Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 25, 1991

A group of members of the Supreme Council of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH), Mr. [Ahmed] Janati, [Mohsen Mojtahed] Shabastri, [Mohammed Ali] Taskhiri and [Mohammed Baqir] Hakim came and explained the plans. They had suggestions regarding supporting Iraqi Shiites and preventing the destruction of Shiite centers in Iraq by the Baathists; We were supposed to be more active. Mr. Hakim expressed concern about the plan to suppress the Iraqi Mujahideen in Hor.

Dr. [Syed Mohammad Reza] Hashemi [Golpaigani] came for the order of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. He thanked me for my yesterday's statement regarding the divisive condemnation and said that it had a good effect on the university communities. Timsar [Mansour] Sattari, commander of Nahaja [= Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran] also expressed his gratitude by phone and said about its serious effect on the armed forces.

Dr. [Hassan] Habibi, [First Vice President] came for current affairs and there was a discussion about the university trustees, whose decisions we have issued recently.

Engineer [Mir Hossein] Mousavi, [President's Political Advisor], came to say goodbye to the Hajj trip and expressed his opinions about Iraq issues; He suggested that there should be some communication and understanding with the Iraqi government.

The community of teachers [Qom seminary] sent a warm and strong statement in support of the government and my statements yesterday during the Friday prayer, which was broadcasted on radio noon news. Until the night, a large number of such statements arrived from different places, which usually I did not want to be in this situation.

In the evening, Dr. Velayati came and brought the message from the Americans that came through the Swiss ambassador; They had informed that they were going to clear the mines dropped by Iraq in the Persian Gulf and had assured that they would not enter Iranian waters. They claimed that our ships fired at their ship and wanted an explanation. It was decided to deny the false claim of shooting and file a complaint against them who shot from our boats and killed two people.

Mr. [Syed Majid] Hedayatzadeh, [Director of Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO)] and [Mohammed] Suri, [CEO of National Tanker Company], came and complained to the Central Bank regarding strictness in paying the rent of oil vessels that sell oil in CIF form.

The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. America's message was raised and its answer was determined. [Mr. Abdullah Nouri], the Minister of the Interior informed that about half of the displaced persons have returned to Iraq and many are waiting for the provision of vehicles. The army was told to move them. The issue of Iraq was brought up and decisions were made regarding the quality of the movement of Shiites and the follow-up of the conference of the opponents to unite and form the front or the Iraqi People's Provisional Government.

I was a guest of Ayatollah Khamenei last night. They are better. They expressed their satisfaction with my statement yesterday. I suggested to announce that I will stop the statements that are published with the support of the government. Their opinion was that it should be done for one or two days and then we should prevent it. They talked about Qeshm Island and Majlisian's considerations. They were supposed to send a message. Discussions were held about population control, Iraq issues, etc.