Record

Document Reference	Bu 44/47
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 24 Oct 1859.
Date	24 October 1859
Extent	10 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Discusses possible territorial gains by Spain in Morocco and the threat to the Straits of Gibraltar with reference to Calderon Collantes, Mr Drummond-Hay, Mr Comyn and Don Juan Blanco; comments on the influence of the British Government in Morocco and the concessions already made to Spain by the Sultan.
Term	foreign policy, British
Term	Moroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6225	Hay; John Hay Drummond- (1816-1893); Sir; diplomat	1816-1893
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA6227	Comyn; Juan (fl 1858-1861); Señor; Spanish Under Secretary of State	fl 1858-1861
NA6257	Blanco; Juan (fl 1858-1861); Don	fl 1858-1861
NA6302	Muhammad IV (d 1873); Sultan of Morocco; ( succeeded 1859)	d 1873
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878