Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 7, 1990

I reached my office at half past seven. By nine o'clock in the morning, I did the remaining work from Thursday. Mr. [Hossein] Mahloji, [Minister of Mines and Metals] and the directors of the copper company came. They requested that we increase the price of copper; Currently, we sell 25 Tomans per kilo, and due to the cheapness, some of it is smuggled out of the country.

[Mr. Hossein Kamali], Minister of Labor [and Social Affairs] came. He asked for more facilities for the activity and employment of Tayeb hypocrites, and also asked to participate in the management of the Labor Bank [Workers' Welfare] and to return the Social Security Organization to the Ministry of Labor. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Rahmani came from Basij. He brought money for the earthquake victims and complained about the leadership's lack of trust. He gave a report on the work of the headquarters of attracting people's help for the front and presented a report on the status of the "Civil Defense Organization"; He believes that he is not in Basij.

Dr. [Hasan] Habibi came for current affairs and reported on his trip to Ilam. Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs] came and reported on his trip to Geneva and talks with [Mr. Xavier Perez Dekoyar], Secretary General [of the United Nations] and Tariq Aziz, [Iraqi Foreign Minister]; He is satisfied with the result.

We had a meeting of the Supreme National Security Council. Dr. Velayati gave an explanation about the progress in the implementation of Resolution 598 and signs of Iraq's readiness to accept the 1975 Algerian Agreement, against the clauses and favorable opinion of the UN Secretary General; We decided to make a decision after the Secretary General's visit.

We have completed the land survey plan of Khuzestan province. In the evening, Rahbari and Ahmad Agha were my guests. We discussed Resolution 598, military budget deficit, Mahdi's marriage time, Civilian Defense Organization and other issues. I came home late. Mr. Khamenei went to Letian, because the house next to them is being destroyed due to damage from the earthquake. It was decided to follow up on the problem of the helicopter carrying me.