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Document ReferenceBu 44/73
TitleCopy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 10 Feb 1860.
Date10 February 1860
Extent3 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionReports reaction in Madrid to news of the occupation of Tetuan by the Spanish Army; informs him he had followed Lord Malmesbury's instructions issued at the time of the Italian war as regards celebrations and had not decorated the embassy; reports the French and Austrian embassies remained undecorated; informs him he had spoken to Calderon Collantes to clarify the neutral stance taken by Britain.
TermMoroccan affairs, 'Moroccan Question'
military campaigns, neutrality
armies, Spanish

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6098Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury1807-1889
NA6255Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-631799-1864
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
NA139Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell1792-1878
Places
CodeSet
PL2362/Tetuan/Morocco
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