Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 31, 1997

Mr. Qazi, Saeedi, Vafi, Nawab, Irani and Baghi, [board members of the seminary service center] came from Qom. They gave a report on the welfare work of the service institution, which, with the help of the leadership, gives students loans, goods, insurance, etc. They appreciated me for my contributions to the loan fund and for taking responsibility for the insurance of the clergy. They brought a plaque of thanks and asked me to get more involved in the affairs of the fields; I accepted

Akhvi Mahmoud, along with Mr. Ghasemi, the protector of our interests, came to Cairo. He gave a report on the progress of cooperation with Egypt and asked to be allowed to raise relations to the level of the embassy, ​​which I said was not favorable to the opinion of the leadership.

Haj Hasan Pourbakhtiar came and reported on the condition of livestock and cattle ranches that he has established in Qazvin and Qom under the guidance of Jihad, and requested, I must emphasize, to pay his demand. He sells his milk and meat for jihad.

Mr. [Ali Asghar] Marwarid came in the evening. He asked for help to strengthen his cultural institution [= Dar al-Fekr Publications] and his brother [Mr. Mohammad Taghi Marwarid] agreed to be a candidate. He brought experts from Shiraz for [the parliamentary elections] and requested Mr. Sarfarazi's pardon and asked me to visit his institution.

Mr. [Mehdi] Safari, our ambassador in Russia, and Mr. Danesh, the head of the Shahid Hemet missile factory, came. They reported on the progress in the construction of Scud E missiles with a range of 1300 km, as well as improving the accuracy of targeting up to the level of five meters with the help of the Russians, as well as a plan of 2,504 km and a light satellite launcher, and they called for strengthening cooperation with Russia and appreciated the help of me and the special commission.

I was the guest of the leader. We discussed about the interim Imam of Isfahan, military cooperation with Russia, the issue of Egypt and Europe, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. The leadership has no intention of falling short in front of Europe and America and changing their position regarding Egypt.