In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Tribes and clans during the Pahlavi era
Welcome, you chivalrous men from the Bakhtiyari tribe are welcome. One of the greatest treacheries committed by the Pahlavi dynasty against Iran was the destruction of our tribes and clans. The Pahlavis were given the mission to suppress those who were supporters of the nation. Tribes and clans including the Bakhtiyari tribe, with which I have relations, were supporters of our country. Among the missions of Rida Shah, was to destroy all tribes around Iran and suppress them in the guise of urbanizing them. They did not want Iran to have such support so that they could commit whatever acts of treachery they wished. Therefore, they destroyed and suppressed the supporters of ours and gained what they were after. They betrayed us considerably. They looted our resources and oil and in return, brought in weapons, which were of no use to Iran. They brought those weapons in order for them (Americans) to have a base in Iran but they did this under the name of the oil revenue. It is not you, the Bakhtiyari tribe alone who suffered in the time of that father and son. All the respectable tribes and clans suffered and not only they alone, but also all strata of the people suffered including all religious people and clerics, and every single person in the nation was under pressure.
A glance at the performance of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran
The situation was aggravated to the point where neither women nor men had any freedom of choice. Neither clergymen nor university people could fulfill their duties. The Pahlavis lost all the luminaries of Iran and had a mission not to leave any source of pride for Iran. Our tribes and clans were a source of pride and they suppressed them. The Armed forces were our pride and they subjugated them to foreign advisors. They destroyed all our culture and economy. Now they have run away. The father (Rida Shah) took some of our national jewels, and a great deal was taken by his son. They have stashed away our assets in foreign banks. And presently huge debts are registered in Iran's name in foreign countries. Thanks God, our nation rose at a certain time and with the will of God severed their hands from our resources. It was with the will of God the Blessed and Exalted that foreign hands were severed from this land.
Freedom and independence under the aegis of Islam
I implore the Exalted and Blessed God for the success of the Iranian nation, in particular the venerable tribes of Iran, especially you, the respectable Bakhtiyari tribe and I hope that you will always be safeguarding this movement with the same zeal that you have been commiserating with it up until now. My brethren! Under the aegis of Islam, you will be able to attain prosperity in this world and the hereafter; under the aegis of Islam, you will be able to return your (lost) glory; under the aegis of Islam, you will be able to be free and independent. Safeguard this Islam, preserve this Islamic movement and in the same way that you have cast approximately 100 percent of your votes and favored (Islamic Republic) in the referendum, you should be earnest in casting your ballots in favor of vigilant, trustworthy and pious and patriotic Muslims to occupy the seats of the Constituents Assembly which will be created later. Subsequent to this, you should choose upright, patriotic, nationalistic individuals who do not have Eastern or Western leanings, but who tread the straight path of humanity and Islamic nature to send to the Consultative Assembly. I implore the Exalted and Blessed God for your health, prosperity and I thank you for coming to express your kindness in person. May God grant you all prosperity.
May God's peace and mercy be upon you.