Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 10, 1993

At half past ten, we went to the airport to see Mrs. Bhutto off. We interviewed. An official escort with clothes similar to the situation at the time of arrival. Many were satisfied with our hospitality. In his interview, he praised the works of Fazeh and Fati.

From there, we went to the heart hospital for the funeral of Ayatollah Golpaygani. I offered my condolences to the survivors. A group of scholars and personalities were gathered. Ayatollah Khamenei was also supposed to come, but at 1:00 in the afternoon, when the funeral was scheduled to start, we were informed that they had not yet taken off from Sari Airport. We had to move the body. It was decided that if they come, they will participate in the ceremony at the railway square. We talked a bit with the children of the deceased about the continuation of their unfinished works.

Asr Mohsen came. He gave a report on the situation of the Tehran subway and commented that it should be started gradually and the way of work of Mr. [Asghar] Ebrahimi, [CEO of the Metro Company] should be corrected. I told them to follow up; It is economical and more compatible with our facilities and the work will start sooner.

Relatives came at night. Engineer Hadi Tabatabai gave critical comments about the working methods of Khuzestan Sugarcane Company; He used to be a member of the board of directors there. Today, some of my time was spent on revising the speech draft to present the second five-year plan to the parliament.