Moroccan diplomats #5 : Mohamed Zebdi, Sultan Hassan I’s ambassador to the European powers

Sent in 1876 by Sultan Hassan I to Europe, Ambassador Mohamed Zebdi met during his trip the French president, Queen Victoria, and the King of Italy.

The UK recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara as early as 1721

Britain recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces as early as 1721 through a peace treaty that acknowledged Sultan Moulay Ismail’s rule over the Sahara. This recognition was reaffirmed in a later agreement, the 1895 Anglo-Moroccan treaty, which explicitly stated that the lands between Wad Draa and Cape Bojador belong to Morocco.

History : When London offered Gibraltar to Madrid exchanging it with a Moroccan territory

Even though the Moroccan State has toned down the territorial dispute over the possession of Gibraltar, the Kingdom was at the center of almost all the political solutions surrounding the Spanish-British disagreement over the control of the overseas territory. This was confirmed later through a letter that was sent in July 1940.