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USBN #262 December 1952 p2
(On) eve (of) opening (of) Holy Year announce (to) Baha'i communities (of) East (and) West joyful tidings (of) conclusion (of) over ten thousand dollar contract (with) Utrecht firm (for the) fabrication (of) twelve thousand gilded tiles (to) cover (an) area (of) two hundred (and) fifty square meters (of) dome (of) Bab's Sepulchre. Eighteen st ained glass windows (of) drum (and) twenty-four windows (of) octagon delivered (to) Mount Carmel. Stones required (for) construction (of) ribs (of) drum (and) brim (of) lantern (of) dome nearing completion, heralding (the) early commencement (of the) erection (of the) last remaining unit (of) rapidly rising edifice. Eastward extension (of) terrace adjoining Sepulchre virtually terminated raising (the) total length (of) horizontal area fronting (the) Shrine (to) about six hundred feet, adding greatly (to the) beauty (and) stateliness (of the) approaches (to the) magnificent structure, already enhanced through recent extension (of) terraces linking Haifa's oldest (and) most imposing avenue (with) Bab's resting place majestically rising (in the) bosom (of) Carmel.
Haifa, Israel
October 14, 1952
-SHOGHI
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