The National Spiritual Assemblies of Australia, the British
Isles, Germany, Persia and the United States were requested by the Universal
House of Justice to each appoint a Continental Pioneer Committees for their
respective continent. Please see February 8,
1965 message from the Universal House of Justice.
The Universal House of Justice later assumed responsibility
for appointing the members of Continental Pioneer Committees and transferred
responsibility for directing their work to the International Teaching Centre
(please see message dated 19 May 1983 in ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice
1963 to 1986’)