October 11. On this date in 1946, the NSA of Iran inaugurated its Forty-Five Month Plan which it was given by Shoghi Effendi.

October 11. On this date in 1946, the NSA of Iran inaugurated its Forty-Five Month Plan which it was given by Shoghi Effendi.

From "Iran: History of the Bahá'í Faith" by Moojan Momen...

On 11 October 1946 a Forty-Five Month Plan) was inaugurated by the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran. This Plan called for a large increase in the number of Bahá'í communities in Iran and the dispatch of many pioneers to surrounding countries. The goals of the Plan were allocated to each of the twenty provinces and every individual Bahá'í was encouraged to take responsibility for some aspect of the Plan. The result was that the goals of the Plan were exceeded.