| Title | Copy letter in French from Prince Gorchakov, Tsarskoé Sélo [Tsarskoye Selo], to Baron Brunnow, London, sent to 2nd Earl Granville [G. Leveson-Gower], Foreign Office, London by Baron Brunnow; 30 Oct 1870. |
| Content Description | Emphasises that Russia, repudiating the Treaty of 1856, is acting not out of hostility or in reaction to the establishment of a small, semi-independent state on one of its frontiers, but because the Treaty has repeatedly been infringed by those powers that were supposed to be its guardians; the present balance of power in the East is to Russia's disadvantage; the British Government would never consent to such a situation in its own waters; Russia and Britain have an equal desire to bring about reconciliation between the Porte and its Christian subjects; the Russian Government wishes to avoid any misunderstanding with the British Government. |