Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 24, 1990

After the morning prayer, I worked until eight o'clock. Then I went to Shaheed Shiroudi Stadium and gave a speech to the soldiers on the occasion of the Day of Warriors - Fatah Khorramshahr. I returned to my office. Students, members of Islamic associations from all over the country came. I spoke to them in detail about the country's construction policy and condemned extremism and extremism.

I had a meeting with the managers of Astan Quds Razavi. They made a report and made references; I promised foreign currency aid. I had a separate meeting with [Mr. Abu Hasan Omar], the Foreign Minister of Malaysia and [Mr. Bee Wet], the Energy Minister of Kenya. The Kenyans brought their president's message about the hostages and said from [Samir] Geagea, [the leader of the Lebanese Forces Party; The Phalangists] have heard that the Iranian hostages are alive and asked for permission to exchange the [Western] hostages with the Shiite prisoners [=Lebanese prisoners] in Israel, in Kenya; I accepted

Mr. Mohsen Rezaei came. In order to solve the problems of the IRGC and help the leadership to agree with his resignation, he asked; I encouraged him to stay. Mr. Masih Mohajeri, [president's social advisor] came; He is going to travel to the west and he had some reminders.

Central bank managers came in the evening. They said the economic situation report and the correctness of economic decisions and currency policies. I announced that with the permission of the leadership, five hundred million dollars should be sold at the free price, and the Rials should be used for the literacy movement and other necessary things, and should be used to lower the price of the free currency.

I came home at night. Faeza also came to welcome. Efat spoke on the phone from Mashhad.