Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 5, 1995

From home, we went to Shahid Beheshti Veterans Hospital in Nizam Abad area. We greeted and negotiated with the veterans for two hours. There are twenty veterans who sleep at night and thirty who travel. Most of them are over seventy-five percent. They mostly have good jobs and salaries, but they have a difficult life because of their disability.

The directors of the veterans foundation were also present and explained the programs and services. According to my order, over seventy percent of the veterans who have not bought a car so far will be given a Pikan car at full price, and the foundation will pay one third of the price. Every veteran spends more than 100 thousand Tomans per month in nursing homes, and he prefers to be served at home with a high salary, and it will be implemented gradually. Sometimes they return to the sanatorium. They had many students and many of them are married.

I went to my office. Mr. Nurbakhsh, [Riskal Bank Central] came. He criticized the Ministry of Information for the interrogation of Mr. [Asghar Fakhrieh] Kashan, [Deputy Foreign Exchange Officer of the Central Bank] and also gave explanations for the export foreign exchange program.

Mr. [Ayoub] Ganich, the vice president of Bosnia and Herzegovina, came. He explained about the situation in Bosnia and said that they have accepted the ceasefire in order to strengthen the defense base and pass the harsh winter, and the Serbs' policy is to prolong the occupation of additional areas to get the world used to this situation. He was very grateful for Iran's arms and human assistance and requested that we not deliver missiles to Croatia, but keep them hopeful through negotiations. Previously, they themselves wanted to give missiles to Muslims to get concessions. It's like their trust in the Croats has decreased and they are looking to find a situation similar to the Croats with the Serbs for balance.

I did things until three in the afternoon. I got the report on the purchase of shares of [Rafa] chain stores; It is average. We moved towards the Letyan dam. On the way, we went to Jihad riding stables, near Letian. Mr. Faruzesh, [Minister of Jihad Formation] and Yaser and Kazem [Marashi] were also there. Mr. Rezaei gave guidance. For an hour, I rode a horse with a white horse, Shihab, trotting and quadruped. The coach is satisfied with the courage and progress of the work in the second session. In the covered hall, we watched Yasser jump over obstacles; it is good We went to Lethyan. Fatemeh's mother and sister, Nosrat and the children also came. The others arrived late at night when I was asleep.