Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 15, 1988

I came to the parliament. I stayed in the public meeting until half past ten. I did my office work until noon. Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi came in the afternoon. gave the report of the trip to China; He is satisfied, but Zao Ziyang did not visit him and gave my message to his special envoy.

In the evening, the governor of Kurdistan and his deputies came. They had recommendations to prevent possible harm to the counter-revolution after the winter, and they emphasized more on hitting them on Iraqi soil or putting pressure on them by Iraqi Kurds.

Mr. Danesh, Deputy Minister of War Affairs came. He gave a report on the situation of sending students to the front. He said that about 14,000 students are sent to the front every six months, and the important issue is the quality of their employment.

The command council of the first corps came. They told about the situation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran and Central Province and asked for help for their needs. They complain that people's aid is given to the armies of the same province in other provinces, but this is not the case in Tehran.

I negotiated with Dr. Rouhani about the war and the defense budget. I contacted the front. They said that it is snowing heavily and this has slowed down the engineering work. Mr. Mousavi Ardabili, who was in Maut region, was stuck in the snow for six hours on his way back to Baneh. [Brigadier Mohammad Hossein Jalali] Minister of Defense came. He asked for help for currency and rial so that the ground forces of the army can fight better. I worked in my office until eight in the evening. I went home.