187. Editorial Note
On March 7, the Department of State released the text of a message which Holmes had delivered on that date to the Sultan of Morocco. It reads:
“I have been instructed by my Government to convey to Your Majesty and His Government and to the Moroccan people warmest congratulations on the recognition of Morocco’s independence, as embodied in the Franco-Moroccan Declaration of March 2, 1956.
“My Government renews its wishes for the peace and prosperity of Morocco, and has asked me to express its gratification that Morocco has freely chosen, as a sovereign nation, to continue in the path of its traditional friendships.” (Press Release No. 19)