio de Oro. Total number
virgin areas inscribed scroll with names conquerors
since launching world crusade last Ridvan
mounted fifty. Number territories included
orbit Faith raised within unbelievably short time
hundred seventyeight marking increase hundred
countries since celebration first jubilee nine years
ago. In addition sixty unopened areas bespoken
including Ukraine Albania. No more eight
volunteers required be despatched Ashanti Protectorate
Bechuanaland Chagos Archipelago
Comoro Islands Marquesas Islands Marshall
Islands Spanish Sahara Tonga Islands in order
ensure attainment preeminent goal global crusade
excluding socialist republics satellite countries.
Moment arrived last day year forever sanctified
memory future generations owing its sacred
associations be linked closing already narrow gap
separating vanguard army crusaders victory most
glorious phase grandest collective spiritual enterprise
embarked organized firmly knit communities
Most Great Name scattered planet—SHOGHI
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