Notes | On July 18, 1924, American Vice Consul Robert Whitney Imbrie was beaten to death in Tehran. Initially the Bahá'ís were accused as the murderers, but follow-up reports showed the attack to have been the result of a mob uprising. See also New York Times articles, a follow-up report A consideration of the Bahai religion, and a personal interview with a witness to the attack.
This report was researched in the U.S. State Department Records, Near East Affairs Division, by Robert Stauffer. |