Record

Document Reference	Bu 24/14
Title	Letter from 4th Earl of Clarendon [G. Villiers], Foreign Office, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 10 Nov 1869.
Date	10 November 1869
Extent	3 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States that he had given Forsyth all necessary assistance and hoped that he had assisted the Russians with his 'local knowledge' [in central Asia, especially Turkestan and India]; comments on commercial activity in Central Asia and feared it may become political; asks him to assure Prince Gorchakov that he wished to maintain friendly relations between England and Russia.
Term	Central Asian affairs, 'Central Asian Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6884	Forsyth; Thomas D. (1827-1886); Sir; Indian civilian promoted trade in central Asia	1827-1886
NA141	Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister	1798-1883
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882