Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 15, 1990

Mr. [Mortaza] Mohammad Khan, the head of customs, came and gave information about customs and suggestions on other economic matters. He believes that customs should be under the supervision of the president due to its importance. Mr. [Ahmad] Nasri, the former governor of Sistan and Baluchistan, came and expressed his readiness to accept the position of governor. I suggested the responsibility of managing prisoners' affairs, which is considered a difficult task.

Mr. [Ali Akbar] Masoudi Khomeini came. He had suggestions for the attention of the Sunnis and especially their clergy, and he expressed concern about the future development of the centers of the Sunnis and their connection with abroad and their income from unknown foreign centers, that others have the same concern. The deputies of the Ministry of Information came and asked about strengthening security. They had information about the factors that make the free currency expensive and the discovered network.

In the evening, the Supreme Economic Council had a meeting that lasted until half past eight. The discussion was about the quality of the implementation of the five-year plan, in terms of the use of domestic and foreign contractors. They explained the situation of Shahid Rajaei power plant. From the beginning, they have asked to hand over to internal forces and they have encountered problems, and with a lot of delay, finally, foreigners are forced to be used. There was a discussion about raising the price of the transportation tariff, but it did not come to fruition. Only regarding the construction of multi-purpose ports, it was decided to raise the port loading tariff. I came home at night.