Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 29, 1994

Yasser's condition was better; I told Agha Jalal to be careful. I went to the office at nine in the morning. I told the Minister of Commerce to take care that the essential goods of the people do not become unreasonably expensive and to prevent the increase in the price of soft drinks that was announced in the newspapers.

Mr. [Mustafa] Pourmohammadi, Deputy Minister of Information came. He spoke about the positive effects of my provincial trips and gave a report on intelligence work abroad. I warned them not to interfere with the investment of Mehdi Tajer and the likes of Ramadani, because it will cause the lack of foreign capital attraction and stagnation of domestic capital and harmful activities of capital.

Mr. Maitham, another deputy of the Ministry of Information and one of his deputies came. They gave a report on counter-espionage activities and infiltration of eastern information; I gave the same warnings to them. Regarding the economic activities of the Ministry of Information, it was also discussed to cover information work.

Mr. [Mohammed] Emami Kashani and engineer [Alinqi] Kushomi came. To renew the foreign exchange credit of the spinning factory of Shahid Motahari High School and also to help Yozans from five years to one year. I said that it will be examined with a favorable view.

Mr. [Ali] Larijani, [Head of Broadcasting Organization] came and reported on the new measures in Broadcasting. He mentioned some of the objections to the music of the programs and especially the broadcasting of musical instruments and asked for more money and credit for more work. I came home in the evening. Some of my time was spent on improving my library.