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...Mohammed V is all for progress, too. but at his own pace. There were ample signs that Ibrahim's time was up. In February the King's police arrested many of Ibrahim's close friends on the charge of plotting against the life of Crown Prince Moulay Hassan. Istiqlal right-wingers charged that the Premier had the "evil eye." and was therefore responsible for such national disasters as the Agadir earthquake (12,000 dead). Then last week Ibrahim meddled in the close friendship between Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and U.S. Lieut. Commander Leon Blair. It was, said...
Both the Crown Prince and the lieu tenant commander share a natural flam boyance. At 31, Moulay Hassan is a slim, handsome young man with a taste for fast cars, fleet horses. French starlets, huge signet rings and narrow, pointed shoes. Commander Blair, 43, is a brash, talkative Texan who describes Moulay Hassan as "one of the most able men alive today." As public relations officer at the U.S. naval base at Kenitra, Blair kept the prince supplied with gifts from the PX. He further endeared himself to court circles by presenting attractive Princess Lalla Aisha, 29, with a cowgirl...
Diverted Attention. When Blair's appointment as P.R.O. ended in April, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan asked the U.S. embassy to assign Blair to the palace as a liaison officer "indefinitely." The matter came before Premier Ibrahim for routine approval. Instead, he declared it "would not be in Moroccan interest" to accredit him. It was Ibrahim's last official action...
...five years of bloodshed in Algeria. Day after day, diplomats and intermediaries crisscrossed North Africa to exchange hints and glances in the feverish, delicate task of preparing bargaining positions. Rebel "President" Ferhat Abbas flew to Rabat to consult Morocco's King Mohammed V, whose son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, had established direct contact with Charles de Gaulle. The Paris weekly Jours de France quoted Abbas as telling its correspondent: "De Gaulle is a big caid [chief], and I am a big caid. So let's get together." Abbas' aides denied that he had made the statement...
...long as King Mohammed survives, Ben Barka and his National Union are unlikely to challenge the palace directly. But should young Moulay Hassan succeed to the throne, or should he use the army .to make trouble for Ben Barka, Morocco's absolute monarchy would be pitted face to face with Morocco's most adroit and formidable political organizer...