Record

Document Reference	Bu 48/101
Title	Copy letter from 2nd Earl Granville [G.Leveson-Gower], Foreign Office, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 9 Dec 1870.
Date	9 December 1870
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports on a discussion he has had with Baron Brunnow; Baron Brunnow and Count Bernstoff have agreed that the representatives at the Conference should come to an understanding outside of it; Baron Brunnow has submitted to the Russian Government the statement with which he proposes to open the Conference; Baron Brunnow believes that the only generally acceptable solution will be to open the Black Sea, with limitations on the Sultan's powers in the area; he could give the Baron no assurances as to the outcome of the Conference, but hopes it will satisfy all parties.
Term	treaties, Treaty of Paris 1856, Russian repudiation

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
NA6199	Bernstorff; Albrecht (1809-1873); Count	1809-1873
NA6888	Abdülaziz (1830-1876); Sultan of Turkey; (succeeded 1861)	1830-1876
NA6137	Gower; Granville G. Leveson- (1815-1891); 2nd Earl Granville; diplomat M.P. statesman	1815-1891
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882