Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 9, 1998

In the reports, the news of the fall of Mazar-e-Sharif due to the Taliban attack is important; Although there are still resistances and the disappearance of eleven of our diplomats is important. A large and unprecedented fire in the forests of Greece, which is caused by the unprecedented heat of the air. They say it is because of the "El Nino" phenomenon. The massive Tutsi armed rebellion in the Congo, which Ronda is also accused of supporting.

The explosion in the American embassy in Kenya and Tanzania is still hot news; A group of Muslim Arabs have taken responsibility for revolution and have made many demands from America and threatened to continue the struggle. The number of dead has exceeded 140 and the number of injured has exceeded 4,000, and the CNN news network regularly broadcasts its news. Unlike in the past, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has condemned it.

Mr. [Ali] Abdullahian, the former deputy official of the Ministry of Guidance, came. He spoke about the bad state of the country and emphasized that the right wing regrets to reduce relations with me and admits that with this cooperation, there is the power to improve things. He said, the leadership has also suffered, because during my time in charge, there was a strong barrier to protect them from protest and criticism, but today they are saying harsh words against them. He gave a report on the status of the student support organization, which was established before the revolution. It has about 70 kilos of gold, which is preserved in the form of historical coins, and today it has little activity; He is responsible there.

In the evening, Mr. [Ali] Aghamohammadi, [head of the Iraq Committee] came. He gave a report on the situation in northern Iraq and the departure of a group of Badr Corps there and the American plan to remove Saddam and unify the opposition on the axis of a new constitution and talked about the talks with Jalal Talabani, [the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan] who came to Iran. He proposed the establishment of a translation center for useful books, which he asked for my help, and brought some research pamphlets on the issue of the crisis in eastern countries and the causes of these economic crises and their negative effects. In the end, he consulted to accept the political deputy position of Sedavsima that was offered to him. We decided to discuss in another meeting.

Mr. [Syed Lotfollah] Atabaki, the prosecutor of the Court of Accounts, came. He gave a report on the work of the court. Entering about 2400 cases and acquitting about 1600 and referring about 600 cases to the court and said, Mr. [Hossein] Mahlouji, [former Minister of Mines and Metals], has two cases about steel and the sale of ten million dollars of steel to China. I emphasized that managers who do not have bad intentions and only indulge in complying with the regulations should not be harsh; including Dr. Akbarzadeh, about the research center [agricultural toxins].

Mr. Majid Ansari, [Tehran's representative] came. He asked me to help for the administration of the Kermani school in Qom and thanked me for my past financial contributions. He said, the Council of Clergymen [Mubarez] has appointed Mr. [Syed Mohammad Mousavi] Khoyini to talk to me about the election of experts, and he thought that the law on the conditions of the Council of Experts should be amended.

Mr. [Hamidreza] Asefi, our ambassador in France, came. [Director of the Broadcasting Office in Paris] said about the good relationship and the release of Mr. [Massoud] Handi by paying money. At night, we went to Noor Clinic for an eye examination. It was the same as before. Mehdi, Fereshte and Fouad were here. They had also brought dinner.