Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 3, 1999

Mr. [Syed Hossein] Mousavian [from the Supreme National Security Council] came and said that he had a detailed meeting with Mr. Natiq Nouri, [Speaker of the Parliament]. He considered Mr. Natiq desperate to influence the course of affairs and said that the only person who can do something is Mr. Hashemi and if he enters the scene, I will be behind his path, even though I have complaints from him. He is dissatisfied with the performance of his friends, such as Mr. [Mohammed Reza] Bahnar, [Ali] Mohadi Savji, etc., and said that the leadership does not want to take effective action. They also talked about the formation of the Esteghlal Party and the elections of the councils and the future parliament. He said that the group of supporters of the government - Khordad Second Front - had less than 15% of the votes, which is a big loss for Mr. Khatami. Because it was the focus of their advertising.

Mr. [Asghar] Ebrahimi, [former CEO of Tehran Metro Company] came. On behalf of Mr. [Akbar] Turkan, he has become the head of trade and export of the Industrial Development Organization. He gave a report on the three stages of the organization from 1346 until now and expressed his concern about the discussion in the organization about the plan to dissolve the [expansion] organization and requested to use my order to sell three thousand train cars to Libya. They lost in the bidding.

Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Hosseini, the representative of Torbat Jam, came. He emphasized the necessity of Mr. [Mehdi] Safari, our ambassador in Moscow, to stay and take measures to obtain the technologies that the West lacks from us. Akhvi Mohammad, [executive vice president] came. He said, Mr. Behzad Nabovi has suggested in the economic headquarters that apart from basic goods and defense, we should hand over the currency at a free price. Although he has been an opponent of adjustment policy so far. He said, it has rained a lot recently in Rafsanjan and Nuq, and in the council elections, the importance of [party] agents [construction] has become clear, and they will play a decisive role in the next parliament, among the two currents. In the evening, Mr. [Gharban Ali] Dori Najafabadi, [former Minister of Information] came and complained about the way he was treated during the murders, and that he was unjustly accused and removed from the ministry.

The directors of the Imam Relief Committee came. Mr. [Habibullah] Asgrawaladi and [Syderreza] Neiri reported and appreciated my unreserved support during the presidency, which I multiplied the budget. I gave them an encouraging speech.

At night, Hassan Agha Khomeini came home and requested me to participate in the anniversary ceremony of Ahmad Agha's death. He wanted to understand what policy Mr. [Mohsen] Kadivar was arrested on, and he wanted me to advise Mr. Abdullah Nouri not to be extreme. He used to say, [Ms. Khadija Tsaghafi], wife of Imam, is sick.