Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 30, 1989

I was at home until three in the afternoon. I spent my time studying and resting. Dr. Velayati [Foreign Affairs Minister] said on the phone that he is leaving for the Soviet Union today. Consulted about the issues in question. He informed again that Switzerland had announced that he had expelled our consul; Even though it was supposed to come as mission accomplished. They decided to fight back.

According to the reports, the imam of the Belgium mosque, who is from Saudi Arabia, was killed along with his deputy. The news has been falsely reported in such a way as to create suspicion that he was killed by our supporters for not complying with Imam's fatwa [about Salman Rushdie].

At 3:30 in the afternoon from Mehrabad [airport] with a group of soldiers and soldiers, representatives and bodyguards, as well as Efat, Fati, Mahdi, Sara and ladies Motahari, Iraqi, Naqsh and

We flew to Dezful in Alam Al-Hadi. The official reception was at the fourth air base. Negotiations were held with [Mr. Mohsen Mirdamadi] the governor of [Khuzestan] and [Mr. Araki] Imam Juma and the officials of Dezful. We had a two-hour meeting with the commanders of the Corps, who told us about the status of the lines, needs and deficiencies. They complain about food, engineering and fuel problems.

We had dinner, then negotiated with the army commanders for two or three hours. The soldiers were talking about the problem of fuel and food. They complained about the engineering and the lack of replacement of some war tools that they lost last year. I gave fifty million tomans to the commanders of the units.

Efat and his companions went and saw the city of Dezful. The weather was cold. They turned on the heaters. There has been good rainfall this year. Rainfall last year was low, but with good late winter rains, the situation is better. I slept late.