Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 21, 1984

We are alone at home. The children have gone to Rafsanjan. Haj Ahmad Agha, in the letter of the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, told the Imam that they are complaining about the overlapping of responsibilities with the Imam's representative [in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] and the problems of their involvement. Ahmad Agha was upset with the Simai Farzangan program that is being broadcast on the radio these days and is related to Haj Sheikh Abdul Karim [Hairi, the founder of Qom Seminary]. Guardsmen came and explained the opening ceremony of the war week in Tehran mosque. Mr. Jalal brought Mr. Timuri to see the library and prepare shelves for it. Mr. [Hossein] Mahlouji called from London and said that the report of the British media's statements about the explosion of the American embassy in Beirut was ironically attributed to us. is scared

In the evening, I went to see Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Mousavi Khoiniha, the Imam's representative in Hajj. He talked about the status of Hajj and the number of Iranian pilgrims and the decrease of pilgrims from other countries and the orderly and good condition of our pilgrims and announced that we are going to get more money from pilgrims from next year. Because currently, if the dollar is calculated at 20 tomans, the government will lose. At night, Mr. Mohsen Rezaei and Rahim Safavi came. They explained that the limited operation that was supposed to be carried out [in the southwestern borders] will not be carried out. The army is weakened and acts cautiously.