In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Purging the army from unscrupulous and devious personnel
As you know, the army is pillar of national independence. If it is refined, national independence will be secured. If there are, God forbid, corruption in the army, national independence will be exposed to threat. You know that today unscrupulous people, leftists and those affiliated with the former regime have influence everywhere including the army. If they remain in the army, they might take roots, conspire and, God forbid, lead the army to corruption. Therefore, purging the army is of great importance. Upon its purging, national independence is maintained. You are obligated to preserve it too. You are dutiful to purge the unqualified and corrupt ones out of the army in order to build an independent Islamic army serving the nation and Islam.
Conspiracy of Pahlavi regime
You know that the army was formerly to be employed against the nation. That was because the top brass were traitors and remained fearful of nations. As they were afraid of nations, they knew the only treatment was to face the nation. Henceforth, law enforcement and SAVAK agents were placed in the face of the nation to intimidate the latter. People were frightened when they sow them in uniform. Hearing the name of" SAVAK", they were in horror. In case, there emerged a problem in the country, people ceased to help remove it, if not aggravating it. They stayed indifferent, for they were standing against the nation. The entire police and state forces were placed against the nation. Thank God, our attitude gave way to a new one.
Brotherly union between people and the army
Now, it is important to keep this sense, maintaining a brotherly link with the nation. They should not be afraid of you. People should embrace you with open arms? As you go along, people show you joyfulness, chanting slogans for you. Formerly, they fled for fear of you. This brotherly link is to be maintained. Do not inculcate in your mind to exercise cruelty over people, because you are an officer. Hierarchy in the army should obviously remain intact. Obeying the senior should be there along with brotherly treatment or obedience to father. Treat the inferior people well to let them feel you support their benefits; you should like them as you are of their number. Once this is attained, the army will become Islamic and the nation raises intimacy toward it. All of us should be like brothers and serve the country and Islam. I hope what happened in the past such as plundering and bullying will never come back. Live together like brothers and preserve the country brotherly. I pray for you and serve you. May God preserve you all, God willing!