Record

Document Reference	Bu 44/23
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 23 Feb 1859.
Date	23 February 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports from Mr Drummond-Hay confirmed the release of Spanish prisoners being held by the Rifs, who had threatened to shoot them if the cannon captured by the garrison of Melilla was not returned; states that Drummond-Hay and the Sultan of Morocco had secured the release of the prisoners and gives details of negotiations with reference to Khateeb.
Term	Moroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'
	military campaigns, prisoners of war
	arms and weapons, cannon

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6256	Khateeb; Said Mahommed (fl 1858-1861); Moorish minister	fl 1858-1861
NA6225	Hay; John Hay Drummond- (1816-1893); Sir; diplomat	1816-1893
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889