Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 23, 1987

I did not leave the house. I gave a negative answer to my acquaintances, relatives and friends, who wanted to come as an Eid visit. The children went to the airport early in the morning to travel to Kish and Rafsanjan, but due to the irregularity of not being named on the flight, they returned after two or three hours of delay and left again in the afternoon.

I stressed to IRGC air force about activating Qom and Tabriz sites. I told Colonel [Mustafa] Turabi [the head of the Army Intelligence Protection Organization] to investigate the possibility of exchanging helicopters with the Pakistanis.

In the evening, Mr. [Fakhreddin] Hijazi, the representative of Tehran, came. He also brought a vase. He gave a report on the situation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. He said that the mass of people are supporters of the Iranian revolution, but some factors separate them from politics. He also complained about our ambassador in India. He demanded to strengthen the House of Culture and give value to Islamic students and to send an effective cleric there. He asked me to take a stand in favor of their faction against the opposing faction. I invited them to unite and said that my role should be to create unity, not to incite division. As usual, he complained about my lack of help to him and advised him to apologize to Mr. Seyyed Hadi Khamenei.

After a pause, the Iraqis have started the mischief in the Persian Gulf, and the Ramin power plant has also been attacked. It is probably not unrelated to America's mobility in the region; It should be handled with tact.

Mehdi and I talked to Efat and Mohsen in the first night. Efat is satisfied with his treatment and the doctor said that he has 80% hope to get rid of the boredom. We were also happy; Mohsen is in a hurry to come, but I emphasized that he will stay to ensure the result of the treatment.