Mr. [Sugiyano], the Indonesian Ambassador, came. He is a retired naval admiral. He spoke about the situation in his country, including the situation in East Timor, where the Indonesian government, after decades of resistance, had finally yielded.
Mr. [Sugiyano], the Indonesian Ambassador, came. He is a retired naval admiral. He spoke about the situation in his country, including the situation in East Timor, where, after decades of resistance, the Indonesian government had finally yielded and was prepared to grant broad autonomy and even independence under the supervision of the United Nations. He also spoke about the bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians, in connection with which several bombs had exploded today and a church had also been set on fire. I emphasized the need for Muslims to cooperate in support of the Muslims of Kosovo.
Mr. [Reza] Abdollahi, representative of Mahneshan, came. Expressing his great appreciation for the extensive development and reconstruction carried out during my tenure, he asked for support to expedite the construction of the dams in Zanjan and to ensure the continued operation of the large zinc factory in [the city of] Dandi. He said that the people of Mahneshan would always be grateful for the special attention I had given their region and for its being upgraded to a county.
Mr. [Hossein] Karimi, deputy to Mr. [Mohammad] Yazdi, [Head of the Judiciary], came. He criticized the fiefdom-style rule within the Judiciary and its lack of comprehensive management. He also spoke about the question of who would head the Judiciary after Mr. Yazdi and the need to establish an integrated system.
Mr. Mohammadi from the Ministry of Intelligence came. He said that the Minister had not yet taken any new action and was still reviewing matters, and that the Ministry was in a state of disarray. He said that those around Mr. Khatami had created the impression in his mind that extensive conspiracies were under way against him.
At noon, Mohsen, Yasser, and Faezeh came. I advised Faezeh not to make provocative remarks for a while so that the effect of those causing trouble would diminish. I spoke with Yasser about the memoir [Crossing the Crisis].
In the afternoon, Mr. Seyyed Hossein Khalkhali, one of my fellow students from my years of study in Qom, came. He gave a report on his services at the mosque and library and sought help finding jobs for his two unemployed children, both of whom had graduated.
Mr. [Ahmad] Daniali, head of Presidential Protocol, came. He gave a report on the trip to Italy and explained the background of two photographs that had been circulated to discredit Mr. Khatami. One showed Mr. Khatami sitting beside the daughter of the Italian President at the dinner table. The other showed an Iranian woman who worked at the Italian Foreign Ministry standing beside the elevator; she had accompanied the President to provide translation. Regarding the Balkans, Mr. [Boris] Yeltsin, [President of Russia], said that he would not allow Yugoslavia to become a satellite of NATO, and talk of a confrontation involving ground forces had intensified.
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