Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 11, 1993

At nine o'clock in the morning, [Mr. Ali Boalfath], the representative of Poldekhtar and Malawi, came. He is a veteran, one arm and one leg amputated in the war; He was the battalion commander. He complained to some executive officials of the province and asked for help for his district.

Friday imams and representatives of Qazvin came. They wanted to speed up the province of Qazvin. The representatives of Khuzestan came and explained the problems left over from the war, and asked for more attention to the province. Although important and big projects are under construction in the province, they made ungrateful statements; I pointed out that considering the construction of Karun Se, Karun Chahar, Karkheh and Marun dams and sugarcane projects, you should be very satisfied; However, there should be fast-yielding and prosperous works.

Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Larijani, representative of Tehran, came. By explaining the necessity and benefits of resolving tensions with America, he criticized the extreme positions ruling the society and sought solutions. He wanted me to open critical negotiations with Western leaders. He read the letter that I prepared in response to the statement of the heads of twelve European countries and considered it to be true to its purpose. I also sent the text of the letter to the leadership for consultation; Highly praised.

In the evening, Mr. Herati and [Mohammed Hashim] came to the leadership and got an opinion to start working in the Broadcasting Supervisory Board. In the evening, a group of members of parliament's program, economy and oil commissions came with Mr. Natiq [Nuri]. The budget was discussed. I agreed to lower the ceiling by five percent. I stayed in my office. Mohsen, Fati and Yaser also came. Fati asked for advice for university and Mohsen for life matters.