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Despite his lengthy stay abroad, Bismarck was not entirely detached from German domestic affairs.

He remained well-informed due to his friendship with Roon, and they formed a lasting political alliance.

In May 1862, he was sent to Paris, so that he could serve as ambassador to France.

He also visited England that summer.

These visits enabled him to meet and take the measure of his adversaries Napoleon III, and the British Prime Minister Palmerston and Foreign Secretary Earl Russell, and also of the British Conservative politician Disraeli, later to be Prime Minister in the 1870s – who later claimed to have said of Bismarck's visit " Be careful of that man – he means every word he says ".