[To His Holiness Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini- may his benign existence endure,
With greetings and salutations, as you know, the disciplinary forces (including revolutionary committee, Gendarmerie and the police), Law enforcement, considering the solid steps in regard with commandeering and management, have a relatively good integration and power. The present security and order in the cities and their suburbs are owed to them. As confirmed by the authorities on war, the disciplinary forces fought with a strong morale in the warfront to the end without withdrawing. It is natural that the maintenance of the spirit of Islamic resistance of these beloveds is, firstly, dependent on their training and organization, and secondly, it is because of giving prerogatives that the Eminent Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has conferred the Ministry of Interior in relation to the disciplinary forces, helping me to promptly and timely encouraging and warning the forces. Thus, what caused trouble is this: Pursuant to the decree on the designation of our brother, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mr. Hashimi Rafsanjani, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the creation of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces with Mr. Prime Minister as the Chairman, a change has taken place in the military organization of the country and this transformation, in view of the ceasefire, is possibly in the best conditions but these are done simultaneous with the changes in the system of the disciplinary forces, and now the cultural officials have determined the intelligence and investigation securities; without informing me, they want to decide on the merging and destiny of the disciplinary forces while the responsibility on political, security and order issues of the country as well as the disciplinary forces is with the Ministry of Interior.(Of course, since a few months ago, the Ministry of Interior has assigned a group of experts to formulate an appropriate organizational structure of the disciplinary forces). It seems that the abovementioned acts led to the weakening and collapse of the disciplinary forces, and as the one responsible for the security of the country, I would like to inform your honor that [such acts] are not expedient. It is hoped that we could benefit from the guidance of the Supreme Leader.
Meanwhile, I would like to ask the honorable Imam: Are the prerogatives conferred by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to the ministers of the country, which I am included, still binding and in force, or not? May God perpetuate the existence of the Eminent Leader of the Islamic Revolution for us.
Your humble son,
Sayyid `Ali-Akbar Muhtashami
Minister of Interior]
In His Most Exalted Name
In the framework of the Constitution, all the issues related to the Islamic Revolutionary Committee, Gendarmerie and the Police are with the Interior Ministry, but in the fields of the sacred defense, the prerogative is with the designated Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. In cases of doubt, the designated Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Interior will coordinate.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Shahrivar 3,1367 AHS