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1923: First election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of England
The first meeting of the elected “National Spiritual
Assembly” took place in London on 13 October 1923.
(Footnote to a message from
Shoghi Effendi to 'The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful
throughout London, Manchester and Bournemouth, care of the members of the
National Spiritual Assembly, 17 February, 1923'; ‘Unfolding Destiny’)