Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 8, 1996

Imam Juma, governor and representatives of Ilam came. They expressed happiness about the important construction plans of the province that will soon change the face of the province and the good reconstruction of the war-ravaged areas. [Mr. Mojtabi Yasoubi], Friday imam, requested for the construction of a mosque and a religious school, and [Mr. Ali Akbar Shabanifard], the governor, negotiated for the speed of completion of the plans and about the schedule of my trip to the province. They said about the good union of representatives, executives and clergy; Unlike in the past, when the difference between Imam Juma and... had created problems.

[Mr. Ali Akbar Tahaii], the governor of Gilan came. He requested for a trip to the province and for the development of the province and requested to increase the price of rice. With price control, such demands for agricultural products are high. [Mr. Mohammadreza Rahimi], the governor of Kurdistan came. He complains about the actions and violations of the IRGC and followed up to speed up the fulfillment of travel promises. He brought a book of poetry, which was a collection of some of the poems that had been written in my description during my trip to the province, and said that there were twenty thousand verses.

Mr. [Mohsen] Nurbakhsh, [CEO of Central Bank] came. He asked for permission to sell foreign currency outside the network, to prevent the increase in the price of smuggled currency, and expressed concern about the situation of the presidential election and the bad competition between clerics. In the evening, I went to Akhtar Hospital to fill the tooth that was empty. They were Saeed [Lahouti], Farahani and Tabatabai.