Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 10, 1992

I reached my office at eight in the morning. Mr. [Hossein] Kazempour [Ardebili], our ambassador in Japan, came. He gave the report of the negotiation and the announcement of the Japanese government's approval of the loan for [the construction of the Karun Chahar Dam] and said that consultants at the expense of Japan are studying the plan.

We went to the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Bazar to participate in the commemoration of Ayatollah Khoei, which was organized by the leadership. I sat for a while and returned to the office. The family of Martyr Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, [former Secretary General of the Hezbollah movement] came from Lebanon. There were about twenty people; I consoled them. Chastity also spoke to their women. We gave each person a Bahar Azadi coin. His father and brother spoke well.

Mr. [Ali Asghar] Samet, CEO of the tobacco company, came. gave the report of cigarette and tobacco industries; Both tobacco planting and their industry are very profitable. They have received enough currency for modern Rasht factories. He complained about the impetuousness of the Minister of Industries.

I did the work until six in the evening. Mr. [Mohsen] Noorbakhsh and [Mohammad Mahdi] Nawab [Motalaq, Deputy Minister of Economy] and [Masoud Roghani] Zanjani and [Mohammad Hossein] Adeli came to negotiate on the currency of production and study of Rials required for the budget and determining the consumption ceiling for this year. Finance credits were explained. We made decisions for its limits and cases.

Mr. [Gholamreza] Javadi, the head of the secretariat of the expediency recognition assembly, came. He criticized the organizational situation of the office and some managers. Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi, [Head of the Judiciary], complained by phone to [Mr. Gholam Hossein Karbaschi], the Mayor of Tehran, for not implementing the ruling of the Administrative Court; I warned, it was supposed to be implemented.

Ahmad Agha came home at night. He suggested that we take measures for Marjayat after the death of Mr. Khoi and that competent people reach Marjayat. I did not see the proposal as practical; He did not have a significant person to introduce. He applied for the job of Mr. Siraj [Al-Din Mousavi].