Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 23, 1989

At half past eight in the morning, we went to see the Imam with Ayatollah Khamenei. Doctors used to bandage their toes; Because the nail digs into the flesh, they have removed it. They also have pain and take painkillers. Mr. Khamenei gave Imam the draft policies approved by the Supreme Reconstruction Council. We talked with the Imam about the shortages and the need for foreign currency and foreign experts for some complex industries and the need to speed up the determination of the future of the army and the IRGC; They were made to think.

I spoke about the necessity of strengthening the Supreme Judicial Council and personally Mr. Mousavi Ardabili [head of the Judiciary] from the Imam, after his recent criticisms of the Judiciary. The imams said it is still too early; It seems that their opinion is that the criticism will have its effect on the judicial system and then take action to compensate.

We went to the presidential residence together in Ayatollah Khamenei's car. On the way, there was a discussion about the armed forces. We decided to continue the discussion. It was snowing and this rain continued intermittently until the evening. [At the Reconstruction Council meeting] with the presence of the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank, monetary and financial policies and taxes were discussed, and with the presence of the Minister of Commerce, a new list was approved to announce the freedom of their entry. They announced the creation of facilities in the export of handicrafts. After lunch, I went to the assembly. I rested and did office work.

Dr. Sajjadi came in the evening. He talked about the lack of eye surgery facilities and sought solutions. He said that he has performed 700 corneal transplant operations and trained four people for corneal transplant surgery and complained that instead of bringing in the surgical instruments, patients are sent abroad. He said that due to the lack of tools and facilities, they perform surgery only two days a week, and due to the lack of personnel, he does administrative work. He asked me to go to the hospital for an eye examination.

[Mr. Ali Mohammad Baba Khasi] the representative of Paveh came. He spoke about the needs of the region and the need to employ local forces and pay attention to the Kurdish clergy. Mr. Fakhr Rouhani, the elected representative of Kurdistan, came. He is worried about the possibility of his letter of credit being rejected; appealed Mr. Vakili came from the relief and treatment headquarters and told about his services to the war wounded. He complains about the lack of attention to him in the Veterans Administration.