Record

Document Reference	Bu 48/25
Title	Copy telegram from Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia, to 2nd Earl Granville [G. Leveson-Gower], Foreign Office, London; 16 Nov 1870.
Date	16 November 1870
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that if the Porte resents Russia's declaration, then Russia will support the Christian populations of the Turkish Empire to rise against the Turks; Russia does not object to other powers discussing Russia's declaration, but the Emperor's decision is irrevocable; the British Government's view is that the declaration precludes discussion; Russia's view is that the British did not object to the abrogations of the treaties respecting Hanover and the German Confederation.
Term	treaties, Treaty of Paris 1856, Russian repudiation
	Turkish affairs, 'Eastern Question'
	politics, Russian, foreign policy
	foreign policy, Russian
	politics, Turkish, foreign policy
	foreign policy, Turkish

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6192	Alexander II (1818-1881); Emperor of all the Russias; (succeeded 1855)	1818-1881
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6137	Gower; Granville G. Leveson- (1815-1891); 2nd Earl Granville; diplomat M.P. statesman	1815-1891