Interviewer: A reporter of the Voice of Luxemburg and Radio Luxemburg
Question: [Your Eminence, Ayatullah Khomeini, you have said frequently that the Islamic movement does not have any relations with the Marxists. How do you foresee your relations with the Marxists in the aftermath of the victory of the movement? Will the communists cooperate with you in the future government, or will you cooperate with them?]
Answer: We will not cooperate with them in any form.
Q: [Some political scientists argue that there are some common aspects between the Muslims and the Marxists. They also believe that there are conservative and progressive factions in the Islamic movement. Do you have any problem within your movement with the conservative factions?]
A: There are no different factions in Islam. When the Islamic government is formed, all will obey the law of Islam and Islam is a united, uniform front.
Q: [Your Eminence, in case of the victory of your movement, what type of government will you establish? What will be the nature of the participation of political groups in the Islamic government?]
A: Our government is an Islamic republic, which is based on the Qur'anic verses, its laws are the law of Islam, and the political groups are free to express their ideas in it.
Q: [As you know the Shah has introduced a martial government[ Ghulam-Rida Azhari's government ]. Isn't struggle against the army officers more difficult? How do you want to remove the martial government?]
A: Of course it is difficult, but when the nation wants something, even the military officers cannot stand against it. The massacres they are committing are not a remedy and the martial government too will inevitably collapse.
Q: [Mr. Shapour Bakhtiyar, a spokesman of the National Front, has told a reporter of the DPA News Agency that he was not opposed to the constitutional monarchy. Will you go back to Iran, if the National Front comes to power?]
A: It depends on the assessment of the exigencies. If it is exigent, I may go.
Q: [How do you foresee social development and progress, particularly the progress of the women, in case your movement attains victory and an Islamic government is established? Will polygamy be allowed, will you permit it?]
A: Women are free, as men are. We will act in accordance to the law of Islam.
Q: [In case of the establishment of the Islamic Republic, will the Kurds be granted autonomy, will local freedoms be granted?]
A: All constitute a united nation in Iran and we and they both consider ourselves a united nation.
Q: [What are the plans and programs of your future activities?]
A: There were some shortcomings during the Shah's time; they will be mended as much as possible. We will restore independence and freedom to the motherland. We will purge the offices in accordance to the exigencies of the nation and the country. We will sever the hands of the aliens from Iran.