Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 27, 1993

In the reports, the story of hostage taking in Russia is over. In the morning, we flew from Saad Abad to Qom to participate in the annual meeting of the Assembly of Experts. Our helicopter landed at Tehran [Mehrabad] airport because it had non-standard fuel. We flew with Shenuk and arrived late. First, we went to visit the shrine [of Hazrat Masoumeh (PBUH)]. I recited a fatiha at the grave of Ayatollah Golpaygani. Mr. Masoudi and Asid Javad were also there. Pilgrims noticed my presence and crowded and slogans started; We came out with difficulty.

We participated in the meeting in Dar al-Shafa school hall. They have built a good hall. The meeting had started, I arrived late. The lectures before the order were mostly about the authority issue, but we approved a single article and the work of researching and propagandizing religious authority was added to the duties of the secretariat.

I talked with Mr. [Abbas Waez] Tabasi, [Tawlit Astanqods Razavi] about the presidency of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. He is against the chairmanship of Dr. Bahrami, who is currently appointed as the supervisor. He believes that the governance of the office will be consolidation of unity. I immediately left for Tehran. The governor of Qom got in the car and gave a report of the great efforts of Muntazer al-Marjit. He gave the material taken from the tape of Mr. [Ahmed] Azri [Qomi]'s speech in the lesson that he opposed the authority of Ayatollah Khamenei.

I came home The children were gathered. Fati informed that he spoke to Eftan on the phone and that he is waiting for the result of the new doctor's prescription for his cough. It has been said that the liver problem has been resolved. He called from Manchester.

Mehdi spoke about South Pars and Mohsen spoke about foreign debts and the performance of the Central Bank. Akhwazadeh, Muhammad came. He gave a report on the inefficiency of doctors in university hospitals and the lack of use of facilities.