Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 14, 1990

We went to the airport [Mehrabad] early in the morning to travel to Khorasan and immediately took off. A group of ministers and managers, Efat, Fati, Waldeh, Hamshireh, Mohsen and Yaser were with him. On the way, Timsar [Brigadier Mansoor] Sattari, [Army Air Force Commander], had important information about the start of the delivery of MiG-29s and the Sam-5 missile issue that was agreed upon during my trip to the Soviet Union and regarding the construction of jet engines. Representatives of Khorasan also said something.

At eight thirty in the morning, we entered Mashhad airport. After the official welcome, we went to Astan Quds [Razavi] restaurant. After visiting the shrine of Imam Reza (a.s.), I participated in the meeting of the planning commission of the province. The report and statistics are interesting and telling, from the officials of each

The section was presented. Then we prayed in congregation and I gave a speech in the administrative council of the province.

After lunch and rest, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the plan was to meet with the families of the martyrs and give a speech to them. Then I gave a public lecture in the holy courtyard for the general public, after the welcome of Mr. Tabasi [Tawlit Astan Quds Razavi]. After that, we went to the meeting with the representatives [of Mashhad in the Majlis] and the provincial officials and listened to the statements of the representatives. Meeting with Friday imams and congregations, welcoming them and my speech, having dinner and then listening to the news until the end of the night took time.