[PROVISIONAL TRANSLATION FROM Persian]
[Translator’s notes appear in square brackets.]
[Personal information has been redacted.]
[The excerpt below is from the section of the article that pertains to the Baha’i Faith]
[Newspaper:] Jomhouri-e Eslami
[Date:] 23 Mordad 1359 [14 August 1980], 3 Shawwal 1400
[Issue No:] 347
[Page:] 5
Denial and Correction
In the Name of God,
Tehran, in its 335th edition, the Jomhouri-e Eslami Newspaper, Tehran, on page 4, in the column listing purges, had mentioned that Mr. Abdollah Rouhani was dismissed for being a Baha’i. Although this news report is denied, it should be explained that the dismissal of the aforementioned individual from government service is because of his cooperation with the dissolved agency, SAVAK[1].
[1] [Acronym: “National Intelligence and Information Agency”, the intelligence Agency in Pahlavi regime]