Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 29, 1988

At 8:30 in the morning, I went to the headquarters [of the General Forces] at the headquarters. I have arranged to go there one day a week. Mr. Nawab, the head of the IRGC Instructor Training College, came to Qom and asked to strengthen it and allow the establishment of a postgraduate course. He complained to the army commander. Mr. Shamkhani and the military group came to implement the resolution. They gave the work report on how to treat the UN forces and our request for about two hundred million tomans from the UN - which we have spent - and asked for a budget.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei came. We discussed the implementation of the law of the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Guards and the protection of the information of the Revolutionary Guards. He demanded to solve the problems caused by the disagreement with the representative office of the Imam and the protection officer; I promised to fix the problem.

Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Rahmani, the head of Basij, came. He wants independence of Basij from IRGC. He made a detailed argument that I did not accept. I asked about the published issue regarding the transfer of cement from headquarters to Lahijan. He said that the cement was bought by the villagers in Lahijan from the cement seller and they gave them an envelope to carry it and helped them rent a car and it is not related to him at all. It was decided to be inspected through a special inspection of the General Staff.

In the afternoon, Mr. [Syed Hassan] Firouzabadi came for the affairs of the General Staff and current issues and permission for the naval voyage. The air in my office was cold. I was heated with an electric heater. Mr. [Ali] Fallahian came in the evening. The Panha sites [= support and maintenance of Iranian helicopters] around the [village of] Ken were discussed. The land owners are complaining and Sased [= Defense Industries Organization] considers it necessary for them. It was decided to investigate further and inspect the statistics and figures of the forces and the number of personnel and facilities.

Mr. Sanjaghi came and emphasized on strengthening the clergy in the IRGC and solving the problem of the army and the IRGC sooner. I worked in my office until half past seven and came home. The police chief informed that his officers are looking for two runaway children from Salman complex. We also told Mr. Karroubi [head of Shahid Foundation] to follow up. Yasser had a guest. They brought food from outside. Efat and Mehdi also went to Mohsen's house where relatives are guests.