Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 1, 1986

I was at home. Mr. Kongerlo came and said [Manochehr] the victim of Fur called to justify his high prices and the noises of the Americans and claimed that if Reagan is not helped, he will fall and his successors will treat us worse. I told him to tell them; First of all, the extra amount should be returned, and secondly, they should not falsely talk about Israel's interference and contacts with the moderates. According to their claim, they are debtors, but because they paid dearly, we say they are debtors.

Mr. Ahmad came. We discussed about Ali Hashemi's second meeting with the Americans, which was done on the order of Mr. Mohsen Rezaei, and it was decided to tell the heads of the forces as well.

Ahmad Agha said that Imam's opinion is that Mr. Mehdi Hashemi's interview should be broadcast, but it would be harmful for Mr. Montazeri. It was decided to insist to the Imam to refrain from broadcasting a part of it, and he also said that the proposal to arrest Asid Hadi - Mr. Montazeri's son-in-law - which was presented by the Minister of Information, is harmful and hurts Mr. Montazeri greatly and cannot be repaired. It was decided that we will say the Imam's service tomorrow night. In the afternoon, our relatives were our guests.

In the evening [Nakhoda Hosseini] the commander of the naval force came. He told their maneuver plan. I was supposed to participate. Mr. [Ahmed] Vahidi, the intelligence officer of the IRGC, came. He told the plan of the operation and consulted, and I said that a French hostage in Lebanon would be fine if he was released with our intercession. Yesterday, Jacques Chirac took a good stand by admitting France's mistake in dealing with Iran in the past, and the heads of state have approved that the first installment of the loan should be paid. He spent the night reading reports until late.