In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini- may his sublime presence endure and may my soul be sacrificed for him,
With respect and salutations, Your Eminence are kindly notified that I, Sayyid `Ali Mousawi Garmaroudi, on the affair of Bani Sadr and after his offer for the office of cultural adviser, accepted it on the advice of martyr Ayatullah Sadouqi, may God Almighty be pleased with him. After two or three months, however, and by observing his initial deviations, I asked your permission for resignation during a brief meeting with Your Eminence. You advised me to stay with him and try to inform him of the deviations I observed. Some months after and in the second brief meeting in which Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Rahmani, head of the Basij, was also present, I requested again for resignation, but you ordered me to stay there and inform the officials of his deviations." In the third meeting on Dey 29,1359 AHS (January 19,1981) when I was honored to have a private and longer meeting with Your Eminence and Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Tawassuli was also present, I insistently asked permission for my resignation. The gist what you told:" Prestige is not more important than blood. Our youth are offering blood for this divine revolution; you are also offering prestige." During the past few years, by taking into consideration your directive to me to offer prestige, I tried to remain steadfast and not narrate anywhere the Eminent Leader's statement, order and directive. Since a book has been recently published in which they have unfairly written alongside that of the devious staff of Bani Sadr's administration and this matter could possibly affect my however insignificant service to university and cultural circles, the Islamic guidance and to the Islamic Republic of Iran and our sacred revolution, so deemed it a religious duty to ask instruction from the Eminent Leader. All the affairs depend on you. May peace be upon you.
Sayyid `Ali Mousawi Garmaroudi
Esfand 15,1365 AHS
In His Most Exalted Name
His Excellency Mr. Mousawi Garmaroudi- may God Almighty assist him,
As you have written, after discovering the deviation of Bani Sadr, you came to me on a number of occasions and revealed your intention to relinquish your post with Bani Sadr, but I opposed the idea on account of the expediencies. As I then considered it advisable, I reluctantly dissuaded you from relinquishing your post. I never regard you as involved in Bani Sadr's deviant acts. May you be successful in serving the servants of God. Peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini