Record

Document Reference	Bu 15/46
Title	Letter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan; 16 Dec 1863.
Date	16 December 1863
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Understands his feelings over the Schleswig-Holstein questions; states that what needs to be done is to close the matter without drifting into war; expresses annoyance that Napoléon made Drouyn write despatches making it appear that the powers are willing to attend his conference; reports Rechberg's fears that the King of Prussia may be forced to change his government and that Rechberg believes that Bismarck is the only man he can count on to carry out the present policy on the Danish question; discusses attitudes to the Danish question within the German Confederation; states that he had read Paget's despatch to Rechberg which reported the state of public opinion in Copenhagen; asks for news of Wodehouse's progress in Copenhagen; makes reference to the problems in Poland.
Term	civil disorder, Polish Rebellion 1863
	public opinion
	military campaigns, Second Schleswig-Holstein War 1863-4

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6491	Drouyn de l'Huys; Edouard (1805-); Monsieur; diplomat and statesman French Foreign Minister from 1852	1805-
NA140	Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president	1815-1898
NA6540	Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	1806-1899
NA6095	Wodehouse; John (1826-1902); 1st Earl of Kimberley; 3rd Baron Wodehouse 1846 created earl 1866	1826-1902
NA6246	Paget; Augustus B. (1823-1896); Sir; diplomat	1823-1896
NA6057	Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat	1802-1879
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882