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31 diary entries in this month.
Early in the morning, a call came from the Imam's office. Mr. Sane'i informed [us] that last night there was shooting at the Heshmatieh Garrison and that now the garrison is surrounded by the IRGC (Sepah) and the Committee (Komiteh).
We were scheduled to have an open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. First thing in the morning, the Presidium convened, but the number of present representatives did not reach the quorum of one hundred and eighty, and we were un…
First thing in the morning, I worked a bit on completing the article "Nahj al-Balagha and Politics" and then went to Parliament. After reading reports and signing letters, I prepared the reply to the letter from the Speaker of the Algerian …
At eight-thirty in the morning, together with Mr. Khamenei, we went to visit the Imam. In the Imam's office, we met Dr. [Ebrahim] Yazdi and the governors-general of Ilam and Hamadan.
First thing in the morning, Mr. Mohammad Darvish came to [my] home with Mr. Baqeri, his son-in-law. Darvish was heading to Kish Island on business. Mr. Baqeri, who is in the Political-Ideological [Unit] of the Officers' Academy, is satisfie…
First thing in the morning, we had a Presidium meeting, and then an open session. In the open session, the establishment of the Ministry of Mines and Metals was approved.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Messrs. Dr. Vahid, Al-Sharif, and Engineer Hatami came to [my] home and spoke of various matters. They spoke of the mistake in not permitting the presidency for the clergy, which led to the presidency of Ban…
First thing in the morning, I went to Parliament. The governor and the IRGC (Sepah) commander of Urmia came and spoke of the situation there and the conflict between the governor-general and Messrs. Hassani and Zakiani; and since this matte…
Today as well, we had an open session, and it went relatively well. Answering questions took up most of the time. The Constitution gives representatives the right to question ministers and obligates ministers to come and respond within ten …
I left home at eight-thirty in the morning. I dropped Faezeh off at her class and went to Parliament. I studied the reports. Admiral Afzali, commander of the Navy, called saying he had urgent business. He came, but he did not have anything …
We had an open session; Mr. Rajai brought the budget bill and delivered relatively good remarks. The departure of the Parliament delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Manila had run into some problems, which were resolved through f…
First thing in the morning, I went to the office of the Islamic Republican Party and inspected the work of the "Key to the Quran" group (the index cards I had prepared in prison for organizing Quranic topics).
We had a Bylaws Committee meeting. At noon, I went to my office. After prayers, representatives who had gone to Shiraz on behalf of Parliament—to investigate the causes of the conflict between the Khuzestanis and Shirazis—came and gave a re…
At seven o'clock in the morning, I attended the Presidium meeting. I arrived eight minutes late and was fined eighty Tomans. The reason for the delay is that I take the children along and drop them off at school and their workplaces, and th…
Early in the morning, Colonel Vahid [Dastjerdi] came and gave a report on the work of the police (Shahrbani) and new appointments, and I raised the objections being made against him—especially regarding the replacement of the chief of Karaj…
At eight o'clock in the morning, I went to Parliament. After reviewing the reports, Mr. Latif Safari, the representative of Eslamabad-e Gharb, came to my office and spoke at length about issues there.
An open session was held, and the preparations for conducting the by-election were completed. Completing Parliament is necessary; the Ministry of Interior must make haste.
I went to Parliament. We had an open session and [discussed] the double-urgency motion to amend the Election Law; the first round of elections whose candidates had not made it to Parliament was annulled due to [existing] flaws in the contin…
Early in the morning, Mrs. Dr. Mansourian—whose husband's property has been seized and who is in Paris—had come and was asking for help to resolve the problem. Her appeal court remains pending.
I was at work from early morning. At 7:00 AM we had a Presidium meeting, and at seven thirty we had an open session. After the session, visitors came.
We did not have an open session. From nine in the morning until twelve thirty, I attended the Bylaws Committee. I was fasting, so lunchtime was saved.
Early in the morning, Mr. Mohsen Tabatabaei came. He complained that a finance inspector had raised a tax objection against him regarding a transaction in the year fifty-six and was demanding a sum of money from him.
Around nine o'clock in the morning, I went to Parliament. After studying the reports, Mr. Heidari, the representative of Bushehr, came and spoke of the disorders of the oil company on Kharg Island.
Early in the morning, Effat had an argument, continuing last night's conversation. I left the house angrily. The problem is that she is devoted to the Revolution, and during the day in her meetings and encounters—where the country's shortag…
The open session of Parliament finished approving the two-twelfths budget. Due to the prolonged discussions, the representatives were exhausted, and presiding over Parliament was difficult; because of a fragile quorum, the session repeatedl…
First thing in the morning, I went to Parliament to continue Parliament's work on the two-twelfths budget. On the issue of the budget, Engineer [Ezzatollah] Sahabi, Foad Karimi, and others spoke.
Today, the first open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the new year was held. The two-twelfths budget was under consideration. We spent five hours on it. Proponents and opponents spoke.
At eight o'clock, I went to Parliament. I studied the reports. Several former retired ambassadors came and complained about the Reconstruction Bill, which condemned former ambassadors to dismissal.
This morning, news was received of the failure of the coup in Thailand. In Lebanon, the Zionists, imperialism, and the Kataeb [Phalangist] Party have committed atrocities, and a large number of people have been killed and wounded.
Heavy snow fell last night, and the trees are completely covered in snow, and the weather is cold as well. I hope there hasn't been any frost damage; there is a possibility of frost damage to the tree fruits.
oday was a holiday; I did not leave the house. Heavy rain fell and disrupted the march. At nine o'clock in the morning, Ahmad Aqa Khomeini called.