October 21. On this date in 1976, a cable from the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies updating them about the "midway point (of the) Five Year Plan" and pleading "with urgent insistence (that) all national assemblies with unfilled pioneer goals expedite (the) fulfillment (of) assignments (to) countries still needing urgent support."

October 21. On this date in 1976, a cable from the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies updating them about the "midway point (of the) Five Year Plan" and pleading "with urgent insistence (that) all national assemblies with unfilled pioneer goals expedite (the) fulfillment (of) assignments (to) countries still needing urgent support."

Achievement of the Majority of Pioneer Goals at Midpoint of Five Year Plan

21 OCTOBER 1976

To all National Spiritual Assemblies

179.1 JOYFULLY ANNOUNCE REALIZATION HOPE EXPRESSED IN JANUARY 1975 THAT BY MIDWAY POINT FIVE YEAR PLAN MOST PIONEER POSTS BE SETTLED! OUT OF THESE 962 POSTS 612 ALREADY FILLED THROUGH SETTLEMENT 1374 PIONEERS. 350 POSTS STILL REMAIN UNFILLED BUT 227 VOLUNTEERS HAVE ARISEN AND ARE BEING PROCESSED FOR SETTLEMENT THESE GOALS. CALL WITH URGENT INSISTENCE ALL NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES WITH UNFILLED PIONEER GOALS EXPEDITE FULFILLMENT ASSIGNMENTS COUNTRIES STILL NEEDING URGENT SUPPORT. PRAYING HOLY SHRINES BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS ALL WHO HAVE ARISEN PIONEER FIELDS VARIOUS LANDS AND WHO WILL ARISE DURING FAST FLEETING MONTHS BEFORE RIDVAN 1977 WIN OUTSTANDING PIONEER GOALS FIVE YEAR PLAN. UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE