Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1990

I reached my office at half past eight in the morning. Mr. [Mohsen] Rafiq Dost, [Chairman of the Mustafafan and Veterans Foundation] came. He gave a report on the foundation's performance and obtained permission for the import of 200,000 tons of steel with free currency. Mr. [Goders] Iftikhar Jahrami, [Head of the Office of International Legal Services of the Presidential Institution] came. He consulted for the current issues in the Hague court and our expectations in pursuit of the freedom of the hostages and the issues of the Guardian Council; Necessary explanations were given.

[Mr. Gholamhossein Karbaschi], the mayor of Tehran, came. said plans and needs; He raised the possible sources of financing the municipality's expenses, such as crimes and professional fees from shopkeepers and restaurants and the like, the plan to buy a new taxi with free currency and other issues. I emphasized that the actions of Tehran Municipality should be coordinated with the policies of the government. He wanted to participate in government meetings and to be appointed as the mayor of Tehran by the decree of the president.

Mr. [Majid] Abbaspour, [president's technical adviser] came. Defense report Sh. M. He gave R [chemical, microbial and radioactive] and talked about the nuclear energy organization. In the evening, I did not go to the meeting of the government board and did the work until the evening. Had Iftar with Haj Ahmed Agha, we were the leading guest. Ahmad Agha had brought some unpublished letters of Imam. He wanted a part of the barracks near the shrine of the Imam for the development of the shrine. Negotiations with Saudi Arabia and hostages and issues of Tehran municipality were discussed.

I came home at night. Mr. Ahmad also came with my car; He demanded to know more about the current affairs of the country and participate in another meeting between me and the leadership and said that he believes that finally the seminary community [Qom seminary] will find a difference with Ayatollah Khamenei.