Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 21, 1989

I reached my office at half past seven in the morning. By nine o'clock in the morning, the work left over from yesterday was done. Mr. [Sydmansour] Razavi and his deputy Mr. Ikram Jafari came. They reported the work of management training; it is good They lack training space and credit.

Timsar Hosni Saadi [Army Ground Force Commander] came. He asked about the preparation of tanks and the opening of foreign currency credits for the ground force and the army's bill of rights. Doctor Habibi came. We discussed the method of government punishments of the public sector. I said that it should be within the limits of the regulations, they should not have anything to do with the private sector and coordinate with the main management and refrain from harassing the accused.

A group of heads of the market and the Central Council of Guilds came and complained about the Ministry of Commerce. Mr. Dr. Velayati complained on the phone that one of the English guests of the Persian Gulf Conference was prevented from entering by the Ministry of Interior. I said that the office followed up, and it turned out that the Ministry of Information had already banned entry. Although they have recently given permission to enter, the airport has not been notified; I said to follow up.

In the evening, Mr. [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh [Oil Minister] came to consult about Iran's position in the upcoming OPEC meeting. I said that the price should be defended and the quotas should be overshadowed by the price. Mr. Noorbakhsh [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] came. We had discussions about contracts and economic policies. He reported the negotiations with the delegation of Yugoslavia and Sri Lanka.