Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 15, 1993

I woke up before the call to prayer and did not sleep again. In the reports, the victory of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in the parliamentary elections is due to the extreme spirit of nationalism. It is expected that he will move in the direction of renewing Russia's authority and domination and endangering Yeltsin's relations with the West. Westerners have not been able to hide their anger.

[Mr. Mojtabi Yasoubi], Imam Juma came to Ilam. While thanking for the help both for the mosque and the area, he asked for more help. Mr. [Gholamreza] Foruzesh, [Minister of Jihad Construction] came. He reported on the progress in livestock and poultry affairs and expressed concern about the possible problems of cheap oil; I strengthened his spirit with explanations. Mr. Mirzadeh came. He appealed for more credits for reconstruction and complained about the lack of attention to his opinions about the management of Kish. He asked for the activation of Kish University.

Mr. Falahian came and brought the proposal of an American company to invest in Iran's oil industry; I told the oil minister to handle it. I told him about Rahbari's displeasure with the action of the Ministry of Information to bring Badri Khanum, Rahbari's wife, and her children to Iran. He said he accepted the conditions. I told him to give a full report.

Mr. [Ali] Larijani, [Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance] and [Serajuddin] Kazrouni, [Chairman of the Cultural Heritage Organization] came. They gave a report about cultural heritage and requested lighter regulations and more funds to activate the exploration and reconstruction of cultural heritage. They suggested prescribing the exchange of duplicate antiques to get funds by returning the antiques that were taken out of the country in the past.

In the evening, we arranged a trip to Mazandaran. In the meeting of the government board, the tariff amendment of part of the non-essential goods was approved and the program and budget discussion was completed. We had a discussion about the currency that is in bad shape.

I did the work until half past eight and came home. Fati and his children were there for reception. We also had drizzle.