Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 24, 1987

I was at home and studying until eleven o'clock. Mr. Ahmed Kashani [Natanz representative] who came home as a leave from prison, called and claimed that he was oppressed; His crime is to create division between the IRGC and the army, in a [country] at war, and also to insult the Imam.

Ayatollah Khamenei called and complained about the failure of the Prime Minister to implement the resolutions of the Supreme Council of War Support, and for this reason, we canceled the meeting this evening, which was previously justified by negotiations at the meeting of the heads of state, [Mr. Mirhossein Mousavi].

I came to the parliament and read the reports. British newspapers have exaggerated Iran's political and military victory over America during the rocket attack on Kuwait's Bandar Al-Ahmadi, and believe that America was humiliated [in this missile attack] and has no way to compensate.

In the evening, Messrs. [Syedhasan] Firouzabadi, Moghadam and [Alireza] Afshar came. They had doubts about the approvals of the Supreme War Support Council and plans, which were resolved. They prepare the plans of the Council. Mr. [Mohsen] Rafiq Dost came for the finances of the war. Colonel Torabi came and

He asked for guidance on using a spy case. I worked in my office until seven o'clock.

We went to the residence of the Indian Embassy in Farmaniyeh to participate in the banquet of the Speaker of the Indian Parliament. Some of the members of the presidium of the parliament also came. We had good private talks about the development of relations and the resolution of minor problems such as the purchase of oil and the problems of Iranians and Indians living in the two countries. They are satisfied with their visit to Shiraz and our hospitality, and they are in favor of developing relations between the two countries and solving minor problems that hinder cooperation. I arrived home at ten o'clock at night. I caught the news at 10:30 PM on the second TV channel and fell asleep. It is raining heavily. It has been raining continuously in Tehran for several days.