The content of the letter is as follows:

I am pleased to refer to your report regarding Lebanon with the reference number S/2008/715 on October 19^th in 2008 in which the necessity of ensuing the status of the four abducted Iranian diplomats—Seyed Mohammed Mousavi, charge; Ahamd Tavasolian, military attaché; Taghi Rastegar Moghadam, member of staff; and Kazem Akhavan, journalist of the embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Beirut—is highlighted. I am pleased to say that the readiness of UN to ensue this humanitarian issue is well appreciated.

Delegate of Islamic Republic of Iran in UN sent you a letter holding information on the date and the place of the abduction and the names of the responsible ones in this offence on January 9^th in 2008.

As you are well aware, in spite of the importance of this issue from legal, political and international view based on principles and rules of international law  such as those contained in United Nations charter, political law convention and fourth Geneva convention,  it also bears some importance from humanitarian and human rights view regarding the long-term concern of the families of the victims.

Motaki also emphasized: "according to the mentioned concerns and your readiness to play a more active role to shed light on the status of the diplomats, I would like to ask you as the secretary general of the UN to make added effort by assembling a special committee to further investigate on the case."