Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 30, 1991

Mr. Ansari, the head of the Qom Students' Cooperative came. gave the cooperative work report; It has grown well and has about five thousand members. He gives the consumer goods needed by the students at a reasonable price; He asked for support, I supported him.

[Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh], the oil minister came. The report of the trip to South Korea and the agreement on the joint construction of the international trade center in Tehran and the sale of oil and the problems of the ministry in doing finance. The General Assembly of [National Petrochemical Industry Company] held a meeting. There was a financial problem that was solved. They gave the balance of the company and the progress report of the plans.

In the evening [Mr. Trattore], Minister of Mines and Resources of Guinea came. Mr. Conte brought the letter of the president. The negotiations were based on the development of cooperation. Mr. [Ahmad] Janati and [Sheikh Abbas] Mahfouzi came. They appealed to the representatives of the leadership as well as the rivals of the Islamic Association of Universities for assistance. I said that the integrity of the elections and the impartiality of the supervisory function should be observed.

The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting. The plan of the International Committee of the Women's Social Cultural Council and the Women's [Participation] Affairs Office was discussed. Some believed in the position of the vice president for that and some believed in the position of the head of the office.

I came home at night. [Mr. Aghazadeh], the Minister of Oil, asked on the phone about the establishment of a joint oil exploration company with the Soviet Union for action in Pakistan. I spoke with the leadership about the current issues of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and... on the phone. I spoke with [Mr. Gholamhossein Karbaschi], the mayor of Tehran, about the market fire.