Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 10, 1988

I went to the parliament at half past six in the morning. I worked until eight o'clock. Before the start of the official session, I advised the representatives to agree to the two-urgent proposal of non-implementation of Article 45 of the Constitution, which obliges the government to obtain a vote of confidence at the beginning of each new parliamentary term. Due to the current situation on the front and behind the front and the country's problems, a strong majority of the representatives agreed and the plan was approved immediately. I came to my office.

Mr. Mehdi Karroubi, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. He talked about the Hajj schedule. I said that we do not agree with drastic actions. Mr.]Morteza[Katirai applied for the administrative affairs of the parliament. I told him to prepare to receive [Members of the Majlis] experts who are having a meeting next week. At noon, a group of representatives came. They presented plans for the cooperation of representatives in war affairs.

In the evening, Colonel Jalali [Minister of Defense] came and consulted about giving part of the army's organizational houses to corrupt women who were collected from Jamshid neighborhood. I said it upsets the soldiers.

Timsar [Ali [Shehbazi] Chief of the General Staff of the Army] came. He had some information about the General Staff;

There are ambiguities and discomforts. They are not satisfied with the government's interference in the affairs of the army, and especially with the dissolution of the headquarters. It is proposed to form a general command for the army, which will be the deputy chief of staff.

[Mr. Seyyed Lotfollah] Atabaki, the army prosecutor, came. He asked about the quality of allegations of corruption in arms purchases, to which I said that they should be pursued vigorously. Dr. Rouhani came. We discussed the issues of war and travel and the headquarters and the command's jurisdiction. I came home at night.