Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 24, 1991

Three of the leaders of Hamas, the largest militant Islamic group in Palestine, came. They thanked Iran's positions and my conference and speech and announced that ten Palestinian groups have agreed on the unity of positions and the continuation of the struggle until the destruction of Israel and not accepting the existence of Israel and rejecting the Arafatis.

Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh, [executive vice president] came for current affairs and brought the results of the investigation of the demands raised during the trip to East Azarbaijan Province; He was appointed as a follow-up officer for execution. Dr. Velayati, [Foreign Affairs Minister], came for foreign policy issues and informed that King Fahd, [King of Saudi Arabia], in his meeting with Mr. [Manochehr] Mutaki, expressed his desire to further improve relations and after the meeting, he sent someone to Mutaki and asked to stop the negative propaganda of Iranian newspapers and media.

The members of the fighting clergy community [Tehran] came. They proposed to restore the Central Council by adding about eight members. We decided to make a decision in the next meeting. Mr. [Abulfazl] Tawakli Bina, [Advisor to the President on Guild Affairs] and Mr. Seyyed Hassan Taheri Khorramabadi, [Representative of the Jurisprudence on Subcontinental Affairs] came and asked for help in investing in an income-generating work, to cover the costs of Islamic propaganda in Pakistan.

In the evening until the evening, I did the work in my office. Maghreb, Mr. [Hadi] Nejad Hosseinian, [Minister of Heavy Industries], came with the trainees of the strategic management training courses and gave a report. I encouraged them. I came home at night.