Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 13, 1995

[Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh], the oil minister came. He explained about the sale of oil, considering the US embargo and the replacement of France's Total company, instead of Conoco, whose contract has been canceled, and Total, which is currently negotiating in Tehran. We specified Pakistan's answer regarding the passage of the Qatar gas pipeline from Iran to ask, is it in partnership with Iran or is it specific to Qatar, as well as the exact route, while examining the principle of work to be agreed independently for Qatar or not?

Mr. Fallahian, [Information Minister] came. He appealed to the Supreme National Security Council for not approving the proposals of Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi, [the head of the judiciary], regarding the use of wiretapping. The presidents of Islamic Azad Universities came. Dr. [Abdullah] Jasbi, [President of Islamic Azad University], gave a work report and told the second program. I gave him the second degree of management.

I spoke to them; with emphasis on quantitative strengthening and supplementary steps. Mr. [Mohsen] Nourbakhsh, [Masoud Roghani] Zanjani and [Mortaza] Mohammad Khan came. We negotiated proposals for new export currency management and contractionary policies to control currency prices. In the evening, Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Irvani and [Majid] Ghasemi came. They had recommendations about oil and dealing with possible further American pressure. I consulted with them about the price of export currency and price stabilization policy, and they are very agreeable. We recorded a radio and television message about the currency issue; Later, we decided that it should not be published for the time being, because with the same short talks as before and the news of the approvals of the Expediency Council, the price of the currency is falling.

The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. We discussed the quality of dealing with the American pressures and getting more cooperation from Russia, Europe, Saudi Arabia, China and Japan and the trip of the delegation of experts to Iraq. The muscles of my legs and seat are a bit sore due to exercise during traveling and jumping competitions, but I don't express it.