I am very fine and sound I will be here until tomorrow evening and then I will go to a house in Shemiran, which has been prepared before, and after a few days, I will leave for Qum. There are things, however, that should be done. I will persist on demanding for the release of all political prisoners. The scandalous elections should also be stopped.
Mr. Nijati's home, Tehran
Imam Khomeini's transfer from prison to a house arrest
Sayyid Muhammad Behbahani «1»
جلد ۱ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، صفحه ۲۵۵
«۱»- The special SAVAK agent in a report dated ۵/ ۱۲/ ۱۳۴۲ AHS indicating the release of Imam Khomeini, writes:" Most of the clergymen and the distinguished `ulama', merchants of bazaar, tradesmen, and other classes of people went to meet Khomeini at Ayatullah Najafi, the preacher's home. People had formed a long queue kissing Khomeini's chest, hand and feet while they generally looked touched and weeping. The only conversation between Khomeini and Ayatullah Behbahani was a greeting after which Khomeini stated (the above text). '' The SAVAK agent's report ends, thus:" The crowd was still coming in, in large numbers until ۹[pm], entering from one door, kissing Khomeini's hand and feet and going out from another door. The conversations among the bazaar merchants had it that they apparently intended to illuminate the bazaar shops and celebrate today or tomorrow (Mordad ۱۱ or ۱۲, ۱۳۴۲ AHS). That is what they were talking about."
امام خمینی (ره)؛ 11 مرداد 1342