Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 22, 1988

I came to the parliament early in the morning. I stayed for a while in the public meeting and went to the meeting of the Supreme War Support Council. We solved the currency problem of the armed forces and the health and treatment needs of the Imam Relief Committee and the problem of the police for fingerprinting. I came to the parliament at noon.

Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Larijani came and consulted for a trip to Algeria, Brazil, Argentina and Security Council issues. Efat, Mrs. Motahari and Mrs. Iraqi came to the parliament. They were returning from the rebellion of the families of the warriors. They gave a complete report on the situation of their families and their problems. They have finished their work; About fifty houses have been vandalized. They act anonymously in Ansar al-Mujahideen.

In the evening, a group of professors of the Islamic Revolution of Tehran University came. they reported I asked them for explanations and spoke for them. Higher education officials are not satisfied with their work, but today it seemed to me that some of their words are not completely true and should be investigated.

Mr. Seyed Kazem Akrami, Minister of Education, came. He appealed to the government to help amend the non-profit school bill due to their greater dependence on the government. Mr.] Majid [Qassimi and] Mohammad Javad] Irvani came. They complained about the inclusion of the budget and plan commission in the details of currency consumption. They want the government to be more open in consumption.

The leaders of Hezbollah came to Lebanon. They talked about the indiscipline of hostage taking in Lebanon and the problems caused by independent armed groups called Hezbollah. They want to have some kind of control. I said that Iran is not involved in this matter and wants Lebanon's interests. I told them to check and make a specific proposal. They were satisfied with Iran's recent economic aid to Lebanon and said that it has strengthened the Lebanese economy and the Lebanese lira has doubled in value. I arrived home at nine o'clock at night.