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In the Name of God

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Islamic Republic of Iran

Central Council of Trade Unions

Zahedan County

Date 2/5/1365 [24 July 1986]

Number 1865

Enclosure

To:  Trade Union

From: Central Council of Trade Unions of Zahedan County

Subject:

Greetings

Respectfully, the commercial units belonging to [the members of] the perverse Baha’i sect who have business licences and are covered by the Union are permitted to re-open and operate. Documents for licence renewals must be immediately submitted to the Union. Those without a business licence can submit the required documents, and once approved by the Office of Amaken [Public Places] of the Islamic Republic, they may proceed to re-open their commercial units.  Beseeching [God’s] blessings

Sayyid[i] Abdolsalam Hoseini

[signature]

On Behalf of the Head of the Central Council of Trade Unions of Zahedan County

[stamp:] Confidential

[i] An honorific denoting people accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet, Mohammad