In a letter dated Shahrivar 6,1365 AHS, the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps( IRGC )demanded that a percentage of the facilities at the disposal of the Army be turned over to IRGC. Part of the letter reads:
" We are badly in need of helicopters for transferring the wounded of the war and transporting the officials and commanders. Usually, during operations, we are provided with helicopters, but not in sufficient number, and often with delay. We also encounter problems in terms of management.
In reply to the mentioned report, Imam Khomeini has wrote:
In His Most Exalted Name
It is approved. His Excellency Hujjat al-Islam Khamene'i will take the necessary action.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Shahrivar 11,1365 AHS