The letter referenced Ukaz 493, claiming it had "radically solved their national question," even though the decree was widely unpopular among Crimean Tatars.
While the decree officially recognized Crimean Tatars as rehabilitated, it did not grant them the right to reparations or the ability to return to their homeland.
The letter concluded by characterizing the idea of returning to Crimea as an unrealistic aspiration that should be abandoned in favor of the perceived greater good.
It was co-signed by 17 members of the community, who, though somewhat accomplished, were not widely recognized and adhered to the party line without publicly supporting the right of return.
The Crimean Tatar civil rights activist Yuri Osmanov referred to it as the "letter of national traitors.