Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 23, 1982

I wrote a message to the warriors early in the morning.  with Mr. Mohsen Rezaei and Colonel Sayad Shirazi  

I spoke on the phone. The war continues. They are a little worried about the situation of Ain Khosh, but they hope for a complete victory. They said that the number of captives has exceeded three thousand five hundred people and there is little talk of four thousand seven hundred people. We have had more than two thousand wounded and nearly four hundred martyrs.

Mr. [Mohsen] Rafiqdoost and the Libyan ambassador and two Libyan personalities came and talked about the plan that Libya has for the price of oil and convincing Saudi Arabia. I said that we should see the plan first and then give an opinion.

Ahmad Agha also came and said about the need to recruit some distinguished clerics in the Islamic Republic Party. It was reported that Saddam wants to display about 100 recently captured prisoners, including old ones, in the streets of Baghdad. To reduce the impact of the important blow he received. Mr. [Mirhossein] Mousavi, the Prime Minister, revealed this conspiracy in an interview. Mr. President went to Mashhad today to visit and deliver a speech near the shrine of Imam Reza (AS).

In the evening, Ahmad Agha came and said that the imam was unhappy with the increase in taxes in the budget. Mr. [Hossein] Namazi [Minister of Economic Affairs and Property] has put it on the shoulders of the Parliament [Program and Budget] Commission. I explained that the program and budget commission had gone too far, but the parliament removed and modified the major part of it. They announced from the fronts that we will have an operation tonight.