Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 17, 1989

I reached my office at half past eight in the morning. On the way, I saw a truck selling potatoes. People lined up to get potatoes [for 145 rials]. I emphasized with Mr. [Abdul Hossein] Wahaji to follow up the work. Mr. [Hossein] Mahluji came. He gave a report on the reform of the Ministry of Mines and Management and the status of plans for steel and copper, lead, zinc, and aluminum mines, etc., and promised transformation in the matter of mines.

I spoke with Dr. Velayati [Foreign Affairs Minister] about pursuing the development of relations with the Soviet Union. Recently, the process has slowed down. A group of representatives of the so-called independent line of parliament came. Some criticized the third line. [Mr. Mohammad Hossein Pudineh] the representative of Zabul spoke about the needs of Zabul. Mr. [Mohammad Ali] Shahidi, the representative of the districts and the political ideological officer of the air force, came and complained about the issues of the parliament from line three.

Mr. [Ali] Falahian [Information Minister] informed that they have arrested a group of potato middlemen who are disrupting the distribution work. Mr. [Abulfazl] Tawakli [Bina] came; He stressed that they should not be released and talked about the problems of other guilds, butchery, bakery, etc.

Dr. [Hassan] Habibi [First Vice President] came for the affairs of the country, including studying the transfer of the capital from Tehran and improving Tehran's situation in terms of air pollution and the situation of buildings in the south of the city, which were supposed to form groups to study each one.

In the evening, Mr. [Habib] Broumand [Dash Qapi], representative of Moghan, came with a group of people to request the governorship of Parsabad and other issues. Mr. [Reza] Abdullahi, the representative of Mah Nishan, came. He had good information about bakeries and telecommunications. Dr. [Ali] Inayat, representative of Khorramabad, came and worked for his constituency.

Mr. [Mohammed Hossein] Adeli, the head of the Central Bank, came. Reported the trip to Japan. He had some material about currency and monetary policy. In the evening, the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting. It was approved that Sunni religious science courses be established in theological faculties; Plus some other resolutions.