Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 16, 1988

I studied at home until nine in the morning. I told Dr. Moshiri to follow the chastity treatment until the final result. I reached the parliament at half past nine in the morning. We did not have anything important in the reports.

Mr. [Syed Mohammad Baqir [Hakim] and] Sayyed Mahmoud [Hashmi Shahroudi and] Ahmad] Salk came. They are concerned about the future of the Iraqis in Iran, and they had suggestions, and they wanted to hand over the affairs of Iraqis to the Iraqi administration, especially the Supreme Council, and to strengthen the existing Iraqi armed forces in Iran and their apparent independence after the war, and to allow some of them to settle in other countries such as Lebanon and Syria. It was agreed that their contents will be examined in the relevant commission of the General Staff.

Colonel Tarabi came in the evening. It was suggested that Mr. [Ali] Younisi be appointed to the responsibility of protection of the General Staff. Mr. Mohadi Qomi, the former Friday Imam, came to Islamabad. He wants to return to Islamabad with the order of the Imam. [Mr. Nematullah Asadi] the representative of Islamabad came and asked for more help there.

The officials of the construction jihad war came and inquired about the future of these forces and combat engineering works after the war, to which I deferred a clear answer to the future and emphasized the need to maintain the strength of combat engineering on the front, provide fortifications on the borders, build communication and combat roads, and rebuild war-torn areas. They said that there is peace on the fronts and that our forces and the Iraqis have become kinder to each other.

Mr. [Mohammed Reza] Mohedi came from the IRGC headquarters and had questions and suggestions about the future of the IRGC and the armed forces and war issues. He is not satisfied with the performance of the commanders ruling the IRGC and did not have a specific proposal. In general, there are many uncertainties on the morale of the armed forces.

In the evening, we had a meeting of the Expediency Council. I managed A decision was made about barren lands. Almost the same resolution of the parliament that was rejected by the Guardian Council, [was approved] and it was decided that if the owners of the land refuse to develop properly, the government will hand them over to people who are qualified for development. This issue is especially necessary in Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Sistan and Baluchistan and Khorasan. We had dinner there. I arrived home late.