In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Mr. Shazli Ben Jadid, President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria;
The receipt of your greetings card on the auspicious occasion of the feast of Sacrifice is acknowledged with gratitude. Of course, due to the tragic massacres of hundreds of our innocent pilgrims in the divine sanctuary by the hirelings of the world-devouring America, the Sa`oudi household, for announcing disavowal against the polytheists and enemies, we did not have festivity in the previous year; instead, we mourned over this crime and offense at the vicinity of the House of Ka`bah at the hand of the enemies of Islam. I pray to God, the Exalted, for deliverance of the holy places of Muslims from the control of the usurper Sa`oudi family. May peace be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Muharram 22,1408 AH