Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 29, 1984

I worked in my office until eight o'clock. Mr. [Javad] Ajei came and brought the copy of a letter signed by five people: Mr. Engineer [Mirhossein] Mousavi, [Masih] Mohajeri, [Javad] Ajei, [Syed Mohammad Reza] Beheshti and [Abul Qasem] Sarhadizadeh wrote to Ayatollah Khamenei - and criticized the dominant line in the party. The time of the public meeting was spent on the second issue of tax on the sale of used cars. I had many inquiries from the representatives about the current issues of the IRGC.

In the afternoon, Mr. Abdullah Nouri came and expressed concern about the current issues and efforts to exclude the revolutionaries and the siege of Ayatollah Montazeri, etc. The representative of Gachsaran came. He wanted me to travel to Kahkiluyeh and help with the needs of the region, and he also brought someone with him who wanted help to solve the problem of some people who have built a house on the waqf land of Shahrari and are facing problems.

In the evening, I spoke to the education officials of the Hezb [Islamic Republic] provinces and talked about unity and avoiding gangs and making the Hezb [Islamic Republic] one-dimensional and emphasizing the position of supporting the underprivileged of the Hezb. The commanders of the army and the Imam's representatives in the army came. I spoke to them in detail about the role of the armed forces and the confrontation of enemies and avoiding double-dealing. Mr. [Sheikh Hassan] Saneyi [from the Imam's office] called and said that the Imam has ordered the heads of the authorities to make a decision about the status of the universities immediately. I said that we have made a decision and we have also said to serve the Imam. The president and the prime minister also called and we talked about this. We have a problem with this.