Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 7, 1997

A group of foreign guests came to the Imam's ceremony. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Ansari, [Chief of Imam's (R.A.)] Arthal Staff, reported. I also said about the miraculous success of the revolution, in the principle of the victory of the revolution and the coherence of affairs, defense, construction, etc. Mr. [Mustafa] Mirsalem, [Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance] and [Ali] Abdullahian, [Deputy Minister] came and asked for the demands of the Ministry of Guidance and clearing the accounts at the end of the period.

A group of managers of the [Ministry] of Information came. They expressed their concern about the possibility of bringing in a minister outside of the intelligence and dividing their group in the new cabinet. They are ashamed of interfering in the elections in favor of Mr. Natiq [Noori]. They asked for [the new minister] to be one of their own.

Mr. [Reza] Amrollahi, [head of the Atomic Energy Organization] came; It didn't matter. In the evening, the Supreme Council of National Security had a meeting. Türkiye and Afghanistan were discussed and decided. We have completed the issue of restricting listening.

Mr. [Mohsen] Rezaei, [commander-in-chief of the army] came. He applied to get out of the army and get a suitable job. Mr. [Ali] Fallahian, [Information Minister] came. He expressed concern about the possibilities of the country's situation in the future government and complained about [Mustafa] Pourmohammadi and [Ahmad] Shafii - one of his deputies - who are trying to replace him. Mr. [Ali] Larijani, [Head of Broadcasting Organization] came. He suggested that one day my life should be produced [film] and at the end of my work, one day I would go to the radio station and it would be broadcast at the same time.