Treaty of Larache

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Treaty of Larache
SignedApril 5, 1845 [1]
Location Larache, Morocco
RatifiedMay, 1845
NegotiatorsUnion Jack of Sweden and Norway (1844-1905).svg Mathias Ehrenoff [1] [2]
Union Jack of Sweden and Norway (1844-1905).svg Carl Ulner [1] [2] [3]
Flag of Denmark.svg Carstensen [3]
Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Buselham Ben-Ali [3]
Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Abd al-Rahman [3]
SignatoriesMathias Ehrenoff [3]
Carl Ulner [3]
Buselham ben-ali [3]
PartiesUnion Jack of Sweden and Norway (1844-1905).svg Sweden-Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [4]
Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg 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]

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