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Document Reference	Bu 46/4
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J.Harris], Foreign Office, London; 3 Oct 1858.
Date	3 October 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Relays information from Marshal O'Donnell that there are sufficient Spanish troops to enforce the demands the Spanish made on Mexico in 1857 and they will use them if necessary, but that whatever measures are taken it will not effect the internal affairs of Mexico; details what he knows of the military tactics Spain are to implement; relays O'Donnell's intention to rigorously exact compensation for injuries sustained by Spanish subjects and the fulfilment of the engagements contracted by Mexico under the convention of the 23rd June 1857; notes O'Donell's observations that England and France cannot remain indifferent to events in Mexico, which will he fears lead to the annexation of Mexico to America. Despatch No. 165
Term	armies, Spanish
	wars, Spain and Mexico 1858
	wars, tactics, Spanish in Mexico 1858
	wars, compensation
	foreign relations, America and Mexico
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', British involvement
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', French involvement
	Mexican affairs, 'Mexican Question', American involvement

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889

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