Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 11, 1985

On the way to the assembly, I went to the heart hospital to visit Mr. [Jalaluddin] Taheri [Imam Juma of Isfahan]. He went to Labafinejad Hospital for prostate surgery. I stayed in my office until the evening for meetings and office work. Parliament is closed today.

Mr. [Reza] Amrollahi [head of the Atomic Energy Organization] came and informed that the French Chamber of Commerce has given an oppressive opinion about our issue and the Erudov company. During the previous regime, we have participated in uranium enrichment there, and after the revolution, because the construction of nuclear power plants was stopped, we practically did not participate, and now they want damages for the suspension of the factory. Several other countries have our situation, but in our case, because of the demand we have from France, they have become stricter, in order not to pay our money. Mr. [Ghafoor] Garshasbi came and consulted about the publication of Abrar newspaper instead of Sobh Azadegan, and his opinion is that if Sobh Azadegan is published, Abrar should be for Asr.

The delegation of Iraqis who had gone to Libya and Syria came and reported their negotiations; They are satisfied. I told them not to refuse their help and to be more present in the operation and to employ other groups. Mr. Mohammad Javad Hojjati [Kermani] came. He was going to Mecca. I gave them forty pounds on the way. He talked about the library, his house and his brother Ali Agha.

Mr. [Mortaza] Alwiri came and to justify the changes that have been made in the budget bill, he is worried that they will be prosecuted. By the way, a letter was received from the president's office regarding its impeachment. Mr. Khamshi, Movid, Mir Mohammad Sadeghi came and reported on their trip to Russia and Hungary. They believe that the Russians have a great desire to develop relations and were satisfied with the hospitality and said that there is a lot of scope for exporting non-oil products to Russia.

In the evening, Mr. Tutli, the representative of Marivan, came and complained about the mayor, the governor, and the governor as usual. I participated in the meeting of the central council of the [Islamic Republic] Party; It is unprosperous. We decided to shrink the executive board by merging responsibilities and units. Mr. [Abdullah] Jasbi asked for help to exempt the Islamic Azad University from taxes and also to get a loan for the construction of the existing place in Zargande neighborhood.

At night, we discussed with Mr. [Ayatollah] Khamenei about becoming a prime minister. They expect me to work to facilitate their opinion regarding cabinet change. They suggested that the imam should somehow compensate for their statement that they considered it expedient to keep Mr. Mirhossein Mousavi, and I think it is unlikely that the imam would accept it.