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people! In South Ireland, which is almost totally Roman Catholic,
9,671 mail subscribers, 6,000 newsstand distribution -- total
15,671, an estimated new readership of 50,000 people.
Norway, 5,618 new mail subscriptions, plus 217 copies on
newsstands, total 5,835 -- estimated new readership of 17,000.
Sweden, 3,971 mail subscribers, 738 newsstand, total 4,709 --
estimated readership 14,000. Denmark, 3,675 mail subscribers,
4,433 newsstand, total 8,108, estimated readership 25,000.
Finland, 922 mail subscribers, 300 newsstand, total 1,222,
estimated readership 3,600. Iceland, 100 mail subscribers, 51
newsstand, total 151 with estimated 450 readers. We even have 34
mail subscribers in Greenland.
I give you these to show you that we ARE now getting the
Gospel into these Scandinavian countries, with an estimated new
readership of 60,000.
Of course The PLAIN TRUTH circulation is heavier in Europe,
with a total of over 20,000 new mail subscribers (English language
edition) and more than 33,000 copies monthly on newsstands -- an
estimated NEW readership of more than 150,000 people.
In South Africa, 66,000 new subscribers from newsstands,
plus 16,000 copies monthly on newsstands -- estimated new
readership close to a quarter million people.
THAT IS A POWERFUL BIG LUNGE FORWARD IN GETTING OUT THE
GOSPEL!
Now an ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT and leap forward
in the Work. An INTENSIVE NEW CAMPAIGN IS BEING PLANNED FOR
REACHING THE ARAB COUNTRIES!
A man we have known well for five and a half years, has
joined our staff. He is Mr. Adli Muhtadi. He is a graduate of
the Jerusalem College of Journalism, Cairo. In the Ministry of
Information, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, January 1, 1962 till
March 1, 1972, he was Director of the Commercial Department Radio
and Television. From 1965 until the end of 1970, he was also a
consultant for R.T.V. International of New York and their
operations in the Arab world. From 1965 until this year he was
also consultant for Associated Business Consultants, Beirut,
Lebanon. Having had contact with our Work since April, 1967, he
is highly enthusiastic about our Message -- has placed his children
in our school in England, is enthusiastic over our plans of getting
the Message to the entire Arab world. I have had close personal
contact with him from 1967. He has close contacts in Arab
capitals, and is in high standing. Recently he brought to our
English campus a man now resident in Geneva, of high influence in
the Arab world. He was acting chief adviser to King Abdullah of
Jordan (King Hussein's grandfather). He was chief Controller and
Director of Hashemite Government Broadcasting. He was Roving
Ambassador for The Arab League, and has published 12 books. Has
been editor of Arab newspapers. This man was enthusiastic about
our new policies for the Arab world.