Farhad Olfat request in the name of the Organization of Mujahadin of the Iranian People (OMIP) for $300 million to support a worldwide struggle to overthrow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Olfat argues the OMIP is in desperate need of the funds and they would have "actual, decisive significance" for plans moving forward.
January 7, 1986
Letter, Farhad Olfat to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION
Dear Comrades,
We hereby address to you with a request of refuge on the territory of the Soviet Union for members of the Organization of Mujahadin of the Iranian People, who after their exposure by Khomeini's criminal regime, and in some cases because of their loss of connections with OMIP, are forced to cross the Iran-Soviet border into the USSR for their final departure for other countries. This is necessary in order to organize their sending and delivery in as short a time as possible after their arrival in the USSR in accordance with instructions from the Organization of Mujahadin of the Iranian People.
With gratitude,
Farhad Olfat
Politburo Member, Representative of the Organization of Mujahadin of the Iranian People
January 7, 1986
Olfat requests refuge for Oranization of Mujahadin of the Iranian People in the USSR following the harsh crackdown on communist parties by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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