File No. 891.51/122.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister at Teheran.

[Telegram.]

No telegram received from you between your December 22, 6 p.m., and your December 26, 11 a.m., which has been acted upon. Has Mr. Shuster resigned or been dismissed from his official Persian position, and when does he plan to depart from Teheran? Do his associates also leave, and how many American citizens in the party?

Knox.