Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 13, 1989

I read the reports until nine o'clock in the morning. The issue of the bomb explosion in Mecca has been widely reflected. Mohsen, who went to China to pursue cooperation with the Chinese in the missile industry, returned from that country and gave a trip report. He believes that the Chinese have made interesting advances in solid fuel rocket technology. And they have presented very well to the Iranian delegation and are ready to transfer the technology. By seeing the work of the Chinese, they have gained more confidence in the correctness of our chosen path in making rockets.

They came from the Islamic Republic newspaper for an interview about the elections. It took an hour and a quarter. [Mr. Varjami Vedon] the special representative of the South Korean president came to meet. It has come on the occasion of Imam's Arbaeen.

In the afternoon, Fati and a group of relatives came to the assembly. We had broth lunch. In the evening, they went to Imam's grave together. Chastity had gone with Beit Imam. I went to the [Mehrabad] airport to welcome the speaker of the North Korean parliament who has come to Iran at my invitation. I returned to the assembly and rested a little.

Then I went by helicopter to Imam Khomeini's mausoleum for the 40th ceremony. People expressed passionate feelings and chanted for the presidency. At six o'clock in the afternoon, I returned to the parliament and came home.

I swam a bit in the pool and chlorinated the pool. Chastity also arrived. There was a complaint from the Imam's house that they had not taken the daughter of Martyr Beheshti with them. Siddiqa, his sister, came and informed that Hajiya and her father have also come. We called and his parents came home. They are not well. Efat Sham was a guest of the Imam's house.