Message [Reply to a message of condolence on the earthquake of Kerman]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Mr. Leoned Berjenef (?), Chairman of the Presidium of the Soviet Union,

I received your telegraph on the heartrending tragedy of the recent earthquake in Kerman with appreciation. I beseech God to grant success and happiness to all oppressed people of the world and patience to the families of this sad disaster.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Shawwal 5,1401 AH