Baha'i Administration / **Guardian Shoghi Effendi** # **Shoghi Effendi Welcomes International Baha'i Council President Charles Mason Remey** ##### Published in *Messages to the Baha'i World: 1950–1957*, p. 8–9. #### **Shoghi Effendi** ###### Cablegram, March 2, 1951 📄 [↓ PDF](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/1951-03-02-shoghi-welcomes-remey-to-ibc.pdf) --- ### Spiritual and Administrative World Center   Announce to friends of East and West the following: furnishing Mazra'ih, completion of restoration of historic house of Baha'u'llah in Acre,\[1] scene of prolonged afflictions sustained by Founder of Faith, as well as supreme crisis suffered by Abdu'l-Baha at hand of Covenant-breakers. Greatly enhanced international endowments in Holy Land in twin cities of Acre and Haifa, now include twin Holy Shrines situated on plain of Acre and slope of Mount Carmel; twin mansions of Bahji and Mazra'ih, twin historic Houses inhabited by Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha; twin International Archives adjoining the Bab's Sepulcher and the resting-place of the Greatest Holy Leaf; twin Pilgrim Houses, constructed for Oriental and Occidental pilgrims; twin Gardens of Ridvan and Firdaws, associated with the memory of the author of the Baha'i Dispensation. Greatly welcome assistance of the newly-formed International Council, particularly its President, Mason Remey, and its Vice-President, Amelia Collins, through contact with authorities designed to spread the fame, consolidate the foundations and widen the scope of influence emanating from the twin spiritual, administration World Centers permanently fixed in the Holy Land. Constituting the midmost heart of the entire planet. **Shoghi**   --- **Endnotes** **1.** i.e. Akka   --- **Sources** - Shoghi Effendi, *Messages to the Baha'i World: 1950–1957*, p. 8–9.   --- **See Also** - [[1951-01-09 Proclamation First IBC|Shoghi Announces Formation of the International Baha'i Council ]] — Cablegram, January 9, 1951. --- **Archive Classification** - **Collection:** Baha'i Administration → Shoghi Effendi **Reference Information** - **Permanent Link:** https://leland-jensen.info/shoghi-effendi/1951-03-02-welcomes-remey-to-ibc/ - **Download PDF:** [1951-03-02-shoghi-welcomes-remey-to-ibc.pdf](https://leland-jensen-info.netlify.app/1951-03-02-shoghi-welcomes-remey-to-ibc.pdf) - **Archive Home:** https://leland-jensen.info - **Last Updated:** 03 August 2026 **Note:** This excerpt from a published work is provided for educational and reference purposes and is not part of the archive's collection. --- [Site Guide](site%20guide.md)  |   [Sitemap](Clickable%20Sitemap.md)  |   [Downloads](downloads.md)  |  [Contact Us](contact%20us.md) **Dr. Leland Jensen**: Teachings and Commentaries Archive © 2026 Baha'i Council of Dane County, all rights reserved.  [Copyright & Usage Policy](copyright.md) ---