Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 18, 1996

On the occasion of the anniversary of the cooperation between the district and the university, we went from home to the University of Science and Technology. We visited the exhibition of research projects and heard explanations in the briefing session; They have about 7000 students and 300 academic staff. We visited the college in the railway building. In the gathering of students and professors, we heard the report of [Mr. Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hashemi Golpaigani], Minister of [Culture and Higher Education] and President of the University, and Mr. [Syed Dashem] Hamidi, the representative of the leadership representative body. I gave the awards to the first PhD graduates and gave a detailed speech regarding the cooperation of the field and the university and the combination of expertise and commitment and progress of the country.

I went to my office. Mr. [Syderreza] Zavareh, [head of the country's Real Estate and Documents Organization] came. He complained about the harassment of [the country's] inspection agency and the [Ministry of] Intelligence and Justice against him and his family. Consulted about the presidential candidacy; He expects me to confirm it. It seems that he has decided to become a candidate.

In the evening Mr. [Mustafa] Pourmohammadi, [Deputy Foreign Minister of the Ministry of Information] came and established P.K.K. [= Kurdistan Workers' Party of Türkiye] said. [Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh], Minister

oil came He asked for my opinions regarding the plan to use the joint oil expenses with Sharjah. He complained about the abuses of the Court of Accounts and gave a report on the construction of the second drilling rig for the Caspian Sea.

At night, the Supreme Council of National Security had a meeting. About the recent rumors about the possibility of the US attacking Iran under the pretext of the Dahran explosion, various assumptions and possible reactions were discussed.