Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 18, 1997

I slept badly last night due to the heat and today I was lazy. Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Mirmohammadi, [Secretary General of the Administrative and Employment Organization] and the deputies came. They reported work for the umpteenth time, and the purpose of the meeting was to receive Mr. [Sidhasan] Shahrashtani's badge, [head of the National Documents Organization], which was not awarded in an official ceremony. I gave it, they took a picture.

The lord of the press came to present the plaque of thanks. Mr. [Syed Mahmoud] Doa'i, [the head of the Information Institute], gave a detailed speech and exaggerated praises for me, and the crowd gave me a plaque and a gift from the newspaper. I also gave a detailed speech on the situation of the press and their duties and their influence and explained the construction and cultural services of the government.

Mr. [Mohsen] the supplicant, [Imam Juma Shemiranat] came. He gave a report on the actions of Moin Shemiranat's headquarters in Khorramshahr, as well as helping students abroad and providing them with information and materials through the Internet, and expressed his concern that the leadership would be hurt because of the incorrect information that their office provides to them, leading to weak and unsuccessful positions; Like these issues related to windfalls and elections. He asked me to help him.

Mr. [Ali] Aghamohammadi came, he expressed concern about the problems of Mr. Khatami's cabinet with this factional composition and little experience, and he made a proposal to include discussions in the Expediency Recognition Forum and brought translations of the general global policies of the United States in the 21st century.

In the afternoon, Eftat and relatives were in the office. In the evening Mr. [Mohammed Reza] Nouri [Shahrudi], our ambassador in Saudi Arabia, came and reported on the effective measures he has taken in improving relations and asked for the time of my trip to Saudi Arabia, which I said would be after the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

At night, Ahmad's brother and his wife Parveen came to reconcile, but the understandings were crude and postponed until later. I came home Hassan Agha Khomeini came. From Mr. [Ali Akbar] Masoudi [Khomeini], [the guardianship of the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (PBUH)] and the leadership office in the issue of the burial place of the late Sultani Ghale.