Correction Note [Confirmation of a recollection for interpolation in the book, Nihdat-e Imam Khomeini]

On Monday, Farvardin 17, 1343 AHS, [the Minister of Interior «1» for the second time and] Colonel Mawlawi «2» came to the Imam and told him that he was free and could go to Qum.[ He replied that if they were to continue with their previous ways and treat the people as before, it is better for him to remain where he was. Mawlawi swore by his rank, saying that such things are over. ]When he was sure of His Honor's readiness to leave for Qum, he, to prevent the surge of the clamoring crowd and mass demonstrations, stated that in order to protect and guard him from any unexpected happening, it was his duty to arrange for the Imam's departure and to see to his safe arrival at his residence!! And it was with this in mind that they wanted to take His Honor supposedly safe and sound to his residence and keep him protected from any unexpected happening! They arranged for him to leave at night so that he should arrive in Qum in the quiet of the night. «3»