After Ceuta and Melilla, Morocco relinquishes control of its lands in Tangier to Americans (Tangier American Legation) !
BY: Hana Saada
ALGIERS– Morocco, once again, gives up its lands to foreigners! No, it is not the Ceuta and Melilla enclaves controlled by Spain! It is another territory. Take a look!
In 1821, Morocco relinquished control of the port city of Tangier to American jurisdiction, and in 1923, the Tangier American Legation (TAL) was established as the first American diplomatic mission on foreign soil, according to a video posted on Mohammed Doumir’s Youtube channel.
The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIMS), is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco. Formerly the chancery of the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco, it was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark located in a foreign country.
The legation was established on May 17, 1821. Back in history, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah issued a proclamation recognizing U.S. independence from Great Britain on December 20, 1777. In addition, the building was gifted by the sultan to the U.S. government to serve as a diplomatic post.
Later, the stone building was presented to the United States in 1821 by Sultan Suliman, and it has been protected by the US Republican Guard since then.
After Morocco’s diplomatic capital moved to Rabat in 1956, the TAL covered a variety of government functions, before becoming, in 1976, a cultural center, museum, and research library.
Noting that any severance in the US-Morocco relationship could have significant implications for the future of this site. A USA intervention is probable because Morocco has no more sovereignity on this territory!
