Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 25, 1983

We had a public meeting; The plan for conscription is still in order. I left part of the meeting to Mr. [Mousavi] Khoiniha and came to my office. Because the newspapers of Paris wrote falsely that Mr. [Mousavi] Khoeini went to Paris to lead Islamic terrorists; In particular, I entrusted the management of the parliament to them so that their lies could be proven.

I had several meetings in my office in the afternoon. Sheikh Ragheb Harb came from the imams of the congregations in southern Lebanon, which is occupied by Israel. gave comprehensive information about the situation of the people under occupation and the behavior of the Israeli army; He said that the Israelis are suffering and are in the captivity of the people. People have a hostile relationship with them. They do not buy Israeli goods. Ansar prisoners, who were about 5 thousand people, have been released. At night, Israelis do not have security for commuting. About 50 thousand Israeli soldiers are present in Lebanon. Civilian services are the responsibility of the government and the people. He wanted us to think about the lines of action and he wanted the Lebanese clergy to have a direct relationship with the Iranian authorities. I said that the policy of the Lebanese Islamic resistance is the responsibility of the five-member council in Baalbek.

In the evening, I did not participate in the meeting of the central council of the [Islamic Republic] party because of a lot of work and to show some kind of coldness because of some biased positions in the party. I stayed in the parliament at night and did the backlog of work. In the first night, they reported that the Iraqis had fired a rocket at Suleiman Mosque, and a group of martyrs, a group of wounded, and a number of places were destroyed. I followed the stream until the end of the night. I also spoke with Colonel Sayad Shirazi to prepare for some kind of reaction in Basra. If we hit the industrial centers there with a ball, it is a suitable answer.