Record

Document Reference	Bu 44/24
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 4 Mar 1859.
Date	4 March 1859
Extent	3 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Comments on the Spanish desire to establish neutral ground around Spanish possessions in Morocco, with reference to Melilla; reports a conversation with O'Donnell, who had informed him the Sultan and his ministers had agreed to this; informs him he was sending a copy of the despatch to Drummond-Hay.
Term	Moroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6254	Abd ar-Rahman (d 1859); Sultan of Morocco; ( succeeded 1822)	d 1859
NA6258	O'Donnell; Leopoldo (1809-1867); Duke of Tetuan; general and politician	1809-1867
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