Message [Response to a congratulatory message on the occasion of the 2 nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Excellency Leonid Brezhnev,

General Secretary,

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union

I acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's congratulatory message on the occasion of the 2 nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of the noble Iranian nation and thank you for the same. As mentioned by Your Excellency we, too, on our part look forward to a friendly relationship among all the nations of the world with due consideration to individual independence and mutual respect. I pray to God Almighty for the complete freedom of the oppressed nations of the world.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Bahman 25,1359 AHS