Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/66
Title	Extract from despatch from L. Cass, to A. Dodge, Madrid, Spain; 20 Nov 1858.
Date	20 November 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that a naval and military force is about to leave Spain for Mexico, where it will take advantage of Mexico's distracted situation; the United States will not consent to the subjugation of an Independent State of the American Continent by a European power; instructs him not to make any official comment to the Spanish Government, but to take the opportunity to make the American Government's feelings on the matter known to Mr Collantes; the United States does not wish to interfere in matters between Spain and Mexico; the American Government needs to know the strength of the Spanish force and what are its objectives.
Term	foreign policy, Spanish
	politics, Spanish, foreign policy
	foreign policy, American
	politics, American, foreign policy
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA6418	Dodge; Augustus C. (1812-1883); Mr; American statesman and diplomat	1812-1883
NA7443	Cass; Lewis (1782-1866); General; American soldier diplomat and statesman	1782-1866