Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1989

I arrived at the parliament at half past nine in the morning. In the reports, the Geneva talks, the disclosure of American espionage in Iran, and the uprising of the Jordanian people are of interest. They came to the headquarters of the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of Ayatollah Motahari's martyrdom. They reported the programs. They are very broad. They asked for financial help and publicity. I spoke to them.

The managers of Karun Agriculture Company came. They told the needs and demanded compensation for the war damages. About three and a half billion Tomans have been damaged due to breakdowns and unprofitability.

In the evening, the army commanders came and demanded to prevent the merger of the two ministries of defense and the army. I talked to them a bit about the necessity of merging the army and the IRGC, but they were not convinced. With the Imam's recent message, their expectations have increased.

Mr. [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh [Oil Minister] came. He suggested using surplus currency to activate industries and production. The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was at the Prime Minister's office. The amendment of the constitution and the composition of the group responsible for it were discussed. Ahmad Agha explained the content of his detailed letter to Ayatollah Montazeri. In this letter, he explained the causes of the new situation in order to remain in history. It was discussed about the use of possible surplus currency with the current price of oil, in order to import or produce consumer goods with the permission of the Imam; It didn't get anywhere. I came home late.