Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 26, 1988

I was at home. Mr. Sanjaghi informed that the occupied area of ​​the sixth stage of the operation has been stabilized. The road is connected. There is not enough power for big steps, but the operation will continue. It is good that it is not announced before noon today. In the evening, they informed that in the name of Beit al-Maqdis 4 operation, it would be announced today, but it was not done and it was postponed to tomorrow.

Propaganda pressures against Iraqi crimes are increasing in Halabja. [Xavier Perez Decoyar] The Secretary General of the United Nations has condemned Saddam and announced the dispatch of an expert to the region, which they did not agree to today. Ayatollah Montazeri declared today a day of public mourning and this issue was well reflected.

I wrote a letter about the Halabja disaster to the presidents of the world's assemblies and told my brother Mohammad to prepare a related film cassette for each of them. I spent a lot of time on the letter to include everything in it.

Mr. [Mortaza] Fahim [Kermani] appealed by phone about his trial. The special clerical court has summoned him.

[Mr. Mohammad Shariati] Parliamentary Deputy of the Ministry of Interior complained on the phone that the supervisory board has not yet confirmed the qualification of Mr. Fawad Karimi [Ahwaz representative] - although it has confirmed most of the other cases - and said that in this connection they dismissed the governor of Ahvaz. Mr. [Mehdi] Karroubi also requested on the phone in this regard.

The meeting of the heads of forces was at Ahmed Agha's house. Imam also participated. Mr. Khamenei is traveling. The election was discussed. There are suggestions that due to the war between the cities, the elections in the cities located in the range of Iraqi missiles, including Tehran and the cities of the west, northwest and southwest, will be delayed. This opinion was not confirmed and the imam also agreed to conduct the elections and it was decided that the elections would be held at the appointed time.

In the case of schools, it was decided not to open schools in places at risk, but we postponed the announcement until next week, and universities were also decided to act with caution. Mr. [Ali Akbar] Velayati [Minister of Foreign Affairs] was also present in the meeting. Regarding the sending of a representative to the United Nations, according to the request of the Secretary General of that organization, it was decided to accept the principle, but with a delay.

Mr. Siraj [Eddin Mousavi, commander of the Islamic Revolution Committees] came. He demanded the regular cooperation of the mosque mobilization with the committee during the bombing incidents and to perform the duties under the committee's orders. The Corps was told to cooperate. In the presence of the Imam, there was also a discussion about the war.