Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 7, 1991

I reached my office at eight o'clock. At nine o'clock in the morning, I went to the parliament to present the budget. A written lecture lasted about ninety minutes. Figures and indicators that show the improvement of the country's economic situation were mentioned in the lecture.

The representatives had many references. I returned to my office. I had an interview for the anniversary of the Cultural Revolution Council. Mr. [Mortaza] Alveiri came. He was very upset that he was brought up and summoned to the special [Clergy] court and his accusations were mentioned in the newspapers, which are related to supporting Mr. Montazeri. In the news of his visit, to compensate for this blow, I mentioned his services and promised to ask Ayatollah Khamenei to help him. I warned them in the evening and they accepted.

Mr. [Mahmoud] Vaezi called and asked for an opinion to help release the German hostages and negotiate with France; He is going to Europe. Mr. [Syed Hossein] Mousavian, our ambassador, came from Germany. He said the concerns of the German government due to the non-release of their two hostages in Lebanon; They have appealed to us. It was agreed that two Hamadi brothers, who are imprisoned in Germany, will be freed with a promise. The Lebanese, who do not have the political power to defend themselves, sometimes resort to actions such as taking hostages, and in the meantime we are in trouble.

In the evening, I went to the leader's house to say goodbye to the trip to Senegal and consult about the contents of the conference. They complained about the positions of Ayatollah [Seyd Abdul Karim] Mousavi Ardabili [in the sermons of Friday prayers in Tehran]; They think that it is to satisfy the extremists. I returned to my office. I did the work and came home in the evening.

Mohsen came. He asked for help for the expenses of the publishing house [Ma'arif al-Hengalab] and explained about the computerization of my works; I told him to sell a property to cover the expenses.