Record

Document Reference	Bu 12/12
Title	Letter from J. Drummond-Hay, Tangier, Morocco, to Sir A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain; 27 Dec 1860.
Date	27 December 1860
Extent	6 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States that he is sorry to learn of his appointment to The Hague; Napier's title does not justify his being promoted at Buchanan's expense; has received news that if the Sultan does not settle his debt by Feb 1861 that Tetuan would be taken and negotiation would cease; the presence of Spanish vessels in Moroccan ports had caused unrest amongst the tribes; it was possible that the Sultan could lose his throne, and the Spanish, their money.
Term	appointments, diplomatic, Hague
	Moroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'
	territorial disputes, Morocco

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6302	Muhammad IV (d 1873); Sultan of Morocco; ( succeeded 1859)	d 1873
NA6390	Napier; Francis (1819-1898); 10th Baron Napier; succeeded 1834 also Baron Ettrick from 1872 diplomat	1819-1898
NA6225	Hay; John Hay Drummond- (1816-1893); Sir; diplomat	1816-1893
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882