L29/562/1

Précis of official correspondence from Secretaries of State Suffolk and Stormont to Morton Eden, 1779 to c.1780 relating to the attempt by Britain to form an alliance between Denmark, Russia and Britain. Includes an extract of instructions to Eden, March, 1779. In case Eden finds that the King of Denmark wishes to enter into a defensive alliance with Britain and to supply ships of war to act in conjunction with the British fleets he is to: 1. give assurance of Britain's readiness to listen. 2. of Britain's inclination to consider a subsidy in proportion to the force and assistance given. 3. of Britain's inclination to guarantee Danish possessions in the East and West Indies. 4. of Britain's readiness to review and amend the Treaty of 1670.

1780

From: 1779 To: 1780

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Lucas,
Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron,
Eden, Morton,
Mansfield, David Murray, 2nd Earl,
Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 24th Earl

Foreign Secretary, envoy, political correspondence, Secretary of State, general royalty, naval ships, treaties, Copenhagen, Britain, Denmark, Russia, West Indies, East Indies