Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 15, 1989

I arrived at the parliament at half past nine in the morning. There is nothing important in the reports. Sarcheshme copper company managers came with [Mr. Mohammad Reza Ayatollahi] Minister of Mines and Metals. They gave the situation report and I asked for an explanation. They have problems in transporting soil from the mine and in manpower. They have a good currency and rial situation, because they have left the income at their disposal.

[Mr. Seyed Morteza Tabatabai] the mayor of Tehran came. He gave a report on the financial and personnel situation of the municipality. They have about seven billion tomans of income and the same amount of expenses. They have a problem with the machines. During the war, some were given to the front and some were worn out and need to be replaced. They do not have a currency quota. He spoke about the comprehensive plan, the future of Tehran and the issue of air pollution. Salmani came to reform.

In the evening, a group of representatives came. They had warnings about amending the constitution. Dr. [Mohammed Ali] Hadi [Najafabadi] came and consulted about negotiations with Saudi Arabia. Two Saudi delegations are supposed to go to Oman for negotiations. Consulted about accepting the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and announced the proposal to establish a gas pipeline from Iran to Dubai. I warned [Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh] the oil minister to take the issue seriously.

I did the office work until the evening. We were the guests of Mr. Mousavi Ardabili [head of the judiciary] at the iftar. Mr. Khamenei [President] was also there. Ahmad Agha and the Prime Minister did not come because of boredom. The amendment of the constitution was discussed. Today, Mr. President, they have conveyed our proposal to the Imam. We talked more about future leadership; We did not reach a clear point. I came home