After receiving the report handed to him by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russell, the Earl of Aberdeen at 10 Downing Street quickly read through all the contents and memorized the keywords of the report.
Then, Aberdeen put down the report, clasped his hands on the desk, leaned forward slightly, and asked, "Lord Russell, what do you think of Lord Seymour's report?"
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russell immediately reiterated his anti-Russia stance, responding neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I think the contents of the report are utter nonsense. The Russian Empire's ambitions in the Near East are already evident. The theory of partition he suggested is merely an expedient when he cannot completely annex the Ottoman Empire.
One could easily tell that the Russian Empire would never give up the occupation of Constantinople!"
Russell used his sharp words to attack Lord Seymour's report. In his view, Lord Seymour must have gone mad to propose such recommendations.
