Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 27, 1990

I reached my office at half past seven in the morning. The North Korean military delegation came [headed by Mr. Ejin Oh, Minister of Armed Forces]. They expressed their readiness to give the technique of making advanced weapons; In return, they demanded a loan of oil. He said that the Soviet Union has been supplying Korea with about one and a half million tons of oil annually at a cheap price and recently announced that they will stop it from January 1, 1991.

Mr. [Abulfazl] Tawakli Bina, [president's adviser on trade union affairs] came. The Ministry of Commerce and Tehran Municipality criticized the strictness of taxation. Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Irvani came; He criticized some economic measures for increasing the price of services, such as electricity and oil, and the like, and expressed his desire for the position of the embassy. We had a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Tarbiat Modares University. They reported and told the needs.

In the evening, Mr. [Ali] Abdul Alizadeh, the representative of Urmia, came. He gave a report of initiatives in Urmia, for the organization of different departments of teachers and the formation of industrial companies in accordance with their education for economic and industrial work. He also gave a report on the actions of the Foreign Purchase Council.

Mr. [Serajuddin] Kazaroni, [Minister of Housing and Urban Development] came. A decision was made regarding the selling price of the houses that are going to be built; About 12 thousand tomans per meter, with long installments and easy terms. He had suggestions from Tehran about removing unnecessary research, educational and cultural centers inside the city.

The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting at night. A decision was made about student mobilization; It was assigned to the Corps. I came home