Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 1, 1992

I reached my office at eight in the morning. At ten o'clock [Mr. Abdallah Nouri], the Minister of Interior came. He was worried about the disturbances that may arise from the Hizbollahs due to the recent issues. He said about the necessity of moderation in domestic and foreign policy. There was also a discussion about the fight against drugs and the prisoners of this department.

Mr. [Ali Akbar] Masoudi [Khomeini] and his son-in-law Mr. Mousavi came. He talked about the problems of the new responsibility of taking care of Hazrat Masoumeh's shrine and requested that the opinion of Astana be taken into account for the implementation of the Astana Square project. He said that the amount of one hundred kilograms of gold was given to the Ponzdeh Khordad Foundation from Astana for the construction of the Ponzdeh Khordad dam in Qom by order of the Imam. He insisted that I go to Qom for dust removal.

Mr. [Mohammad Mohammadi] Ray Shahri, [the guardian of Hazrat Abdul Azim Hosni's threshold] came and asked for help for Hazrat Abdul Azim's threshold; A loan to modify the structure and implement the plan of the shrine. I told the leadership to propose amnesty for Mr. [Abdul Majid] Maadikhah.

Mr. [Ahmed] Vahidi, Shams [= Mohammad Reza Naqdi] and Abtahi came from the army. They reported traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina and taking weapons with a 747 flight. They told the situation of the war and people's lives; It is impressive and it seems that no one will reach the Muslims there. They have asked for weapons, oil, military advice and the presence of our political representatives.

In the evening Dr. Velayati, [Foreign Affairs Minister] came and reported on his trip to Italy. The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. We decided to help Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was also decided to create unity of command in Sistan and Baluchistan province against the evildoers.