Chronology: Chronology: Date 1960-05-05

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1960 5 May 196-	Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qásim Faizí was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National Spiritual Assembly and Bahá'ís of France. He was accompanied by Auxiliary Board Member Dr Aziz Navidi. [MC197] Initially eight of the nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly accepted the claim of Mason Remey. After consultation, five members of the assembly continued to support Charles Mason Remey in his claim to be the second Guardian and resigned from the assembly. The five members who sided with Remey were: Joel Marangella, Bernard Fillon, Donald Harvey, Monir Derakhchan and Jaques Soghomonian. The four that remained true to the Covenant were A-M Barafroukhteh, Alain Tamenne, Sara Kenny, and Henriette Samimy. Even though some or maybe all of this group had voted to accept Remey they changed their vote after the meeting with Mr. Faizi. The national assembly was dissolved. [MC203] See SETPE2P236-244 for an account of Mason Remey's defection and ultimate end.	- Bahá'í World Centre; - Hands of the Cause; - National Spiritual Assemblies; Abu'l-Qásim Faizí; Charles Mason Remey; Covenant-breaking; France; Guardianship; Haifa, Israel; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Joel Marangella