Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1997

In the reports, the announcement of early elections in France and the introduction of early elections in Turkey by [Süleyman] Demirel, [President of Turkey] and the quick return of some Western officials to Iran are of interest. Dr. [Hasan] Habibi, [First Vice President], came for current affairs and affairs of the Council of Expediency. The Supreme Export Council had a meeting with several resolutions and reports of 2015.

Dr. [Mohsen] Noorbakhsh reported that in the new poll, Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami has 27 percent and [Ali Akbar] Natiq [Noori] has 23 percent. In the evening, Mr. Natiq Nouri came and expressed his concern about the possibility of Khatami winning [in the presidential election] and asked me for help to strengthen himself and specifically asked me to tell the workers' house to support him.

I completed the review of the drafts of the books "Friday Sermons" and "Hashmi and Revolution". [Mr. Ali Mohammad Basharti], the country's minister, said on the phone that he has ordered to stop the attack of Hezbollah's Ansar against election gatherings; Recently, they are exposed to Mr. Khatami's gatherings.

The dispute between India and Pakistan with Saudi Arabia regarding the delivery of the bodies of those killed in the Mena fire is significant. The Indians say that there are hundreds of missing pilgrims who are not included in the list of the dead, and they say that the number of dead is much higher than the number announced by the Saudis. The Saudis have said that about 340 people were killed. I came home at half past nine. There were some children. We had dinner together.