Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 2, 1989

I exercised until eight in the morning and read the reports. Mr. Chepour [CEO of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Unit Company] came. He said the report on the traffic situation in Tehran and the problems of recruiting drivers and the problems of transporting used cars bought from Germany; I told the interior minister to cooperate. He claims that Dose Line, which rents cars to drivers and takes cash instead of tickets, is in a better situation. It considers it necessary to monitor abandoned goods.

Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Nazaran came for the affairs of the Supreme Defense Council. I told him to continue working. He said about the lack of funds. Mr. Meshkini, one of the students of the Islamic Propaganda Organization, came. He declared himself ready to accept responsibility in physical education, with the aim of moral reform of the educational environment.

Dr. [Hasan] Habibi came. It was discussed for the matters of organization and installation and dismissals. The leader came. There was a discussion about the administrator of the employment affairs organization. Mr. Mirhossein Mousavi came in the evening. I told them that we will give them whatever responsibility they want. I decided to issue a political advisory order [to the president] for him. Mr. [Sydmansour] Razavi came to follow up on his sentence. Mr. [Masoud Roghani] Zanjani came. He regretted the suggestion that [the head of the Program and Budget Organization] should not be the deputy [president]. Mr. [Mustafa] Hashemi [Taba], the official of the Olympic Committee, came and reported the situation. At night, we had a meeting of the heads of forces. The Hague [Court], the airport, contraband and drugs were discussed.