First thing in the morning, Messrs. Zia'i and Dr. Fazeli, who are both prayer leaders (pishnamaz), came. One wanted the seizure lifted from a wealthy person's impounded property, and the other wanted someone else's confiscated lands to be distributed among the people!
First thing in the morning, Messrs. Zia'i and Dr. Fazeli, who are both prayer leaders (pishnamaz), came. One wanted the seizure lifted from a wealthy person's impounded property, and the other wanted someone else's confiscated lands to be distributed among the people!
We had an open session, and the proposal for the War Victims Foundation (Bonyad-e Jangzadegan) was discussed; it remained unfinished and was postponed to the next session. The problem with urgent motions (foriyati-ha) is that during the open session, new proposals are accepted. Proposals become numerous and time-consuming.
In the afternoon, the commander of Army Aviation (Havaniroz) and a group of ideological (maktabi) officers came and were concerned about de-ideologization (maktab-zeda'i) within the military (Artesh). They considered the remedy to be that commanders down to the brigade level be ideological (maktabi). Because Mr. Bani-Sadr is the deputy Commander-in-Chief, such visits to us are frequent.
In the evening, I did not attend [the meeting of] the Political Bureau of the Republican Party in order to catch up on backlogged work and read reports. They had brought a portion of my file from the Shah's SAVAK from my period of struggle; I read it. It is interesting. It contains important historical points.
A representative of the Islamic Republican Party of Bangladesh came, requesting aid for Islamic propagation and the admission of seminary students from Bangladesh into Qom. He said that the sentiment of the Bangladeshi people is with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
At night, I participated in a consultative meeting at the Prime Minister's Office with Messrs. Beheshti, Khamenei, and Rajai present. Mr. Khamenei, who had recently returned from Kordestan, gave a report on the situation there and proposed productive projects, job creation, and high-level officials visiting the region to demonstrate the government's presence.
Mr. Rajai left to address the public on television, and we found an opportunity to talk about many subjects that we rarely have the chance to consult and exchange views on. After having dinner, I came home. News arrived that on Sunday, Mr. Bani-Sadr had a two-hour meeting with Masoud Rajavi at his sister's house. The President's cooperation with the leaders of a group that is seeking armed struggle against the Republic and is wanted by the authorities is strange and intolerable, especially since the Imam has ordered confrontation with them.
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