Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 6, 1988

I reached the parliament at seven in the morning. It was not an important issue in the reports. The Geneva talks have not reached anywhere yet. I stayed in the public meeting until the end. [Mehdi Karroubi and Hossein Hashemian] two vice presidents were absent. I met with the veterans of the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Qaytaria. They wanted to form a council of representatives of the veterans in the new foundation to comment on the affairs of the veterans. They are upset that their nursing home has been handed over to welfare. They have not accepted the welfare manager. They wanted the director of Shahid Foundation to return. They have many letters. They want a house or a car and they have the right. They are spinal amputations. In the afternoon, I met the children of the martyrs of Rasht and Langrod and spoke to them.

In the afternoon, members of the Agricultural Commission came and complained about the lack of attention paid to them in the herd reconstruction advisory council. In the evening Mr. [Asghar] Ebrahimi [CEO of Metro Company] came. He gave a report on the progress of Tehran subway work. He complained about the lack of rebar and the strictness of the central bank in delivering their currencies and the lack of cooperation of shipbuilding in using the wharf to export fuel oil. I warned [Mr. Mohammad Javad Irwani] Minister of Economy and Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh [Executive Deputy Prime Minister] to solve his problems.

Muhammad's brother came. He talked about the lack of currency and credit of radio and television and gave the news of Haj Waldeh's health. Mr. [Syed Ali Asghar] Hejazi, Deputy Minister of Information, came. He talked about the problem of division of information affairs and other issues. Mr. [Sidreza] Zavarei came. He had questions about the country's future policy.

I did the backlog until half past eight at night. I came home Mr. Ahmad came. He talked about the reconstruction policy and non-cooperation. Ashikh Mohammad Hashemian was our guest. He said that the leader of Sheikhiya has entrusted the management of their endowments to them and it is too much. He is worried that endowments will interfere and not allow it to be used properly. He wants a solution. I told him to send the copies of the endowments so that he can think about it.