Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 5, 1984

At seven in the morning, I went to the airport [Mehrabad] to see off Mr. Rabeh Bitat, the Speaker of the [People's] Assembly of Algeria. Journalists interviewed him in the Republic Pavilion. He just said the generalities; Algerians are very conservative and want to be friends with everyone around them. He left for Geneva by Homa plane at eight o'clock. I returned home.

I read the reports they brought from the parliament. Most of the reports are based on the Turkish oil tanker being hit near Khark and the possibility of new retaliation with the start of our ground attack on Iraq. In general, inflammation has engulfed the region and the world.

Before noon, Iraqi planes bombed the people of Baneh Kurdistan, who were busy with demonstrations for the 15th of Khordad anniversary, and more than 600 people were injured and martyred. Iraq has committed a huge crime.

Mr. Marwarid came with a previous appointment and we met after a few years, which was good; He wanted help to restore the Islamic Revolution Foundation. With the pressure of the [Tehran] prosecutor's office and the [Islamic Revolution, this foundation] committee, it has been handed over to the imam. He wanted the Imam to be the head of the foundation. Mr. [Abulfazl] Tawakli [Bina] also came. He expects to return to the headship [organization] of Hajj [and Pilgrimage]. Mr. [Mohammad Hossein] Rezaei has replaced him. With Mr. [Mohammed] Mousavi Khoiniha [representative of the Imam and head of Iranian pilgrims] and Mr. Mohammad Khatami [Minister of Islamic Guidance], he has left and left.