881.156/42: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France ( Herrick )
324. Your 406, October 17, 6 p.m.
You may explain to the Spanish Ambassador orally that there is a difference in the relation of the United States to Moroccan questions from that of Spain, which has a zone of influence and important political interests in Morocco and Tangier.
The United States has certain rights under the Act of Algeciras, which it deems to have been violated by the procedure by which the port concession was granted. These rights the United States ha$ insisted upon in its representations to France.
While, therefore, this Government is very greatly interested in maintaining its rights, it would seem that the bases of the positions [Page 732] of Spain and the United States are not sufficiently similar to warrant this Government in taking part in joint representations to France.