Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 25, 1989

I woke up in the morning. In the news of General [Emmanuel] Noriega becoming a refugee, the president of Panama came to the Vatican embassy, ​​which makes America happy, and also the calm of conflicts in Romania, which is again a source of happiness for the West.

On the phone, I warned [Abdul Majid] Maadikhah [President of Tarikh Foundation] about the wrong printing of my memoirs. On page 38, it is written that I have written to the imam about the ruling on land reforms during the Shah's time, which I had not written. Mr. Masih Mohajeri [director of Jomohri-e-Islami newspaper] came and talked about the quality of news coverage of the leadership.

Mr. [Sidreza] Taqvi came from the Islamic Propaganda Organization. He gave a report on the seminar on Islam in Africa and Nigeria and expressed the people's interest in the Iranian revolution and requested for the holding of the seminar on the position of women and gave recommendations on paying more attention to Muslims in Africa. Mr. [Hadi] Nejad Hosseinian [Minister of Heavy Industries] came. He said about the necessity of observing the no-manufacturing seal for imports, as well as selling products at a free rate and providing the required Rials for industries.

Mr. [Syed Ali] came first. He told about the situation of the Moin headquarters [Tehran province for reconstruction] of Khorramshahr and brought the order of the leader who assigned the headquarters to me, and he said about the weak policies and actions of the official and director of the Moin headquarters of Tehran province that he kept the machines stagnant.

Sunni scholars came from Sistan, Baluchistan, Khorasan and Turkmenistan. They expressed their loyalty and demanded more attention to Sunnis and their own regions. I spoke to them in detail.

In the afternoon, Dr. [Hasan] Habibi came for the current affairs of the country. Many things were proposed and a decision was made. In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting. We decided that some of the products of the factories will be sold at a competitive rate and the price difference to the official currency will be from the government; 131 items of goods are subject to this decision.

I came home late. The children had told about dinner from the restaurant. While I was writing my memoirs today - at half past ten at night - American radio reported that Ceausescu and his wife [Elena] were executed in Romania.