Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 15, 1986

I worked in my office until half past seven in the morning. In the official session of the parliament, the election of the board of directors was done. I was elected president with 179 votes in favor, 22 against and 24 abstentions. Mr. Karroubi became the first vice president. Mr. Yazdi was also demoted from the first deputy to the second deputy, which upset his allies.

Mr. [Ferydoun] Mahdinejad came before noon. He gave a report on the situation in Lebanon, and Mr. Dashti, who had gone to Lebanon with him to arrange the release of the French hostages, told about the difficulties of the work, and it was decided to try to free two of the four French journalists who were kidnapped recently, and to ask France to pledge to save our four kidnapped people - Messrs. [Syed Mohsen] Mousavi and [Ahmed] Metouslian, and... who were killed two years ago by the Falanges.

Kidnapped - take action. It is said that they were martyred. I told Mr. Meiri to inform the French Chargé d'affaires.

In the afternoon, a group of representatives who had gone to the front arrived and brought some information about the situation of the army and the army and the war. In the evening, a group of academics who work for the war, along with the special battalion of divers and line breakers, came from Kerman province with the Tharullah army, and I spoke for them. I told Ahmad Agha to arrange a meeting with the Imam for them. It was postponed until later. A group of distinguished representatives of the parliament who discuss the war in their meetings came. We negotiated for two or three hours. The objectives of the war, political, military and tactical strategy, facilities, problems, forces and budget and the future of Iraq were discussed; It was useful. At night, we were guests of Mr. Mousavi Ardabili. Hostages, price control and distribution were negotiated.