Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 6, 1984

I went to the parliament at eight in the morning. I read in the reports that yesterday one of our F-4 planes was shot down in the airspace of Saudi Arabia and that Saudi Arabia has officially taken responsibility for shooting down the plane. It is a bitter incident and it has had a wide impact. This trend can be the beginning of our conflict with Saudi Arabia.

I had a meeting with some members of parliament staff. It was more about their situation or the shortcomings of the parliament's departments. In the interval between the two sessions of the parliament, the number of such referrals has increased; They must have waited for a while to see who will manage the future of the parliament.

Some people came from the customs and complained to the customs chief. Mr. [Hadi] Maravi from the Revolution Prosecutor's Office came and consulted about giving a letter of protection to the fugitives of Tawab abroad, which Mr. Ayatollah Montazeri said in the Nowruz message. Mr. [Mahmoud Rezaei] Hanjani, the former representative of Karaj - who did not vote this time - came and was upset that the situation of the Hojjatiyah Association caused his defeat and said to clarify their situation. The Imam has clearly said to announce the dissolution [of the Hojjatiya Association], but they have not done so. He also wanted work.

[Mr. Morteza Mahmoudi] the former representative of Qasr Shirin also came; He is looking for a high level job. [Mr. Khosrow] Naqi, the former representative of the Kilimians, wanted help for the travel facilities of the Kilimians.

In the afternoon, the commanders of the IRGC came and reported and told about the lack of readiness and lack of forces for future operations. I said that we should have a joint meeting with the military and camp commanders tomorrow. In the evening, Dr. [Abbas Ali] Zali, the Minister of Agriculture, came and talked about the land problems, the lack of a clear policy, and the lack of security, and asked for help to solve the problems.

Mr. Abdulkarim Mohajer - Black Friday imam of Los Angeles, America - came. He is a simple person. He is a peddler and said that he studied law. He said some things about the American black movement against the white government and asked for an office [to support the American black movement] in Tehran.

Before breaking the fast, I went to Ayatollah Khamenei's house. The meeting of the leaders was there. The Persian Gulf war and crisis and many other things were discussed and decided. The situation in the Persian Gulf is worrying. It was decided to ask permission from the Imam to accept [the offer] of a truce in the Persian Gulf and the cities. Earlier, the imam asked us to investigate this issue. I came home late.