Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 19, 1988

After the prayer, he took a bath. I tried to dry the towel on an electric heater to put in the luggage, some of it burned. After breakfast, we went to the airport and I did an interview.

We flew with a helicopter to Beed Belong. The refinery is an Aghajari sour gas treatment that was disabled by the bombing of Iraq. The staff was working on the renovation, one of which will be operational soon. I visited all the places and listened to the explanations and at the end I gave a short speech to the staff.

We flew to Yasouj with helicopters. We reached Yasuj at noon. It was an official welcome. We went to the governor's office. I participated in the joint meeting of clerics and administrative officials in the governorate. Mr. Abutalebi, the governor, said "Khair Moghadam" and expressed the wishes of the province and thanked me for my help in completing the Yasouj-Isfahan road faster. I spoke extensively for the audience. I had lunch, prayer and a short rest.

At three o'clock we went to Mosla. It was a huge gathering of people. Mr. Malek Hosseini [Imam Juma Yasouj] said Khair Moghadam. I spoke for the people. Of course, we went to the stadium. An interview was held and I told him about Jimmy Carter's letter that arrived a few days ago. Carter's letter to Imam has been published today. I was waiting for this news to be broadcast so that I could announce it. We flew to Shiraz with helicopters. We reached Shiraz near the evening. He flew over the city to see the city. Usually we reached any city on the way, this was done to see the city better. We landed at Shiraz Air Base. The commander of the base explained about the planes and the work plans of the base. And then we went to Tehran by plane. We arrived home at seven o'clock. I listened to the news. I prayed I talked a little with the children. I prepared the answer to Carter's letter to be discussed later.