In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Rabi` ath-Thani 1,1399 AH
Esfand 9,1357 AHS
This letter hereby empowers the Islamic Revolutionary Council to sequester all movable and fixed assets of the Pahlavi dynasty, its relatives, lackeys and all those affiliated to it, who had embezzled the Muslims' treasury during the course of its illegal rule, (to be used) in the interests of the poor people, workers and low-income employees. Their assets in banks must be deposited in my or the Revolutionary Council's name under a bank number. Fixed assets such as real estate and landed property that are sequestered and registered will be utilized for the good of the poor individuals from every social class for building homes, generating employment and other purposes.
I order all Islamic Revolutionary Committees all over the country to deposit all assets gained in this manner under a specific bank account number. You must also notify the government that these assets do not belong to it, and concern the Islamic Revolutionary Council. Whatever assets government agents have confiscated, or will confiscate, have to be delivered to the (Central) bank to be duly entered under the same account number. Those who have acquired any of these assets should immediately deliver them to banks or the committees; violators will be called to account.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini