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 important.
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 important. He informed [me] that the Italian Fiat company wishes to supply Iran National—which is supplied by Britain—with Fiat in terms of certain technical needs and parts, as well as the Tabriz Tractor Manufacturing Plant; it was agreed that he would speak with industries officials.
He spoke of the commanders' intention and desire to eliminate the Political-Ideological Directorate of the military (Artesh), and that the Imam's recent decree appointing Mr. Safa'i to head this directorate had thwarted this plot; and he spoke of the reorganization of the military (Artesh) and the deviant goals of the existing commanders, including Mr. Bani-Sadr, in weakening the factor of faith. He claimed that the IRGC (Sepah) should be made the foundation of the military (Artesh), and that the military (Artesh) should gradually be dissolved into the IRGC (Sepah). Perhaps he wanted to test me. I said that within the military (Artesh) itself, there are abundant healthy, experienced, Muslim, and trainable forces.
We had a Bylaws Committee meeting. At noon, the administrative officers of Parliament came. Dr. [Ali Akbar] Velayati complained about the lack of official status for the new Islamic personnel working in Parliament. Mr. [Morteza] Katira'i is cautious in hiring people.
In the afternoon, the Revolutionary Plans Committee held a joint meeting with the Presidium to make Parliament more active, but they had neither a plan nor a program; it was a waste of time.
In the evening, the Ambassador of North Korea came, brought an invitation from the Chairman of the Korean Parliament, and strongly insisted that I go to Korea in April or May. I did not give a definitive promise. The problem is their membership in the Eastern bloc, given our "Neither East nor West" policy.
Then physical education officials came. They reported the news and purpose of closing down some sections of Physical Education; they wanted support. They are Muslims and caring, but the liberals oppose them.
A martyr's family from Kermanshah came. They married their daughter to a guard (Pasdar), and I recited the marriage vows. They are a Muslim and revolutionary people. Due to fatigue, I did not attend the meeting of the party's Central Council or the clergy meeting, and I came home. Mr. Motahhari's wife came to [our] home. She consulted about an interview she is scheduled to give to the press regarding the anniversary of the late Martyr Motahhari. They are an interesting and Muslim family.
Late at night, Nader, son of Martyr [Mahdi] Iraqi, came and had points regarding the plotting of mini-groups (guruhak-ha) and the resistance program of the local youth IRGC (Sepah). A guard (Pasdar) came seeking help to produce a documentary film about the IRGC's (Sepah) war efforts.
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