Bahá’í World/Volume 17/Recognition of the Bahá’í Faith

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VI RECOGNITION OF THE Bahá’í FAITH

1.1NCORPORATION OF NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

Riḍván 1976 to Ridwin 1979

In previous volumes, certificates 0 f incorporation or other documents attesting

recognition of various National Spiritual Assemblies have been reproduced.

The following are representative of the forms 0 f recognition obtained by National Spiritual Assemblies during the period covered by this volume.

Certificate of Incorporation in American Samoa of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Samoa; 23 April 1976. (This National Spiritual Assembly was incorporated in Western Samoa on 4 February 1971.)

. Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South and

West Africa; 13 August 1976.

. Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Singapore; 4

October 1976.

. Act of Parliament incorporating the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Guyana,

passed on 9 December 1976.

. Receipt for Declaration of Association of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of

Gabon, issued by Ministry of the Interior; 8 April 1977.

. Letter from the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs confirming registration of the

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Iceland as a religious society in Iceland, 29 April 1977, with translation into English.

Certificate of Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Suriname and French Guiana; 16 January 1978.

. Extract from the Official Journal of New Caledonia for 3 November 1978, relating to the

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Declaration of Association of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha IS of the New Hebrides, giving date of receipt issued 19 October 1978.

. Extract from the Official Journal of the French Republic relating to the registration of the

National Spiritual Assembly of the French Antilles; 5 January 1979.

Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Caroline Islands; 29 January 1979.

Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Mariana Islands; 2 April 1979.

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1. Certificate of Incorporation in American Samoa Of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Samoa; 23 April 1976. ( This National Spiritual Assembly was incorporated in Western Samoa on 4 February 1971.)

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2. Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í’s 0 South and West A frica; 13 August 1976.


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3. Certificate 0 f Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly f the Bahá’í’s 0 f Singapore; 4 October 1976.


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“an Assembly" mam the National Spiritual Assembly 0‘ Bahá’í: in Guyana.

3. Henry Dotphm Chairman. John Wen. Vicflhaimnan. Ellen Widmer. Setl‘elar). Eileen Hm Treasurer. Sheila Dolphin, Recording Seaman Ivan l-‘nser. Member‘ Lygn Vasilda. Member. Edwm‘l Widmer, Member. Roman Durham. lube. and

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5. Receipt for Declaration ofAssociation Of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís 0 f Gabon, issued by Ministry 0 f the Interior; 8 April 1977.

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nfirming registration of the National Spiritual Assembly Ofthe

Bahti’z’s of Iceland as a religious society in Iceland, 29 April I 977, with translation into English.

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7. Certificate of Registration of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Suriname and French Guiana; 16 January 1978.

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. Txésdriez _. :- M. Philip BEATTIE '

Récépissé déclatatif I1° 96 CH/AP du 19,0ctobre 1978.

-——8. Extract from the Ofi‘icial Journal of New Caledonia for 3 November 1978, relating to the Declaration 0 f Association of the National Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Bahá’í’s 0 f the New Hebrides, giving date 0 f receipt issued I 9 October I 978.

3 3.9%” 1979. Déchratian iI la sous préfecture do PoiIIte-aPitre.

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9. Extract from the Official Journal of the French Republic relating to the registration 0 f the National Spiritual Assembly 0 f the French Antilles; 5 January I 979.

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10. Certificate 0 f Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Caroline Islands; 29 January 1979.

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11 Certificate OfIncorporation Ofthe National Spiritual Assembly of the Mariana Islands; 2 April 1979.

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2.1NCORPORATION OF LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES

Ridvdrz 1976 to Riḍván 1979

In previous volumes, certificates of incorporation of approximately two

hundred Local Spiritual Assemblies have been reproduced. More than two

hundred Local Assemblies achieved incorporation in the period covered by

this volume. The following documents were selected to illustrate this achievement.

. Certificates of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Ufwenuka

Village, Zambia; 3 May 1976, and the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Mwiika Village, Zambia; 3 May 1976.

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. Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha IS of Perseverance

Village (Couva), Trinidad and Tobago; 9 July 1976.

. Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Tauranga City,

New Zealand; 12 July 1976.

Extracts from Articles of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Willemstad, Curagao, signed 6 December 1976 by representative of the Central Bureau of Juridical and General Affairs.

. Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Portland

Cottage, Jamaica; 29 September 1977.

Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Lipan, Papua New Guinea; 11 January 1978.

Presidential Decree approving By-Laws and conferring Juridical Personality on the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Palomita, Paraguay; 3 July 1978.

Extract from the Official Journal of French Polynesia Of 15 J uly 1978, relating to registration of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Tahiti, giving date of receipt issued 22 J une 1978.

Extract from the Official Journal of New Caledonia for 1 December 1978, relating to the Declaration of Association of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Fila Island, New Hebrides, giving date of receipt issued 23 November 1978.

Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Galway, Ireland; 20 February 1979.

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1. Certificates oflncorporation 0 fthe Local Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Bahá’ís of U fwenuka Village, Zambia; 3 May I 976, and the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís owaiika Village, Zambia; 3 May I 976.

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2. Certificate oflncorporation Of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í’s Of

Perseverance Village (Couva), Trinidad and Tobago; 9 July 1976.

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3. Certificate oflncorporation Ofthe Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Tauranga City, New Zealand; 12 July 1976.

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6 December 1976 by representative of the Central Bureau 0 f Juridical and General A ffairs.

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OCTOBER ' One thousand nine hundred and Seventy-seven.

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5. Certificate oflncorporation Ofthe Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Portland Cottage, Jamaica; 29 September 1977.

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6. Certificate of Incorporation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of Lipan, Papua New Guinea; 11 January 1978.

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7 Presidential Decree approving By- Laws and conferring J urtdlcal Personality 0n the Local Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Baha” 13 0 f Palomita, Paraguay; 3 July I 978

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8. Extract from the Official Journal ofFrench Polynesia Of15 J uly 1978, relating to registration of the Local Spiritual Assembly Ofthe Bahá’í’s Of Tahiti, giving date of receipt issued 22 June I 978.

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DECLARATION D'ASSOCIATION

Titre: ASSEMBLEE SPIRITUELLE DES BAHA'IS

DE L'ILOT FILA Objet: Enseignement de la F'oi Baha" 1e, religion, u_ni-' verselle qui‘ se présente comme I‘aboutissement et le complément nécessaire de toutes les anciennes croyances. ‘ _ Siége Social : Ilbt Fila, He de Vaté. NouvellesonébrIi des (B.P. 443, Port-Vila). ‘ (Bureau responsable :

Président . : M. Tabia KALSAKAU

Vi ce-Président ~ : M. Peter KALTOLI Secrétaire . : Mlle Eva KIRI ' Trésdriéte : Mme Libebe KALUAT


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9. Extract from the Oflicial Journal of New Caledonia for 1 December 1978,

relating to the Declaration ofAssociation Of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the

Bahá’z’s 0 f Fila Island, New Hebrides, giving date of receipt issued 23 November 1 978.

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10. Certificate of Incorporation 0 f the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís 0 f Galway, Ireland; 20 February 1979.

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3. A SELECTION OF OTHER DOCUMENTS RECORDING

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OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE Bahá’í FAITH

Riḍván 1976 to Riḍván 1979

. Document signed by primary school authorities in Wetzikon, Switzerland, permitting Bahá’í

students to be absent from school on Bahá’í Holy Days; 19 April 1977.

. Letter dated 15 October 1977 from Ministry of Lands and Settlement, exempting the

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Kenya from payment of rates.

. Letter dated 28 October 1977 from the office of the Minister of Home Affairs and Health,

approving the appointment of Mr. Eric Wilson as Marriage Officer of Belize for the National

Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belize.

. Letter dated 16 June 1978 from the National Register Coordinator, Division of Historic

Sites, Illinois Department of Conservation, giving notice that the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois was on 23 May 1978 entered in the National Register of Historic Places.

. Certificate of Registration of the Bahá’í Faith as a religious body in Tuvalu; 8 August 1978.

Certificates of Registration of two Bahá’í symbols with the Office Africain et Malgache de la Propriété Industrielle (African Office of Industrial Property) on behalf of the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Central African Empire, the Cameroon Republic, and the Ivory Coast; 18 August 1978.

. Extract from the Gazette of India for 9 September 1978, relating to exemption from income

tax of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India, With translation into English.

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. Letter dated 9 November 1978 from Ministry of Churches, legalizing Bahai marriage in

Denmark.

Certificate of Approval of Religious Organization authorizing establishment of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Cook Islands, 20 December 1978, with cover letter. Letter dated 3 February 1979 addressed to Court of Personal Status for Non-Muslims by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Sudan, designating representative to appear before the Court in matters of Bahá’í personal status, and in particular in matters of inheritance, with annotation of acknowledgment and filing by the Court.

Letter dated 9 March 1979 from the Procurer General of the Republic, confirming that the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Zaire obtained civil personality by ordinance on 9 J une 1972, and is entitled to carry out its activities in conformity with its by-laws as long as that ordinance is not abrogated.

Resolution adopted 15 March 1979 by the House of Representatives of the Eighty-First General Assembly, State of Illinois, calling upon the President of the United States to urge the Government of Him to recognize the religious character of the Bahá’í Faith, and to assure the rights of all religious minorities including the Bahá’ís.

Letter dated 28 March 1979 signed by 22 members of the United States Senate, addressed to the Prime Minister of iran, expressing concern for the rights of religious minorities, including the Bahá’ís, under the new Provisional Revolutionary Islamic Government of lrén.

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1. Document signed by primary school authorities in Wetzikon, Switzerland, permitting Bahá’í students to be absent from school on Bahá’í Holy Days; 19 April 1 977.

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2. Letter dated 15 October I 977 from Ministry of Lands and Settlement, exempting the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í’s 0 f Kenya from payment of rates.

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ed by the Honguruble Minister, to 'c granting of his approval to the" , Mr. Eric Wilson as a Marriage Officer“? ghs National Spiritual'kssewuly of the -ze. .


Respectfully yours,

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“"13”- 3 fix; y‘l-«a‘» 3.27,; iw':‘3~“.'».w «u» 3. Letter dated 28 October 1 977 from the 0 jfice 0 fthe Minister 0 fHome A ffairs and Health, approving the appointment of Mr. Eric Wilson as Marriage Officer 0 f Belize for the National Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Bahá’ís of Belize.

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4. Letter dated 16 June 1978 fiom the National Register Coordinator, Division of Historic Sites, Illinois Department of Conservation, giving notice that the Bahá’í House 0 f Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, was on 23 May 1 978 entered in the National

Register of Historic Places.

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5. Certificate of Registration of the Bahti { Faith as a religious body in Tuvalu; 8 August 1978.


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h 6. Certificates of Rgistration 0 f to Bahá’í symbols with the Office A fricain et Malgache de la Propriété Industrielle A frican

Office of Industrial Property) on behalf of the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Central A frican Empire, the Cameroon Republic, and the Ivory Coast; 18 August I 978.


SEILIAILDV LYHVH .LNEIXHI'IC) :IO AHAHQS '[VNOILVNHELLNI

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7. Extract from the Gazette of India for 9 September 1978, relating to exemption fiom income tax of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India, with translation into English.

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8. Letter dated 9 November 1978 from Ministry of Churches, legalizing Bahá’í’ marriage in Denmark.

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9. Certificate oprproval 0 f Religious Organization authorizing establishment 0 the National Spiritual Assembly 0 f the Bahá’ís Of the Cook Islands, 20 December 1978, with cover letter.

G’IHOM I‘YHVH HHL

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10. Letter dated 3 February 1979 addressed to Court 0 f Personal Status for

Non-Muslims by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís Of the Sudan,

designating representative to appear before the Court in matters of Bahá’í’ personal

status, and in particular in matters ofinheritance, with annotation 0 f acknowledgment and filing by the Court.

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11. Letter dated 9 March 1979 fiom the Procurer General of the Republic, confirming that the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Zai're obtained civil personality by ordinance on 9 June 1972, and is entitled to carry out its activities in conformity with its by-laws as long as that ordinance is not abrogated.


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12. Resolution adopted 15 March 1979 by the House of Representatives of the

Eighty-First General Assembly, State of Illinois, calling upon the President of the

United States to urge the Government 0 fIrdn to recognize the religious character 0 f

the Bahá’í Faith, and to assure the rights of all religious minorities including the Bahá’í’s.

[Page 282]Wuilcb Shin 50nd munu Harch 28. 1979

H1: txcellen Mahdi. Banrgan

Prime HinSJtz

Provisional Revolutionary IIIuIic Government of Iran

Tehran. Iran

Deu- Mr: Pyine Hiniuer: ' ‘

The people of Iran and the United State: shire I heritage of religious conviction and revolutionary change. Our awn ‘inrebo-rs oetxlnd in this counu‘y seeking chu from politicnl petcccutlon on account of religiwi In! cfl. Th1.- decp hittofixnl experience ha; ganlr-ted mam am American: whm 1t apyenrl that tho freedon to vouhip Ll threatened in thin country or elmhero.

For :hiu ruwn, anxiety has been exprund by many of our constituent: over how recent event- in Iran will affect religion: and ethnic ninortties living than. Spocifically, the committe- cf Bahá’ís, Zorunflmn. Jan and Christian. appear particularly vulnert'blc to nintrmmen: by none gram» claiming to act with the authority of your govemmcnt.

Hr; Prime Minuter, u: recognigc and :pprectncu the _efforu your government has made here in Huhin ton in receiving reprelentativu from the American JMI Wit] to discuss the future of that religion. minority in Inn. Moreover. the statement: of the Ayatollah Khamdni conctming religious frecdou made prior to him return to Inn provldn us with a not: important source of ahunncc on thin uttct. Hwevcr. we r&min aware of. and must comuruclte to on, the concerns .xprcssvd to us nhnut the pntonn‘al for urns:ment of (has. religioufi groups.

R. would ‘ any or of 1concerning your ovemuwnc's policy in this are. nine. 1: would addron I undamentnl and genuine concern felt by those we repruent.

Thnnk you for caklng these tconcems into account.

. A. Sincerely. W 1, IVJJacob . Javiu birch Bayh United States Senator United State: Scanner

13. Letter dated 28 March 1979 signed by 22 mer-n'bers. Of thfa expressing concern for the rights 0 f religious minorztles, mcludm





“rnniud Stg'tt Senator

Donald W. Stunt: . Mg“ sguum



Larry "In Unit“ Stun Scrum:

United States Senate, addressed to the Prime Minister ofira’n, g the Bahá’í’s, under the new Provisional Revolutionary Islamic

Government ofIrdn.

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CI'IHOM LYHVH EIHL

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