Record

Document Reference	Bu 3/63
Title	Letter from A. Magenis, Stockholm, Sweden, to A. Buchanan, Copenhagen, Denmark; 8 Aug 1854.
Date	8 August 1854
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Had detained the messenger as he was due to dine with the King at the country palace of Haga; informs him of the contents of a private letter from Lord Clarendon stating that a treaty between England, France and Austria was likely; discusses the possibility of military action in Finland and the effect on the balance of power should Russia become weaker and Sweden stronger; speculates on the future of the balance of power throughout Europe in general; had no encouraging news from the Aland Islands where heavy cannon fire was reported.
Term	military campaigns, Crimean War 1853-6
	military campaigns, Baltic 1854-5
	arms and weapons, cannon

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6147	Oscar I (1799-1859); King of Sweden and Norway; ( succeeded 1844)	1799-1859
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA6168	Magenis; Arthur C. (1801-1867); Sir; diplomat	1801-1867
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882