Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 2, 1990

Mr. [Hasan] Al-Hosseini, the representative of Arak, came. He complained to the Director General of Education of Central Province; Recently there have been conflicts in the province. I said that I have given the information to the ministry for processing. Mr. [Ali Asghar] Jaafari [Isfahani = Mortazavi Far], the representative of Lanjan, came. He prayed for himself and the region and expressed his loyalty to the government and leadership.

[Brigadier Mansour Sattari], the commander of the Nahaja [Army Air Force] came. He gave a report on the performance of the evacuation of foreign aid and requested for the ongoing projects. He said that 223 planes have brought aid from abroad so far. Saudi Arabia has given the most and the best help: 42 planes.

The members of the program and budget committee of the parliament came. While expressing their interest in cooperating with the government, they criticized the violations in the program; Explanations were given. They had nothing to say. A few of them had regional and constituency issues.

[Mr. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh], Minister of Energy came. It was decided to give a statement about the Manjil Dam based on the minor damage and the possibility of repair. Mr. [Hossein] Sadeghi, Iran's ambassador to Kuwait, came. He gave a report on the assistance of the government and the people of Kuwait and talked about the improvement of relations and consulted for the continuation of the policy. The special envoy of the President of Nigeria came and brought the message of condolence.

In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting. The discussion was about the policy of gradual removal of subsidies. In the evening Mr. [Mohammed Hadi] Nejad Hosseinian, [Minister of Heavy Industries] came. It was allowed to sell a certain amount of currency daily at the daily rate and to allocate the excess price to the victims of the earthquake. I came home at night.