Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 28, 1993

Mr. [Syedreza] Faqihi, [Representative of Wali Faqih in the Basij resistance force], the curator of the Basij Quran program, along with a group of Basij Quran reciters and memorizers and the fighting clerical community of West Tehran and the Basij sisters of the Ministry of Finance came; They read the Quran and I tested two young children who memorized two parts of the Quran, named Mahmoudi and Najarian; They tested well. I encouraged them and gave them gifts.

Mr. [Asadullah] Badamchian came. He gave a report on the work program of the coalition board and criticized other groups that are in conflict, with a line similar to their own, such as the Ray Shahri and Ahmad Tawakli groups.

[Mr. Mukhtar Mustafa], the special envoy of the president of the interim council of Sierra Leone came; He pretended to have revolutionary positions and claimed the Islamization of his country. He had brought a letter that they want to propose projects to me. Because it took a long time to recite his speech, he said that the rest of the contents will be sent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Tarfa, the head of the Tehran Bus Unit Company, came. Reported work. They have bought enough buses. They have completed the plan to build an electric bus inside. Also, they have brought the plan of gas burning buses to trial production and have modified the ticket rates to a great extent. He seems to be thoughtful, active and innovative; I encouraged him and promised to help him.

In the evening, at the meeting of the government board, we had to review the second five-year plan. I was the guest of Ayatollah Khamenei last night. We discussed the status of currency, oil, the decision of the expediency council regarding temporary cultivation, the former location of the Islamic Republic Party and the results of the visit of the Indonesian president. Fortunately, the rain continues today.