Record

Document Reference	Bu 48/56
Title	Copy letter from Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia, to 2nd Earl Granville [G. Leveson-Gower], Foreign Office, London; 23 Nov 1870.
Date	23 November 1870
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he has seen a copy of Prince Gorchakov's answer to the British despatch; has told Prince Reuss that it would not satisfy the British Government; Baron Brunnow said it would probably be amended before being sent; the despatch states that the Emperor is glad that the British Government wishes to maintain good relations with Russia, and would have been willing to discuss a revision of the Treaty of 1856; Prince Gorchakov wishes to avoid discussion of the point of strict right, and claims that England had hitherto refused to take part in any conference at which the Eastern Question was to be raised; the current European situation had forced these actions upon Russia; circumstances have changed since 1856; Russia is prepared to enter into negotiations regarding the future.
Term	treaties, Treaty of Paris 1856, Russian repudiation

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6192	Alexander II (1818-1881); Emperor of all the Russias; (succeeded 1855)	1818-1881
NA141	Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister	1798-1883
NA6975	Reuss; Eduard (1804-1891); Prince	1804-1891
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
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