In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Mousawi Khoeyniha; the honorable university student brothers and sisters residing at the center for American espionage,
The center for espionage and conspiracy in Tehran called" The American Embassy", and the officials there who have conspired against our Islamic movement lack the international political prestige. The American threats and the widespread propaganda of the American government against us are not worth a penny in the eyes of our people. Neither Carter's military threats against us are rational, nor are his threats of economic sanctions of any value. Carter is making one big mistake and that is the erroneous assumption on his part that all nations of the world are at his service. He will soon realize such a mistake; the repercussions of such a mistake are row obvious now. The Nation of Iran has risen to stop the pernicious activities of the American den of espionage in Iran and this occupation and detention of its professional spies shall continue to the day when Muhammad-Rida Pahlavi is extradited for the trial and retrieval of what he has plundered from the Iranian treasury. However, since Islam considers special rights for women and due to the fact that these black detainees have been subject to American suppression all their lives and they might have been sent to Iran by force, therefore you should be lenient towards these two groups and should release them if their espionage activities are not proven. Submit them to the ministry of foreign affairs to send them back to their country immediately. The honorable nation of Iran shall not issue the release of the others. They are to be kept in Iran till the American government surrenders to our demand.
And peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini