Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 30, 1990

I arrived at the office at half past seven. I did the remaining work from yesterday until nine o'clock in the morning. In the reports, the issue of the Persian Gulf crisis is seen to be intensifying. Mr. Mokhtar Kalantari, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Committees, came. He criticized Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri's plan to merge the police forces. He said, an intermediary on behalf of the Americans has said that, as a sign of goodwill, they are ready to release one billion dollars of our property and force one of the Iranians who filed a lawsuit against us as an American citizen [dual citizenship], as a document forger, [at the Hague Court] to drop the case.

I talked with [Mr. Ali Fallahian], the minister of information, about security. He told the situation of the Kuwaitis and asked about the policy of dealing with Al-Sabah government and asked for financial assistance. Mr. [Syedgholamreza] Shirazian, [Executive of the construction of Imam Airport] and his colleagues came. They gave a report on the status of the Imam Khomeini Airport construction plan and criticized the fact that [Mr. Mohammad Saeedi Kia], the Minister of Roads and Transport, had dismissed him, and he was referring to political differences.

[Mr. Iraj Fazel], the Minister of Health, came with the deputies and gave a work report; They seemed upset because of the impeachment; I strengthened their spirit. In the evening Mr. [Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh [Minister of Energy] came and gave a report on the progress of the Sefid Roud Dam repair work; is satisfied He also brought the water atlas of Iran. I attended the meeting of the government board.

At night, we had a meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei. About his trip to Ilam Province, Tehran Prosecutor's Office, the impeachment of Dr. Fazel and responsibility for Ahmad Agha, and economic, political and judicial issues, as well as the appointment of a spokesperson for the government, were negotiated and decided. I came home