Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 5, 1984

On the occasion of the new year, I had a meeting with the Majlis [Islamic Council] staff; I talked to them about solving the problem of the employees of the previous regime's offices. In the afternoon, I had a few meetings. Mr. Dr. Magharai [surgeon] spoke about the progress of plastic surgery in Iran and requested to provide facilities for doctors to participate in international conferences.

Mr. [Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh, Minister of Construction Jihad, came and spoke about the need to establish suitable industries in villages to prevent the migration of villagers to cities.

In the evening, Agha Seyed Mahmoud, the son of Ayatollah [Marashi] of Najafi came and consulted about the future of Ayatollah Marashi's library in Qom. He wanted permission to enter "Capulet" printing house. Dr. [Hamid] Bahrami came from The Hague and expressed opinions about staying or leaving the Hague arbitration; Accepting the claims of people with dual citizenships has created a problem. Mr. [Qurban Ali] Deri, [Mohammed Ali] Hadi and [Gholam Mohsin] Nadi Najafabadi came and criticized the current way of war.

Mr. [Ali] Shamkhani and the IRGC intelligence management staff came; They brought up the restrictions that Mr. [Asadullah] Lajordi [Tehran Revolution Prosecutor] had created for them and wanted a solution. Matters were raised about the arrest of members of the Armenian secret army - which recently carried out an operation against the Turkish embassy in Iran.

Colonel Sayad Shirazi, Mohsen Rezaei, Rahim Safavi, [Colonel Mousavi] Qavidel and Ali Shamkhani came at night. They were upset about the progress of water in Majnoon Island due to the breaking of the dam. The army wanted to withdraw from the southern island, and the army was against it. Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei and I also opposed the withdrawal. They do not have a good plan for future operations. I came home late.