FLARE-UP IN MOROCCO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000200030033-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 33
• Content Type: BRIEF

from Madrid's desire:
1. To irritate France at time when
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FLARE-UP IN MOROCCO
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I. d ap nish activity:
A. Current flare-up in Morocco results
situation leads itself to such
action, and springs out Spanish
desire to occupy in Morocco
position equal to France.
To curry good will in Arab world
by promoting anti-French
sentiment by supporting removed
Sultan and by vaguely promising
sore autonomy to Spanish Morocco.
Current assemblage of local Moroccan
notables aimed at above objectives not
a unilateral Spanish abrogation of 1912
treaty with Prance which still governs
relations in Morocco of two countries.
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II. trench Position:
A. France long irritated over Spanish
"uncooperative attitude," using this
situation in attempt to solicit
American support for its policies in
this area.
B. France exaggerating and sending
military forces into nearby Algeria
aimed at impressing Spanish.
III. Probable Results:
A. No formal autonomy for Spanish Morocco
expected to develop. Status quo
anticipated.
B. No significant change in present
situation in Morocco where adequate
French military. forces maintain uneasy
formal public order. 54,000 French
troops present.
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C. Spanish Morocco will not become
staging area for terrorist attacks
on French territory. 60,000 Spanish
troops will maintain order in their
zone.
D. Spain will gain little prestige with
Arabs. Already indifferent, Spanish-
French relations will be strained
further.
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FLARK -DP IN MOROCCO
BACKGROUND
Spanish-French Controversy over Morocco:
A. When trench dethroned Sultan Mohamed V
20 August 1953, Spain informally declared
this unilateral action violation bilateral
tgreemeft 27 November 1912 establishing
Spanish protectorate. Therefore refused
to recognize successor, Mohamed VI.
This position, repeated publication
pacovocatory articles by controlled
Spanish press, and asylum to French
Moroccan refugees have created considerable
belligerency French-Spanish relations in
Morocco.
Both protagonists willing to discuss
41 differences; neither wants to initiate
discussions.
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Spain, meanwhile, closely controls
provocatory activities, has tightly
circumscribed nationalist activities
imprisoning or expelling offenders, a -c
has not allowed nationalists to establi
base of operations for attack on Freao;
Morocco. French aware limitations upon
nationalist activity.
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BACKGROUND
practicability of Separating French and
Spanish Morocco
Spain historically has repeatedly hinted
it would establish separate Moroccan
kingdom. Controlled press has since
August made recommendation.
It now established that some 600 Spanish
Moroccan notables convened Tetuan 20
January by Spanish officials in
"spontaneous demonstration of public
opinion" to:
1. Condemn French policy.
2. Approve Spanish policy.
3. Declare continued allegiance to
deroned sultan, Mohamed V.
4. Request separation of Spanish
protectorate from rest of Morocco and
elevate khalifa (sultan's deputy) to
role of "independent prince."
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C. Khalifa, highest native official Spanish
Morocco, and native advisers are known to
be lukewarm to move. Spanish Moroccan
nationalists strongly disapprove maneuver;
unable to oppose it.
D. Regarding separation of two protectorates,
however, an indivisible Moroccan empire
has remained fiction of international law
since 1912; is not based on fact.
Pro-forma tie has existed in the fallacy
that khalifa is sultan's representative.
In every other respect two territories
have been administered jealously and
separately. Liaison between protectorate
officials has been completely superficial.
Real cooperation exists only on the lowest
administrative levels.
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