Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/107
Title	Letter from Sir A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 11 Mar 1860.
Date	11 March 1860
Extent	7 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports meeting with Mr Collantes and his aversion to the proposal for a conference or arbitration over the firing on vessels from the fortress at Tarifa; observes that he does not hope for satisfaction and describes the advice he has given his American colleague as to their action; remarks on Mr Pastor's 'very strong note' about the status of the Straits of Gibraltar as 'a highway of the world'.
Term	foreign relations, Spain and Great Britain
	Spanish affairs, government
	maritime vessels, ships, compensation for

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA7485	Pastor Diaz; Nicomedes (1811-1863); Señor; Spanish statesman	1811-1863
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878