Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 10, 1990

On the way to my office, I went to the place of the Revolutionary Committees and visited the huge shipments of opium and morphine that were recently taken from smugglers in the West [= Kermanshah] and Urmia. They also brought the books and documents of a person named Taqi, on the charge that this person was taking authentic documents and exquisite handwritten books out of the country. The officials of the committee gave explanations about clearing Pirsoran mountains, located in the eastern borders of the country, from Baloch criminals and drug smugglers.

In the morning [Mr. Kalega Kangwa], Ambassador of Acrodite Zambia, came to present the credentials. The scholars of Isfahan came from the moderate line, I spoke to them; They have just been activated. Mr. [Hossein] Mahluji [Minister of Mines and Metals] came. Mubarakeh copper and steel report and negotiations with the private sector about investment in Qeshm Island.

The Literacy Movement Support Council had a meeting; Necessary procurement was approved. The envoys of the President of Kenya came. They brought his letter about the issue of hostages. He wrote that Iranian hostages are not alive. He wanted help to exchange the Lebanese captured in Israel with the captured and missing Israelis, which contradicted his previous news about the lives of our hostages, so I protested and said we will not interfere.

In the evening, I did not go to the meeting of the government board due to boredom and spending time on correcting the answer to Saddam's second letter. I corrected the letter. I was Mr. Khamenei's guest at night. The revised text of the answer letter was approved. We agreed to help free the Swiss and Irish hostages. Political and economic issues and foreign policy were discussed.