Questioner: Mahdi Karroubi
[... As you are aware, in the implementation of your order, the Martyrs' Foundation has started functioning since the month of Farvardin 1359 AHS [March/April 1980 ] for the purpose of attending to the affairs concerning the families of the martyrs and those that were wounded in the Revolution. In the course of our work, we have encountered the following issues about which I, as always, solicit your honor's illuminating guidance and instructions in serving the families of the martyrs and the wounded of the Revolution:
1. Some youths and others have been killed in the villages and the workplace while working for the Jihad-e Sazandegi [Reconstruction Crusade].
2. Some people have died during the demonstrations and marches of the post-Revolutionary period such as Quds' Day, etc.
3. A number of people of the provinces who came to Tehran for welcoming purposes- some of whom were armed- have died on the way.
4. Some individuals who went to the towns and villages for the necessary voting purposes have been killed in storms, etc.
5. Some who had a background of struggling [for the Revolution] and were sent by the Imam's Propagation Office in order to guide the people and deliver speeches, have been killed.
6. In certain instances where the Islamic guards [pasdars] are encountered, during journeys, especially in the border regions, it is seen that they are in need of help. Instructions on this matter had also been sought previously.
Considering the above cases and in view of the repeated visits of the martyrs' families to this office, it is humbly requested that you enlighten and inform me as to the manner of handling their affairs.
Mahdi Karroubi,
The Chief Administrator,
Martyrs' Foundation]
In His Most Exalted Name
There is no problem except for the sixth case.
May you, God willing, succeed.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini