Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 29, 1983

I worked in my office until eight in the morning. Then I went to the public meeting. The work of the Jihad-making statute was finished, and the Prime Minister [Engineer Mousavi] presented the 1963 budget bill and spoke for an hour. Some representatives wanted to make noise by raising the issue of ministries without supervisors; I didn't let After breathing, I went to my office.

Mr. [Mohammed Salimi] the Minister of Defense came and had some questions. Mr. [Ali] Ghaemi came and wanted a judge for Kahkiluyeh. He took a piece of land in Qom from me for Mr. Bahauddin. Before the revolution, we had many pieces of land in Qom's salariat, and I have given most of them to the needy people for free. Mr. [Ali] Mohadi Sawji came and gave a report of his trip to Abadan and Khorramshahr and said about the shortcomings of reconstruction; The information was not accurate. The head of the Faculty of Literature came. He complained about the occupation of one of their buildings by Iraqi refugees. One of the accountants of the Majlis came and complained about the disorderly financial situation of the Majlis.

In the evening Mr. Shaykh al-Islam came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and gave a report about his trip to Arab and African countries. It was not important. The Hizb [Islamic Republic] radio and television unit came and complained about the management and said about the shortcomings; Some of them have been fired or transferred.

On the first night, we had a private meeting with Mr. President. We discussed about the front and future operations and the agreement between the IRGC and the army. We also consulted on miscellaneous and backward matters. Then a meeting of the Central Council [Community] of Mobarez Clergy [Tehran] was held and there was a discussion and exchange of opinions about the candidates for the upcoming Parliament.