Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 31, 1984

I was at home all day. Due to the fact that today is between two holidays, an official holiday has been announced by the government. Most of my time was spent studying reports, telexes and studying the scenario of "Serabdaran" series. These days, the mass media of the West, as a whole, forcefully speak in our favor. Iraq's use of chemical weapons has provided an opportunity to embarrass Iraqi Baathists, and the visit of Western journalists to the Majnoon Islands has also benefited us; Although the Security Council gave a weak and conservative opinion, it had a good effect. Soviets do not have a good position; They themselves are accused [of sending chemical bombs to Iraq].

All in all, the arrogant media are acting much less than what this important incident requires. If this crime had been committed against one of the satellite countries of the West or the East, the waves of condemnation, disclosure and even interference would have been much greater than these. But its history in the Second World War and the world's memory have demanded that it be addressed a little. On the other hand, they know that if there is no follow-up, there may be a serious scandal for themselves, who have provided these facilities to the Iraqi Baath Party.

Mr. [Abd al-Majid] Maadikhah emphasized on the phone for the approval of the constitution of the Foundation for Compilation of History [Islamic Revolution]. In this regard, I spoke with Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei on the phone; We were supposed to have a meeting. It was decided that they will perform Friday prayers in the next two weeks - because of the elections.

In the evening, Mr. Dr. [Hasan] Rohani came and gave a report on the progress of the work on the use of the facilities of the Ministry of Oil in the war fronts; it is good I also spoke on the phone with engineer [Mohammed] Ghori [Oil Minister]; They were supposed to start.

I also spoke with Mr. Imam Jamarani, the person responsible for supervising the elections in Tehran province, and I emphasized on the observance of justice and law in the elections. In Karaj, a problem has arisen regarding Mr. Fereydoun Rouhani.

Mr. Motahari's wife came and stressed about broadcasting the works of Martyr Motahari on TV and complained about the [Islamic Republic] party that they did not install his photo in their centers. At the end of the night, I watched Marco Polo's movie. Dr. Saeed Lahoti also booked a place to go to the military service in Ahvaz.