Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/93
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 25 May 1859.
Date	25 May 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he has learnt that there is no truth in the rumour that Spain and Portugal will enter into an alliance to maintain their neutrality during the Franco/Austrian War; the Spanish Government considers that neither Austria nor France could object to Spain's neutrality; such an alliance would also be problematic given Portugal's existing agreements with Britain.
Term	military campaigns, Austrian War with France and Piedmont 1859
Term	military campaigns, neutrality

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA7478	Soberal; - (fl 1859); Mr; in Spain	fl 1859
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889