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| | CAPSULE VIEW OF THE ORTHODOX BAHA'I FAITH |
 | | He established the second International Bahá'í Council and appointed as its President, Joel Bray Marangella, also an American believer who, at the time of Mason Remey's 1960 Proclamation, was the chairman of the French National Spiritual Assembly. |
 | | In a letter of November 12, 1969, addressed to "the faithful supporters of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh through out the world," Joel Marangella explained the manner of his appointment to the Guardianship. |
 | | Since the majority of the supporters of the third Guardian were in the United States, Joel Marangella established a National Bahá'í Bureau in New York City to administer the affairs of the Faith on a provisional and limited basis. |
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