Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 3, 1990

After the prayer, the office work was done until nine o'clock in the morning. Chastity and immorality also came. Exemplary teachers and a group of students from Shahid Motahari schools came [on the occasion of Teacher's Day]. I spoke to them in detail and attacked America for its irresponsible handling of the hostage issue.

Mr. Sabah Zanganeh, [the head of the organizing staff of the Tehran book fair] came and gave a report on the international book fair; I am about to open. Mr. [Fathullah] Motzorzadeh, the head of the scientific and industrial research organization, came. He reported the investigation about gold mines and asked for support for exploitation. Asr Ahmad Agha came. Current affairs were discussed. The anti-narcotics headquarters had a meeting. [Mr. Seyed Hossein Marashi and Ali Jannati], the governors of Kerman and Khorasan also came to present a report and get help.

The board of directors of the cooperative [producers and exporters] company came to Rafsanjan. They had support proposals to support farmers and pistachio exports. It was decided to form a pistachio union to organize the production and sale of pistachios. Ashikh Mohammad [Hashemian] said about Kerman prosecutor Mr. Fallah; I informed that I have warned Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi [head of the judiciary] not to change.

Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Hadi, [Ali Mohammad] Basharti and [Mustafa] Foumani came. They despaired of accepting Iran's request regarding the trip to Mecca; I told them not to chase anymore. Mr. Aghazadeh, [Oil Minister], called from Geneva [the meeting place of OPEC oil ministers]; He was satisfied with the progress of the OPEC negotiations and said that he had given Saddam's reply to the Iraqi oil minister. From the talks with [Mr. Hisham Nazer], the [Oil] Minister of Arabia, he expressed optimism about the Hajj; According to the report of Mr. Hadi, Besharti and Fomeni, we think he made a mistake.