Bergman to United States Minister.
By orders of the Governments of Tabriz and Khoi, M. Mihran Bagdasarian, a citizen of the United States, has been for four days held as a prisoner at Kala Sar in Salmas. To-day the governor of Khoi has summoned him to appear at his court for examination. Neither I nor M. Bagdasarian know anything about the cause of his imprisonment or the object of his being ordered to Khoi. I, who am the steward of the orphanage, am not aware that he has committed any offense. Have the goodness to appeal to the Shah to obtain his release and the preservation of his rights.