Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 18, 1986

I stayed for a while in the public session of the Majlis. I left [the management of the meeting] to Mr. Karroubi and came to my office. The last resolution of the parliament this year was the export and import regulations. I spoke to the Basij officials of the southern cities of Khorasan who had come from the front. I made an appointment with the Imam for the families of the martyrs there.

Mr. Fakhruddin Hijazi, who was going to Pakistan, came for consultation. I gave some notes about the status of his discussions there. By exchanging the gold for the war, I got some coins from the central bank as a gift to some soldiers. Dr. Rouhani came and we discussed the war and its side issues.

The news came that the enemy dropped a bomb on Isfahan Refinery and caused damage. I said to fight in kind. In the afternoon, our ambassador came to China and we talked about our relations with China. In the evening Mr. Salehi, representative of Isfahan, came. He had concerns about the situation and gave more warnings about the weak work of the government.

I participated in the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. The discussion was about Islamic Azad University. Some are against its development. It was decided that only those units that meet the conditions of the constitution will be formalized and we will give certificates. Then I participated in the [meeting] of the Central Council of the Fighting Clergy. There was a discussion about the authority of militant clergy for differences in mosques. We decided to get permission from the imam. There was a discussion about the possibility of death of Mr. Shariatmadari, who is now in the hospital and says he has cancer. It was decided to allow the ceremony.

I came home at night. Hajiya Waldeh and her sister Tahira had come to travel for Umrah. I had not seen them for a while. There was a greeting and a visit. They live in Behrman village, our hometown; with housekeeping and managing life affairs.