Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 2, 1998

After the morning prayer, I listened to the domestic and foreign news and read the reports and reviewed the morning newspapers as usual. The number of newspapers has increased and it takes a lot of time.

Mr. [Hossein] Muzafar, Minister of Education, came. A report on the performance of the ministry said that in the current year, they have a credit deficit of 300 billion tomans and they have allowed schools to

take money from parents of students for extracurricular activities; Similar to public model schools. At first, they chanted the elimination of popular model schools, but after getting to know the real conditions, they joined other schools as well. With a smaller amount, he said, the regulation of receiving one percent of the production value is ready to be implemented.

We went to the Salman Mosque, next to the [Recognition of Expediency of the Nizam] Assembly, to meet the benefactors of the school. There were about 400 people. Mr. Muzafar reported. About 10% of the 400,000 school classrooms were built by the people. In this meeting, 4700 classes were a new commitment. In my speech, I mentioned the importance of their work, service and giving as the best charity in the world, especially for day and night schools.

Mr. [Sydmahsen] Nabavi, Iran's ambassador to Indonesia, came. He gave a detailed report on the situation in Indonesia and the factors behind the fall of Mr. Suharto and the future of that country. He believes that America has planned for these incidents and they do not accept Mr. Dr. [Youssef] Habibi, the current president; Because it is religious to a certain extent and is coordinated with the Indonesian religious movement and is trying to divide Indonesia. He considers even the collapse of the economic situation of the countries in the region to be the result of the American conspiracy; Of course, he could not answer my questions.

I raised the possibility of the negative effect of these countries relying on foreign capital, whose owners have started to withdraw capital; It was built to be investigated. I did the work until the evening and came home. Mohsen, [CEO of Tehran and Suburban Railway Company (Metro)] came and talked about how to print my memoirs. He is going to participate in the meeting of the International Union of Metro Public Transport [UITP].