Record

Document Reference	Bu 48/34/1-2
Title	Copy letter 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	Encloses translation of an article from a German newspaper which congratulates Russia on the abrogation of the Treaty regarding the neutralisation of the Black Sea, and promising German military support should Russia be exposed to danger in consequence of the decision. Contains enclosure of article in German newspaper [see above].
Term	treaties, Treaty of Paris 1856, Russian repudiation
	military campaigns, Crimean War 1853-6
	press, German
	military campaigns, Franco-Prussian War 1870-1

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