Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 18, 1984

After the prayer, we went to the assembly. I asked the situation of the fronts from the Najaf base. At night, the enemy attacked in Talaiyeh, but was defeated and took several prisoners. They said that 400 of our forces were injured yesterday due to the use of chemical weapons by Iraq. About 20 people are not well. This time, he has used a new type that tenses the nerves. I told the War Propaganda Headquarters and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask the UN inspection team to go to Ahvaz and see the new casualties. They informed that the inspectors unofficially said that they failed to test the toxic bombs and found that the bombs were Russian.

In the public meeting, the plan of the endowment organization was discussed. He was opposed to becoming a ministry and was assigned to the Ministry of [Islamic] Guidance. In breathing, we had a meeting with the Program and Budget Commission regarding the opposition of the Guardian Council to the exemption of some credits from the provisions of the Accounting Law. We determined the method of correction. In the afternoon, some representatives came and consulted about becoming a candidate [for parliamentary representation]. Some asked me to sign their commitment and faith. I approved, on the condition that it will not be used for advertising in the elections.

In the evening, the central council of the [Islamic Republic] party had a meeting. The last decisions were made about Tehran's candidates; It was not bad. At night, we had a meeting with the members of the jury. Regarding the danger of one-dimensionalization of the party, we decided to prevent it from becoming one-dimensional. Some people object. The Imam had sent a message that I should negotiate with the Guardian Council about their strictness regarding the budget. The imam had already been asked to intervene. I came home late. Fati and Saeed have gone to Rafsanjan.