Message [Responding to a message of congratulation]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Jamadi al-Awwal 19,1399 AH

His Excellency Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr, President of Iraq:

I would like to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's message of congratulations for the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, and it was greatly appreciated. The bursting revolution of Iran caused by the dictatorship and suppression of the Pahlavi regime was a warning for all the oppressors imposing pressure on the oppressed. I hope that all governments will have peaceful behavior with their nations. Governments should serve their nations and nations should be supporters of the governments to establish public welfare for all. All suppressions end in explosion and it is neither in favor of the nation, nor in favor of the government. May the Almighty God bestow salvation for all. May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini