Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 20, 1993

Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs] came. We went to the Turkish embassy together. I wrote a note in Mr. [Turgot] Ozal's memorial notebook. Their ambassador explained the quality of his death.

[Ayatollah Seyyed Abdallah Shirazi], Imam Juma came to Mashhad and asked to repair the damages of Darab villages. He is from there. He proposed to create water dams around Mashhad; I accepted and encouraged them to pursue such matters.

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei, [Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] came. He gave a report on the performance of the [Khatam al-Anbia construction site] as a contractor of the IRGC. They have planned about thirty billion tomans. He applied for a mobile phone privilege and gave a report of his managers' trip to America and seeing the many facilities of the company in question; I emphasized that the pioneers should take action in Baluchistan and Narmashir.

Dr. Habibi came to equip and repair Saadabad buildings. The return of Shahnameh Shahnameh miniatures and the restart of the government's spokesperson were discussed.

[Gholamreza Aghazadeh], the oil minister came. He reported about the meeting of Oman and the advance sale of oil to Japan to pay outstanding debts and complete the contract with American companies in Abu Dhar field and the development of Abadan refinery.

In the evening Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council] came. They talked about the possible discomfort of the cervical disc and the program of the Security Council and the work of the elections. The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting. A decision was made regarding the return of antiques and no pressure on Sofia and Tarbiat Modares University. In the reports, the massacre of the Dawoodi sect in America is drawing attention.