Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 16, 1984

I was at home all day. I assigned the Friday prayer to Mr. Mousavi Ardabili. It has been snowing since last night. May God not freeze the heads of the trees. But because of the drought, this rainfall is very useful. They also informed from the front that it rained in Khuzestan last night and they suppressed Iraq well with yesterday's counter attack.

Mr. Mohsen Rafiq Dost, who came from the front, informed that the bridge over Hor to the island has been completed. It is one of the important, innovative and admirable works. Thirteen kilometers of bridges over water without a foundation were built in a short period of time with the initiative of Jihad and the IRGC and they were installed under enemy fire. It supports about six people and any point that is damaged by the enemy's attacks will be replaced immediately. To some extent, it has solved the problem of not having a land route to the island - which was supposed to be provided from the south of the island.

In the evening, one of the leaders of the Iraqi Kurds and a member of the IRGC came and asked about the operation against the Iraqi Ba'ath in Iraq. They claimed that they were rejected after the dissolution of the IRGC movement unit. They are not compatible with Mr. [Mohammed Baqir] Hakim [Speaker of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution]. Decisions were made.

I spoke with the president on the phone and expressed my concern about the composition of the [Islamic Republic] party's candidates in Tehran; If they vote, it will be a fruitless infamy for the party and it will be a sign of the party's weakness.

In the evening, Mr. Qureshi came and asked for help to use Note 74 for retirement. I said that education has decided not to give to anyone.