Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 21, 1987

I came to the parliament at half past eight in the morning. In the reports, the confusion of stock markets and the fall in stock values ​​in important global stock exchanges are at the top of the news, and the concern of Iran's retaliation against American aggression still prevails. A few artillery shells hitting Kuwait's Umm al-Fishin (Sabri) oil field have raised new concerns, but they are trying to downplay it.

I worked in my office until ten in the morning. I went to the meeting of the Supreme War Support Council. Plans were proposed to cover the additional expenses of the war: 1-Taking taxes from large and large capitals. 2- Taking part of the income of export merchants. 3- Selling an amount of currency at a free price; A third was passed vaguely, and in two other cases, a decision was deferred for further consideration.

I returned to my office at noon. In the evening, I had a meeting with the Indian parliamentary delegation in the parliament, which lasted for an hour. Most of the words were general and friendly and we didn't have any serious words.

While walking on the steps of the Parliament, the Speaker of the Indian Parliament fell down and hurt his leg. Both he and I were ashamed. Mr. [Hossein [Naghrekar] Shirazi], our new ambassador in Austria, came to say goodbye and consult. I worked in my office until half past six.

I went to the guest accommodation to participate in the dinner banquet that we have given in honor of the Indian guests. Informal talks about the situation of the Tamils ​​and Sri Lanka and India's involvement as a peacekeeper there and the situation of the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi [India's Prime Minister [after his mother - Mrs.] Indira] Gandhi - who has not been able to fill the void and the economic and technical situation of India were discussed.

At the dinner table, there was a discussion about the development of trade relations and the purchase of more oil by India from Iran and the solution to the problems of Iranians and Indians living in the two countries. Speaker of Parliament and representative

who was with them, they did not eat meat and had prepared a special meal without meat for them. They liked Iranian pistachios and Bam dates very much. I told them to give some as a gift.