881.00/1098
The Ambassador in Spain (Moore) to
the Secretary of State
Madrid, June 29,
1925.
[Received July 14.]
No. 622Sir: In confirmation of my telegram No. 40 of
June 27; 3 p.m.,15
bearing on the subject of the maritime vigilance which the Governments
of Spain and France have agreed to exercise along the Moroccan littoral,
I have the honor to transmit herewith the text and translation of a Note Verbale, dated June 26, 1925, in which the
Foreign Office apprises me of the conclusion of such an agreement.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Presidency of the Spanish
Military Directorate to the American Embassy
Morocco Office
No. 118
Note Verbale
Pursuant to an agreement between the Governments of His Catholic
Majesty and of the French Republic, the Presidency of the Military
Directorate has the honor to acquaint your Embassy with the
following information:
“Along the littoral of the Spanish and French territories under
protectorate as well as sovereignty situated in north and west of
Africa
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between longitude
two degrees west of Greenwich and twenty-seven degrees north
latitude, Spanish and French warships shall jointly exercise
vigilance to secure strict observance of international provisions
and regulations prohibiting, on the one hand, all access to the
Morocco coast, with the exception of open ports, and, on the other,
all importation of arms and war material into Morocco. For this
purpose, the said vessels shall watch and visit if necessary, in
conformity to international usage in the matter, all ships which
with good reason may be suspected of infringing the provisions
mentioned. This vigilance shall have reference to arms, munitions
and war material, as also to merchandise suspected of being bound
for ports or natural harbors not open to commerce.”
