Chronology: Date 1963-1

date	event	tags	firsts
1963 13 Dec	The Bahá'í prisoners in Morocco were released on order of the Supreme Court. [BW14:98; MoC19] For a picture of the release of the Moroccan Bahá'í prisoners see BW14:97.	Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Human Rights; Morocco
1963 23 Nov	At the request of the Universal House of Justice, Bahá'ís around the world prayed at the Feast of Qawl for favourable action to be taken in the case of the Bahá'ís under threat of death and imprisoned in Morocco. [BW14:98] Shortly after the Feast the Moroccan Supreme Court heard the appeals, reversed the decision of the trial court and ordered the release of the prisoners. [BW14:98]	Persecution, Morocco; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Human Rights; Custodians; Universal House of Justice; Morocco
1963 1 Nov	The first person on Saipan to become a Bahá'í, Patience Robinson, enrolled.	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Saipan, Mariana Islands; Mariana Islands	first Bahá’í, on Saipan
1963 6 Oct	The Universal House of Justice cabled that it found that 'there is no way to appoint or to legislate to make it possible to appoint a second Guardian to succeed Shoghi Effendi'. [WG11; 6 October 1963] See an interview with Mr Ian Semple in which he provides background to the decision and the process by which it was made. Subsequent messages on this subject were dated: 9 March 1965, 27 May 1966, 7 December 1969, 25 October 1984, and 6 January 1998. iiiii Also see: Wellspring of Guidance, p44–56, 81–91, Messages of the Universal House of Justice: 1968–1973, p37–44, Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l‑Bahá p20	Guardianship; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
1963 Oct	After the International Conference in London, those members of the newly elected Universal House of Justice who were not already resident in Haifa returned to their homes to make plans to relocate. This was finally completed by October. The Universal House of Justice announced the launch, at Ridván 1964, of the Nine Year Plan. [WG14] As a preliminary step 19 new national spiritual assemblies were to be formed at Ridván 1964. [WG15–17] The next election of the Universal House of Justice will be in spring 1968. [WG17] The Faith had now entered the third epoch of the Formative Age. [WG17]	Nine Year Plan (1964-1973); Formative Age; Ages and Epochs; Universal House of Justice; - Bahá'í World Centre
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