[Cable sent March 29, 1957]
Gladly announce your elevation rank Hand of Cause. Praying further enrichment record historic services, Shoghi, Haifa
(cable sent March 29, 1957)
[Letter of April 14, 1957]
He (the Guardian) is confident that you will discharge your duties as a Hand with the same characteristics of loyalty and devotion, and in the same spirit of service, that you have always shown in your Bahá’í life, and which has entitled you to this great honor.
It will no doubt be a source of encouragement to the believers that they now have two Hands of the Cause, one in the South and one in the North Pacific; and, in view of the remarkable spread of the Faith throughout that whole region, your services will be of much help in stimulating and reassuring the friends, and encouraging them to arise and constantly extend the outposts of the Faith.