Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 1, 1986

After prayer, I worked in my office until seven in the morning. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei came. We discussed the consolidation of lines and future operations and land force issues until half past nine. Ahmad Agha informed that the imam has referred the answers to the field court questions to Mr. Montazeri.

I did not participate in the public meeting to discuss the issues of war. Dr. Rouhani and Rezaei came. They said that Mr. Sayad regretted giving authority to Colonel Jamali and said that he wanted to be present himself. In the evening, the seminar members of the Ministry of Islamic Guidance came. I spoke for them.

Seyed Mehdi Hashemi came. He defended himself and denied having a secret group and weapons, extremism and spreading leaflets against some officials. I said that in order to preserve the credibility of Ayatollah Montazeri, the proof aspect of the case should be fixed. I have suggested that he go abroad as an ambassador; He considers this as exile.

Three deputy ministers of the Ministry of Agriculture came and told about the weakness of [Dr. Abbas Ali Zali] the Minister of Agriculture. [Mr. Seyyed Kazem Akrami] Minister of Education came to solve the problem of Chit Chian school. This school has been declared dissolved and the parents of the children want to come and sit in the parliament. I was supposed to introduce two referees.

[Dr. Alireza Marandi] Minister of Health came with his deputies and complained about the efforts of the opposition to cancel the law of joining medical schools in health. I worked in my office until nine o'clock at night. I asked Ayatollah Khamenei to help with the problem [difference between] Mr. Sayad and Mr. Jamali.