[To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini- may my soul be his ransom,
May peace be upon you. It is respectfully informed to Your Eminence that according to the views of the police officers dealing with highway accidents of the Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the pictures of the esteemed martyred clerics as of the outset of the Islamic movement up to the victory of the Revolution as well as the honorable martyrs of the imposed war, who sacrificed their lives and who hastened to meet God having been posted at the middle of Tehran-Qum Highway «1» - notwithstanding their effectiveness in terms of propaganda and expression of the direct participation of the beloved society of clerics throughout the history of the Revolution- distract drivers, leading to many accidents. In view of this, announcement of Your Eminence's opinion in this regard is hereby requested in order to implement it exactly as it is. In closing, I pray God to grant health and longevity to the Eminent Imam and I hope that God maintain and spread the Imam's shadow full of love and affection over the Muslim community of the world as well as for this organization of the downtrodden, God willing.
Your humble soldier,
`Ali Akbar Ashtiyani
Farvardin 26, 1368 AHS]
In His Most Exalted Name
The pictures must be removed from the highway. In case it does not elicit accidents according to the view of the experts, they are to be posted at the squares of the city of Qum.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini