Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 20, 1991

I took a bath and saw the reports. Iraqi refugees and the possibility of Saddam's trial are at the top of the reports. We went to the tombs of Dastghib, Saadi and Hafez. We had breakfast in Hafiziyah. From there we went to Shiraz University. The heads of the faculties gave work reports and stated the needs. I promised to help.

We participated in the meeting of students and professors in the university hall. There was a huge crowd outside the hall. They were making noise due to the lack of space in the hall. I let them open the doors. A group entered and sat between the seats and the rest were satisfied. I gave a speech and answered questions.

We went to the Darudzen dam by helicopter. On the way, we visited fertile plains and rivers. We got off in Dezdekar village of Euclid. We visited the graves of the martyrs. A huge crowd had gathered and had passionate feelings. Governor Euclid reported and I spoke. To express welcome, people hung their carpets and blankets from the roofs and made many sacrifices.

We went to the village of Darudzen in Marodasht. There, the same situation was repeated. We had a late lunch at the Darudzen dam. Water and agriculture officials reported. We decided to use the Muharram pipeline to supply water to the south coast.

We visited the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade canals of the plains below the dam by helicopter. We went to Persepolis. The manager there gave a good explanation. We arrived at Shiraz airport in the evening. We prayed, I interviewed and we moved to Tehran. The family also joined. Some of them had returned last night.