Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 29, 1994

I did the work until half past ten in the morning. Dr. [Mohammed Hossein] Adeli came. The first meeting was after leaving the central bank. He insists on working in the position of Economic Vice President. I said that we should also satisfy Mr. [Mohsen] Noorbakhsh. He has not accepted the proposal of the Deputy Minister of Mines and Metals; He even prefers to have the title of my advisor with an academic responsibility. Mr. Ghazali came. I suggested that he take responsibility in the Ministry of Information; He was supposed to accept. He would like to have a special relationship with me in that position. Mr. Ashikh Abbas Pourmohammadi came. He emphasized that we should pay more attention to the security situation in Rafsanjan and Kerman.

Expediency Council had a meeting. The plan to solve the problem of encroached lands from forests and pastures was in the order. The Guardian Council disagreed with the resolution of the parliament and came to the assembly. We agreed with the opinion of the parliament, with additional points. The result was that such lands, which have been consumed since 1348 and do not have legal permission to rent or buy, will come out of uncertainty by renting or selling them under the supervision of the commission.

I did the work until half past four in the afternoon and came home. In the reports, the talks between [Boris] Yeltsin, [President of Russia] and [Bill] Clinton, [President of the United States] are of interest, and it is clear that Yeltsin did not give in to American pressure to cancel the arms sales contract to Iran; He only promised not to give anything in addition to the contract.