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TitleLetter from Sir H. Elliot, Therapia, Turkey, to Sir A. Buchanan, Vienna, Austria; 27 Oct 1876.
Date27 October 1876
Extent4 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionComments on Ignatiev's proposals for peace, which he hoped would be acceptable to the Turks; states that England and Austria must make it clear to Russia that she would not be allowed 'to devour Turkey at her ease'; suggests the fleet should be moved to Constantinople; asks what Bismarck would do should Austria attempt to prevent a Russian invasion of Bulgaria.
Termmilitary campaigns, Montenegrin-Serbian-Ottoman War 1876
Turkish affairs, 'Eastern Question'
Imperialism, Ottoman Empire, collapse of

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA140Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president1815-1898
NA6704Ignatieff; Nikolai P. (1832-1908); Count; general and diplomat1832-1908
NA6100Elliot; Henry G. (1817-1907); Sir1817-1907
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL90/Austria
PL83/Constantinople/Turkey
PL1331/Russia
PL1836/Bulgaria
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