Record

Document Reference	Bu 48/16
Title	Copy letter from 2nd Earl Granville [G. Leveson-Gower], Foreign Office, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 13 Nov 1870.
Date	13 November 1870
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he has discussed Russia's declaration with Baron Brunnow; Baron Brunnow cited the precedent of the conduct of Austria and Prussia in the affair of Denmark [Schleswig-Holstein War], and the events of 1866 in the German Confederation, which occurred without the consent of the signatories of the Vienna Treaties of 1815; he argued that Russia was therefore conforming to a principle to which it had formerly objected; Baron Brunnow said that the value of treaties depended on their longevity; Baron Brunnow complained of Russia's humiliation; he made known the British Government's indignation; they both wished to maintain good relations between the two countries.
Term	treaties, Treaty of Paris 1856, Russian repudiation
	treaties, Treaty of Vienna 1815
	Turkish affairs, 'Eastern Question'
	military campaigns, Second Schleswig-Holstein War 1863-4
	military campaigns, Austro-Prussian War 1866

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
NA143	Temple; Henry John (1784-1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; succ. 1802; statesman; Prime Minster 1855-1858 and 1859-1865	1784-1865
NA6842	Brunnow; - (fl 1870); Baroness; wife of Baron Brunnow	fl 1870
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