Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 6, 1991

In the reports, Iraq's confession of producing three grams of plutonium and trying to make a micro-weapon attract attention. Mr. [Hasan] Shafti, [CEO of Homa Company] reported and I gave an encouraging speech. They said that in 1369, during the thirty years of the company's life, the record of the scope of transportation operations was broken.

Two industrialists came and told the problems of using finance. The family of [Majid] Tandgovian, [former oil minister] came and asked to find him; The Iraqis claim his death. Recently, it has been reported that a trace of him was seen in the prison of the Kuwaiti prisoners.

The officials of the Palestinian conference organizing committee came. They reported the progress of the work and consulted. This conference is supposed to be held in October.

Asr Mohsen [Hashmi, head of the president's inspection office], came for current affairs and [inspection report on] the need to implement the Tehran-North Freeway and... [Mr. Abdallah Nouri], the Minister of Interior, came to consult about traveling to Syria and negotiating with Hafez Assad.

[Mr. Gholamhossein Karbaschi], the mayor of Tehran, came. He complained about political pressures against him. [Mr. Ali Fallahian], Minister of Information came. He reported information about Iraq and the counter-revolution abroad. [Mr. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh], the Minister of Energy came and reported the current price of electricity; I told him to tell the people.

I came home in the evening. Faeza is back from North Korea and is satisfied. He met Mr. Kim Il Sung, [the leader of North Korea] and he gave a lunch to the Iranian delegation.

In the evening, Dr. Velayati asked permission from Istanbul over the phone to hold the next meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Iran. I accepted