Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 30, 1993

Education officials for backward children came. Dr. [Gholamali] Afrooz gave a good report on statistics and problems and ways of prevention and help. I encouraged them and promised to help.

Mr. [Ahmed] Jalali came. He proposed to recruit Iranian elites abroad, including Dr. [Ali] Javan, for the laser industry. I told Mr. Mirzadeh to follow up. Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh, [Executive Vice President] came for reconstruction, Kish, aid to universities and Forever Island. I said that due to the lack of acceptance by the prisons organization to hand over drug addicts, they should give up [to settle on Forever Island].

The central council of Friday prayer headquarters came to Tehran. They asked for help to build the roof of the university's grass field, which recently collapsed due to snow. They complained about the lack of attractiveness of other Friday imams' sermons. Dr. [Hasan] Habibi, [first vice president] came in the evening. He said the Guardian Council's opinion about the Parliament's additions regarding bank debt credits; it is good

I had a meeting with my bodyguards about their differences and the possibility of a change of command. They told their problems. We took a secret vote. With a three-fourths majority, they agreed with the stay of Mr. Iqbalipour.

At night, the Supreme Council of National Security had a meeting. Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, the country's minister, complained about the lack of proper planning by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his trip to Türkiye. In this meeting, the sale of weapons to Syria was approved as well as the quality plan to deal with arrogant conspiracies.