According to the news agency Online news Quoting from the selection; Asadollah Alam (August 1, 1998 in Birjand – April 25, 1998 in New York), was one of the most important political figures of Mohammad Reza Shah’s era, the minister of the court from 1998 to 1998 and the prime minister of Iran from 1999 to 1999.
In the following, his notes on Sunday, November 18, 1348
I woke up in the morning. I reported about the purchase of Rapier missiles from England, which had encountered problems and the emperor had ordered me to take care of it. They said: “Ask for the British ambassador and negotiate with him.” Regarding the Ahvaz-Iskenderun oil pipeline, I had read something to the effect that since the consortium has opposed the construction of the pipeline from Ahvaz to Iskenderun, it will not be able to build the Egyptian oil pipeline. [به موازات] Suez Canal to agree. They said: “The consortium has no objection, but we do not imagine the cost of this pipe, which is two thousand kilometers long. [فقط] 500 million dollars, what about us? [برای] We have spent almost eight hundred million dollars on nine hundred kilometers of gas pipelines. Unless there is a lot of trouble in this pipe.” I did not cross…
before noon from [خانههای] Court staff who are in Darband [ساخته شده] I visited Darbar hospital in the afternoon. I was satisfied with both.
In the evening, the British ambassador came to see me, that is, I had asked him to talk about the problems of the missile deal, to fix the problems as much as possible. A very big deal is about fifty million pounds. The emperor said, tell him I didn’t tell you not to give so much money to Libya, now he will mess up all your deals (he wants to mess up a 150 million pound arms deal). I told him, he laughed. He said: “The predictions of the emperor are always correct.” By the way, I talked to him about the islands (Tanb and Abu Musa). He said: “We stick to our promise and we encourage the Sheikh of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, don’t insist on owning it, and finish occupying it in any way, whether with a contract or a lease.” In my opinion, it is reasonable, otherwise we will create a new conflict between ourselves and the Arabs. I will tell you tomorrow. At the same time, I asked him to see if the Iraqis for their own planes [آشیانه] They have an underground, is it true or not? He said: “I don’t know, but I will investigate.” Because he is an honest person, I don’t think he will lie to me. I went to dinner, but I didn’t have time to tell the story. Then the emperor told me: “We are going to Shiraz on Thursday.” I know why, but I don’t understand why?
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