Treaty of Larache

Treaty of Larache

Signed	April 5, 1845 [1]
Location	Larache, Morocco
Ratified	May, 1845
Negotiators	Mathias Ehrenoff [1] [2] Carl Ulner [1] [2] [3] Carstensen [3] Buselham Ben-Ali [3] Abd al-Rahman [3]
Signatories	Mathias Ehrenoff [3] Carl Ulner [3] Buselham ben-ali [3]
Parties	Sweden-Norway   Denmark [4] Morocco

The Treaty of Larache was a treaty between Sweden-Norway, Denmark and Morocco as a result of the Moroccan expedition (1843-45). The expedition was conducted by the combined navies of Sweden-Norway and Denmark to pressure the Moroccan sultanate into agreeing to the reversal of several old unfair treaties and to put a halt to the annual payment of tribute to Morocco in exchange for safe passage through the Mediterranean. After months of negotiations, the Moroccan sultan, Abd al-Rahman, eventually caved under the pressure from the allied powers in April 1845 in Larache as Morocco was very weak at this time due to them simultaneously fighting in the Franco-Moroccan War. ^{[3] [4]} The treaty was later ratified in Stockholm in May. ^[3]

Stipulations

• Sweden-Norway pays a final sum of 133 532 riksdalers to Morocco. ^[2]
• The payment of an annual tribute to Morocco for safe passage seizes without any repercussions from the sultanate. ^{[2] [3]}
• Morocco does not receive any payments or gifts previously promised by Sweden-Norway and Denmark including 56,000 piasters. ^[3]

See also

• Moroccan expedition (1843-45)

References

1. "Josephine (1834)". Kulturarv (in Swedish).
2. "Korvetten Carlskronas resa till Medelhavet 1844-45" (PDF). Sjöhistoriskasamfundet (in Swedish). p. 7.
3. "Johan Mathias Ehrenhoff". Riksarkivet (in Swedish).
4. "Convention between Denmark and Morocco respecting Tribute, signed at Larache, 5 April 1845". Oxford public international law.