Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 8, 1986

I was in the assembly meeting until ten in the morning. I had several meetings in my office at noon. Mr. Mohadi, Friday imam of Islamabad came to the West. He complained about the removal of his forces by the opposite line - who have gained power with the installation of the new Imam Juma of the West. Mr. Mahdavi, the representative of Gonabad, came and told about the needs of his region. Mr. Sayad Shirazi came. He told the situation of the front and reported on the return of several peaks captured in the Wal-Fajr operation and the future plans of the war.

I worked in my office in the evening. Dr. Rouhani came and we negotiated about the war and the purchase of radar from England. I asked the Ministry of Defense about the French cannonballs that have recently caused a stir in France. They said that we have already bought three ships. Mr. [Roghni] Zanjani, Minister of Planning and Budget, came. They talked about the 1964 budget amendment bill. I said that if it can be included as a note in the 1965 budget, we will be relieved from the long discussions of the amendment. They decided to think about it tomorrow.

I came home at night. Yasir had brought a new hundred riyal banknote, which was recently suggested by Baghdad Radio that the shape of a fox was drawn from the beard of the deceased teacher's photo on the banknote, but it is more suggestive than reality. This is the first self-produced banknote of Iran.