Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 1, 1988

I reached the parliament at seven in the morning. I went to the public meeting at eight and stayed in the meeting until half past nine. I went to the reconstruction council meeting. The quality of the Council's policy implementation was negotiated in such a way as not to disturb the existing work routine of the system. We had lunch in Mr. Khamenei's office and the heads of the three powers discussed important issues of the country. Attention to Mr. Montazeri's wishes was emphasized. I returned to the parliament. I rested until half past three in the afternoon. I read the reports.

The officials of the IRGC defense came. I spoke for them and emphasized on training and using the opportunity to fix the weak points. Mr. [Mohiuddin] Fazel Harandi, Montazeri and [Mohammed Ali] Nazaran came. Discussions were held about the quality of the work of the investigation board and the resolution of disputes between the IRGC and the army about the centers needed and the dispute. They decided to continue working and refer the cases to me.

Mr. Seyyed Fazlullah came to visit. He asked about Lebanon and relations with Islamic countries and Iran's policy of supporting Islamic movements after the adoption of the resolution and gave comments.

I participated in the meeting of the Expediency Council. The discussion was about the concentration of information. The IRGC and the Ministry of Interior are against it, and the Ministry of Information wants broad powers. Finally, a commission was decided to determine the limits of concentration and definitions of military, police and security information and present it to the assembly.