Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 12, 1992

[Mr. Shamshad Ahmad Khan], the ambassador of Pakistan came to say goodbye and introduce the members of the secretariat of [Regional Economic Organization] ECO; Recently, he became its general secretary. Mr. Masih Mohajeri, [editor of the Islamic Republic newspaper] came and asked for help for the printing house of the newspaper. I warned him to warn the newspapers, to be careful not to question the pillars of the system with ill-considered criticisms and not to lose people's trust.

Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh came. He informed that experts say Arvandrud can accept ships without dredging. He wanted me to tell the authorities to accept the surplus employees of the Foundation for the Affairs of War Migrants and Reconstruction of War Zones; With the return of refugees, the need for staff has decreased.

Mr. [Hossein] Nasiri, the head of the [Islamic Republic of IRNA] news agency, came. The congress of non-aligned news agencies in Tehran gave a report and asked to help the news agencies of Sudan and Afghanistan. The advisers of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution came and asked for an opinion to continue the work. They also stayed for lunch.

Asr Khanum Bostan filed a complaint against Seyed Hamid Rouhani, [the head of the Islamic Revolution Documentation Center], for insulting and writing bad things against him in Panzdeh Khordad magazine. I attended the meeting of the government board. The bill of taxes and duties on domestic and foreign cars was approved.

I did the work until the evening and got ready for the trip. I came home in the evening. Chastity and Fati went to Mashhad. From the evening until this hour - half past ten at night - very heavy rain with thunder falls in Shemiranat. We are worried about floods. The municipality was asked, they said that there has been no flood so far. All this rain in this season in Tehran is strange.