Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 25, 1990

I reached my office at half past seven in the morning. I did the work until half past eight. [Mr. Zanganeh], Minister of Energy, came with Engineer Khajovi. There was talk about Sadd Manjil. It was decided to go to the region with Dr. [Hasan] Ghafourid to check the condition of the Manjil Dam and see if it has been damaged or not. Mr. Ahmed Jabreel, [the leader of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine] and his companions came to meet. While offering his condolences, he appreciated our firm and decisive positions; I gave the right answer.

Mr. [Mohsen] Nurbakhsh, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] asked for permission regarding the assistance of the Islamic Bank and the World Bank; I agreed. Mr. [Sayyed Mohammad Mousavi] Khoeinis came. He gave a report on the work of the [Presidential] Strategic Research Center and told me about the needs of foreign exchange and the [building] of the workplace and the strengthening of the center.

Mr. [Majid] Abbaspour, [Technical Advisor to the President] came. Report on the trip to Italy and the progress of the defense industry. M. He gave R [= chemical, microbial and radioactive] and used to strengthen the consultants. In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting. Funding for the purchase of agricultural products and housing policy were in order. It was decided to rely on the mass construction of housing with a size of less than 100 meters, the abundance of building materials and the prevalence of selling houses in installments and investigating the issue of new taxes.

At night, Dr. Velayati, [Mohammed Javad] Zarif and [Ali] Khorram came and reported on the negotiations with Barzan [Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's brother]; They believe that progress has been made and it is positive. I accepted the text of the response to Saddam's condolence telegram [for the earthquake]. I came home late. We had dinner with Mehdi: soup and eggs.