Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 17, 1985

We had a public meeting and the whole time was spent on examining the emergency plan to prohibit the issuance of eviction orders for rental schools based on difficulty and inconvenience. I told Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani to arrange a headquarters for Khatam al-Anbia camp. In the afternoon Mr. [Syed Jalaluddin] Taheri [Imam Juma of Isfahan] came to say goodbye. They still have bladder problems after surgery.

Aghazadeh came and said that after the release of an American hostage in Lebanon, the Americans are ready to give some Harpoon, Phoenix and Tau missiles. Mr. Mohsen Rezaiei came and demanded the permission of the Imam regarding the establishment of naval and air forces for the IRGC. My opinion was that it is not expedient; Because it makes the army sensitive. It was announced in the news at noon.

In the evening, I gave a lecture to the students of the Islamic and Islamic Jihad Associations - who had gone to a summer camp in Kurdistan. Mr. [Abdul Halim] Khaddam, the vice president of Syria, came to meet. He brought Hafez Assad's message and told us about the negotiations with the Arab Committee for Syria's reconciliation with Iraq and assured us that they will not reconcile with Iraq and that relations will not be normal until Jordan cuts ties with Egypt and stops compromising with Israel.

Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei participated in the meeting of the representatives on Tuesday and criticized the government, but they did not say that they want to change the government, but they expressed their opposition in some way. The supporters of the government were upset and the opponents of the government were happy. Then they came to my office. Mohammad Ali Hadi came and criticized them.