Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 2, 1988

I listened to British and American radios. It seems that the [UN] Secretary General has decided to announce a ceasefire in the near future. The publication of a positive report investigating the use of chemical weapons and the opinion of the Secretary General, which is to the detriment of Iraq and to our benefit, has a good effect. They have commented that Iraq widely uses banned chemical weapons against military and civilians and although some Iraqi soldiers have been injured, it is not known that it is due to Iran's chemical attack.

Mohsen and Ashraf Marashi [= Mr. Hashemi's wife's sister] came and had breakfast with us. Mehdi and Yaser's place is empty. Around ten o'clock in the morning, we all went to participate in the pledge of allegiance to Imam. Mohsen, Efat and the children went separately. I went to the Revolution Street and walked a few hundred meters. People were excited to see me and expressed their feelings. The spirit and serenity of the people was enjoyable for me. The mass of the marching crowd is remarkable and they say that it is unique in the history of the revolution and the happiness of the people is interesting and maybe it is because of the end of the war.

At noon, I had lunch alone at home. They brought it from the kitchen of Imam's house. The children had gone to the restaurant. Ayatollah Khamenei called from the front and suggested that I allow the troops to operate. I said that the possibility of a conflict without a proper goal and many casualties goes to both sides, and in addition, it requires the Imam's permission; In addition to examining expediency.

In the evening, Ahmad Agha came and said that Mr. Khamenei also called him and gave the same message to the Imam, and the Imam gave a different opinion and said that we have declared that we are serious about peace, and it is questionable for our own people. To the extent of dealing with the same.

Mr. [Ali] Falahian called from the region and said that one of the leaders of the hypocrites named Farhad Elfat has been arrested and he is giving good information. At night, Efat was a guest at Imam's house and I was alone. Mr. Mohammad Javad Larijani consulted on the clause related to the Shatt al-Arab in the implementation plan of the Secretary General of the United Nations, and I said that the basis is the same as the 1975 Algerian agreement.