Editorial Note

Despatch 6 from Rabat, July 8, 1953, reported on a letter written by the Sultan to the French Prime Minister. The letter reportedly stated that reforms could not be discussed in the troubled Moroccan atmosphere of the time. The Caids had been signing a petition demanding the Sultan’s abdication, supposedly at the instigation of Si Thami El-Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakech. French officials at Rabat thought the French Government would not send a reply to the Sultan in the near future, but would eventually reaffirm its confidence in the Resident General and insist that the Sultan deal directly with him. (771.00/7–853)