SPANISH SOLIDARITY WITH THE ARAB LEAGUE OVER MOROCCO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500800201-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 201
• Publication Date: March 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
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Spanish Solidarity With the Arab League
Over Morocco
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1. Moroccan nationalist groups in the Spanish ?one are delighted with the
warrr reception given to Ahmed Choukeiri, deputy general secretary of
the Arab League in Madrid. On his return from America, Choukeiri made
2. The Ouai dtOrsay is surprised and overwhelmed at discovering that the
Caudillo undertook such conversations, in view of the fact that his
government seemed to be looking for a modus vivendi with France over the
designation of the new Sultan. However that may be, it is certain that
General Valino, High Commissioner for Spanish Morocco, took advantage of
the visit to Tetuan by the deputy secretary general of the Arab League
to arrange a series of occasions in his honor.
3. Ahmed Choukeiri also had a number of conversations with Abdel IQialck Torres,
leader of Istiglal, and with the Caliph Mulay el Hassen. If one can believe
the Moroccan nationalists, Ahmed Choukeiri Cot the Spanish authorities to
promise that they would not recognize the present Sheriflan sovereign as
sovereign of Morocco. On the other hand, Spain would favor proclamation of
the sovereignty of the Caliph of Tetuan over the two zoneo of Morocco.
4. Spain is further supposed to have agreed to a plan of action meant to tighten
the links between the Arab countries and the nations of Latin America. This
is designed to lead these countries to take a more hostile attitude toward
France in the Moroccan question.
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