History : despite Morocco's commitment to the US, Carter’s administration remained «neutral» on the Sahara conflict

In the United States, the Office of the Historians has published a number of telegrams from the period between 1977 and 1980. During those three years Rabat and Washington maintained cold and distant diplomatic relations. In fact, Jimmy Carter’s administration intentionally slowed the process of sending the Kingdom weapons to fight the Polisario at a time when Morocco was committed to face the Soviet expansion in Africa.

20 year after his death, Mobuto Sese Seko is still buried in Morocco