Record

Document Reference	Bu 25/89
Title	Letter from 6th Earl of Mayo [R. Bourke], Simla, India, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 8 May 1870.
Date	8 May 1870
Extent	6 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Thanks him for his letter which had taken 6 weeks to arrive; describes communications in India and the vast distances which had to be covered; states that he does not feel Russian interests in India should vary with British interests; sends in confidence papers regarding the treaty reached with Maharajah of Cashmere and the visits of Mr Forsyth who had reported on commerce in the region; informs him that he was recommending to the Foreign Secretary that the question of the Afghan borders should be addressed; will be happy to keep him informed about policy decisions regarding Central Asia; informs him that the Yarkand envoy was the same man who had visited St Petersburg and had shown Forsyth photographs of Prince Gorchakov and others.
Term	Central Asian affairs, 'Central Asian Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6967	Runbeer Singh (1832-); Maharajah of Kashmir	1832-
NA141	Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister	1798-1883
NA6884	Forsyth; Thomas D. (1827-1886); Sir; Indian civilian promoted trade in central Asia	1827-1886
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA6897	Bourke; Richard S. (1822-1872); 6th Earl of Mayo; statesman	1822-1872
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882