Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 27, 1995

In the news, the conflict between Serbs and NATO forces is interesting. Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami, [Advisor to the President and Head of the National Library] came. He asked me to go to the opening of the international congress that was held for the Imam's anniversary. I did not accept Mr. [Mohammadmohammadi] Roimhari, [representative of the caliphate and head of the Iranian pilgrimage] came. He gave a report on the Hajj and how to hold the ceremony of acquittal [from polytheists]; It has been held very faintly. Timsar [Reza] Seifallahi, [Commander of the Police Force] came and complained about the lack of coordination of the Minister of Interior and demanded that we accept the centrality of the police force instead of the centrality of the Ministry of Interior in the anti-trafficking regulations; I did not accept and said that I would help to coordinate.

Messrs. [Hossein] Kamali, Ebad [= Ali Rabiei] and [Alireza] Mahjoub came. As the leader of the Labor House, they asked me for my opinion about the parliamentary and presidential elections. They don't want to form an alliance with any of the left and right factions, and they had a strange insistence that I accept to amend the constitution regarding the presidency; I did not accept

In the evening Mr. [Mohsen] Rezaei, [commander-in-chief of the army] came. He gave a description of the upcoming great exercise of the IRGC and consulted and complained that Dr. [Hasan] Firouzabadi, [the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces], was ruling over them.

The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. They talked about the quality of dealing with Iraq. It was decided to discuss the lifting of the embargo bilaterally and the discussions should focus on the implementation of the resolution. We should not consider the acceptance of the pilgrim as a privilege, but continue the process of negotiations and discussed the issue of the establishment of the fifth US fleet for the Persian Gulf and its possible dangers, and the possibility that the shooting at the border of Turkey with Iran, in pursuit of the PKK, was instigated by the US. It was decided that the way the news of the IRGC's great exercise should be reflected should not cause concern.

The night of the meeting of the heads of the three powers was in the office of [Mr. Aliakbar Natiknouri], Speaker of the Parliament. They talked about the upcoming parliamentary elections and the recent issues of currency stabilization, which praised the government's policy. I came home Efat reported that Farishte, [Mahdi's wife], gave birth to her baby safely and it is a boy, and the great examination showed that he is healthy. I was happy