Evening star., 1924-07-28
j, s. WARNS PERSIA
Of BREAK If |MbR|E
CASE NOT SETTLED
Second ''Vigorous Represent
ations" Caused by Attack
on Vice ConsuI's Wife.
COST OF WARSHIP TRIP
TO BRING BODY EXACTED
Guards for Legation and Protec-
tion of Americans Bluntly De-
manded by Washington.

Acting Secretary Grew of the State
department announced today the dis
patch of vigorous representations
to Minister kornfeld at Teheran,
Persia as result of the assault upon
Mrs. Katherine 1mbrie, widow of Vice
Consul Robert Imbrie. who was killed
recently by a mob in Teheran.
In announcing the forwarding of
The two communications, Mr. Grew
said he had received advices from
the minister announcing the delivery
of the communication Saturday to the
Persian authorities
The communication sent to Minis
ter hornfeld protested against the
situation in Persia which eliminated
in the unproN oked attack on Mrs. I'M
brIe. 1t was supplementary to a
State Department note dealing more
generally with the conditions existing
in Persia and covering the vice con-
surs death.
Mny Ask Legation Guard.
The communication delivered to the
Tersian foreign minister on Saturday
indicated that the United States ex-
pected the Teheran government to
meet the expense of sending an
American war vessel to bring home
the body of Vice Consul Imbrie and
to furnish military guards for the
American legation and consulate for
such time as might be necessary.
A fiat statement was made that
continuance of American diplomatic
and consular representation in Persia
will be dependent upon the action
which the Persian government may
take in this case to yindicate" the
principles of international law.
In conclusion the American COM
munication said that the Washington
Government cannot overemphasize
the seriousness of the view which Ia
taken of the present situation"
Expresses Greatest Concern.
The communication dealing with
the killing of Vice Consul Imbrie
follows:
II am instructed to inform you that
the government of the United States
views with the gravest concern the
killing in Teheran of it's consular
representative, Mr.. Robert w. Imbrie.
Immediately after learning of the
circumstances under which Mr.. Imbrie
had been killed and his attendant, Mr..
Melvin Seymour, seriously injured,
your excellency's government was
advised, through it's representative in
Washington and through the Ameri-
can legation in Teheran, that my
government would expect adequate
reparation to be made and prompt
punishment meted out to those re-
sponsible for the killing and to those
who By failure to act contributed to
make possible this incident unprece-
dented in recent times.
My government has now instruct
ed me to supplement the representa-
tions already made.
1T was felt proper that these rep
presentations should be made only in
the light of a full knowledge of the
events which had transpired and
when it might be possible to fix the
responsibility and to gauge the
PREPARATION which would be adequate
TO the situation.
Facts Seem Established.
"The facts Of the case appear suffi-
sential elements are concerned. The
American consular representative in
Teheran, accompanied by an Amer
lean citizen, was brutally assaulted in
the streets of Teheran, in broad day
light In endevoring to escape from
their assailahts they entered car
riage and drove a considerable dis
tance, when they were again assailed,
and the tragedy occurred. The Amer
lean consular representative would
appear to have had no reason TO an
ticipate danger from visiting the par
ticular place where he was the victim
of the unjustified assault
"It is most regrettable that 1t is
necessary to add to this statement
that the facts before my government
do not indicate that the police or
military authorities made any ade-
ouate effort to protect the American
consular representative, and there ap-
pears, in fact. to be evidence WHICH,
it is believed, the Persian government
will itself desire to investigate most
vigorously, that certain military ele-
ments participated In the assault.
my Government desires nothing
which the facts of the case do not
fully justify. 1t approaches the situa-
tion with no wish to offend a friendly
government or to require punitive DAM
ages. 1t is, however. insistent that full
reparation should be made. that punish
uient should be meted out to the guilty.
that assurances be given and enforced
of adequate protection for the lives
of American citizens and that the safe
ty Of its officials in Persia should be
guaranteed.
Expense of Returning Body.
my Government does not wish at
this juncture to indicate in detail the
particular steps which would be con-
sidered adequately to meet the situa-
tion resulting from the killing of Mr..
Imbrie. The Persian government has
already stated on it's own initiative
that redress for the wife of the victim
would be made This redress should