Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 10, 1987

First, Dr. Rouhani came to my office. They talked about the quality of providing Imam's opinion about the army plan. He is worried about the result of the disagreement between the IRGC and the army and the [Parliament Defense Affairs] Commission.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei from the region also confirmed by phone regarding the opinion of the IRGC. Mr. Sanjaghi also came and said something about this.

I stayed in the public meeting until noon and finally, with tact, the opinions of the Corps were included and the soldiers were not unhappy either, because they were more afraid than this. However, in the afternoon, Mr. Sanjaghi came and expressed dissatisfaction on behalf of the Corps.

Mr. Dr. Hadi came and said that the propaganda against America - which was the suggestion of their delegation - will be delayed for a few days until the Iranian money is collected. I greeted a group of members of Lashkar al-Mahdi (AS) who came to the Majlis.

In the afternoon, Ahmad Agha Marashi and Sheikh al-Raees came for [consultation about] the retirement of the notaries. Ms. [Marzieh] Dabbagh came and reported on her trip to Sudan and London; is positive Dr. [Mohammed] Farhadi [Minister of Culture and Higher Education] and Faiz, our representative at UNESCO, came. They consulted about the future Director General of UNESCO and Iran's position. Most of our opinion is on Mr. Mokhtar Ambo, the previous director general, and he is likely to be his successor from Pakistan.

Mr. [Hamid Haji] Abdul Wahab, the governor of Gilan, came and said the situation there: the weakness of the judiciary, the unreasonable opposition of the president of Gilan University to Imam Juma and the need for stronger border management in the Caspian waters; I emphasized that the army should be used.

Mr. Rafiq Dost came to get more currency and Rials for the IRGC. Mr. Danesh, the governor of Hamadan, came; He had nothing new to say. Mr. [Habibullah] Asgrawaladi came. [Imam Khomeini] applied for the budget of the relief committee and asked me to participate in the [Islamic Republic] Party meeting.

The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was in my office. The attack on the Soviet ship was discussed. Even though it was unordered and the reason for the disorder, its effects have been positive so far. There was discussion and opposition about the state of war and the requests of the IRGC to manage the war. The arrival of Albert Hakim's men to repair the Phoenix was opposed. It was decided to wait for psychological propaganda against America until the status of the payment of 453 million dollars - America's debt according to the judgment of the Hague Court - is known. Ahmad Agha said that the imam has allowed the government to set rates to control prices. I arrived home at twelve o'clock at night.