In His Most Exalted Name
Hojjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad Karami, may his graces last:
We are in receipt of your respectable letter and informed of its contents. Your educational record at Qum's theology school and the religious services you have done after your migration to Khuzestan are distinctive and instantly recognizable. I implore the Exalted and Blessed God for the continuation of your success.
Kindly extend my gratitude and greetings to all the venerable tribes of Khuzestan and their chieftains, who have endorsed the provisional government of Mr. Mahdi Bazargan and the Islamic Republic. I have always considered the region's problems, and the oppression that the noble and respectable people of that region underwent during the iniquitous rule of the Pahlavi family has always aggrieved us. It is hoped that, God willing, all these problems will gradually be resolved with the complete establishment of the government and the formation of the Islamic Republic.
What is of utmost importance and surely, you, too, are mindful of it, is the maintenance of the unity of expression and avoidance of differences and discord because it was this very same unity and solidarity, which engendered our victory and, God willing, we will safeguard it with total awareness. I implore the Exalted God for the grandeur of Islam and Muslims and the success of all of you, respectable gentlemen.