Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 12, 1993

We went to visit the offset printing house, belonging to the Ministry of Education. A huge printing house with all kinds of modern and semi-modern machines, with computer typesetting and advanced film and zing and a worthy manager. Recently, with the help of the government, they brought two very advanced machines, which increased the capacity. If they work in three shifts, they can meet the needs of the entire country. It alone is half of the printing power of the country.

The visit lasted two or three hours. Before the revolution, I was familiar with the printing houses of that time because of book printing, but the rapid development of this industry has completely changed the situation. Printing, sewing, binding, threading and all are done by machine. I had an interview. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Najafi, [Minister of Education] said welcome to the printing house staff and I spoke. I returned to my office at noon.

In the evening Dr. [Mohsen] Noorbakhsh, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] came. We negotiated the framework of commercial activities with America, oil sales, goods purchases and the return of a part of our demand. The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting at night. There was a discussion about the research and release of the video.

Mohsen has installed an antenna in the [presidential] institution that receives seven global television channels. I saw some of them at night. CNN TV is stronger and richer than all of them. Mohsen, Fati and Yaser also came today. Negotiations were held to provide land for all family members in a suitable and safer place. In the reports, Iraq's boldness and Saddam's [Hussein, Iraqi president]'s crooked mouth draw attention to the United Nations and the United States; You have to wait for important events. I slept late.