Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 28, 1989

I reached the parliament at half past seven. At nine in the morning, Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh came for executive affairs of the country. Mr. [Ali Akbar] Natiq Nouri came to consult about the candidates for the parliamentary elections.

A group of managers of our recent exhibition in Baku - Soviet Azerbaijan - told about the wide field of sales of products. They resorted to removing obstacles. The head of Mazandaran textile came and brought a sample of new textile products; It has good quality. I got married to one of the soldiers.

Mr. [Abd al-Majid] Maadikhah [Chairman of the Islamic Revolution History Foundation] came. To compile the history, he had a suggestion about using the stagnant archives of the ministries. Mohsen came in the afternoon and talked about car tire issues. He presented an idea regarding the use of credit cards for the public in order to facilitate people's work and attract money to banks; I warned the head of the central bank. He said that several plans are being studied in this regard.

In the evening, the Literacy Movement Support Council had a meeting. They said that a large number of teenagers who need to be educated have remained illiterate and it is necessary to make a quick move to make them literate. I suggested that we make them literate by mobilizing educational forces and using the space of schools during the school summer vacation period. They decided to bring the executive plan.

Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Mousavi came from the Khoeinis. He brought the plan of the Strategic Research Center [presidential institution] and asked for the location and facilities. In the evening, we had a meeting of the Expediency Council. The arms deal with Russia is supposed to be approved in the assembly instead of in the parliament; Because it needs to be secret. I went home late.