In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Leonid Brezhnev,
General Secretary,
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union
I acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's congratulatory message on the occasion of the 2 nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of the noble Iranian nation and thank you for the same. As mentioned by Your Excellency we, too, on our part look forward to a friendly relationship among all the nations of the world with due consideration to individual independence and mutual respect. I pray to God Almighty for the complete freedom of the oppressed nations of the world.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Bahman 25,1359 AHS