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Arriving in the U.S. this week for talks with President Eisenhower as well as a two-week tourist's-eye peek at the nation: Mohammed V, 48, King of Morocco...
Political Life. After World War II. as more and more of Morocco's independence leaders succeeded in shaking the French applecart, Mohammed became increasingly dangerous to French influence, was summarily exiled in 1953 to Corsica, then Madagascar (along with his wives, five children). After rebellion flared in Morocco, the French were forced to bring him back in 1955, to the song of triumph from his own people. Thereupon he set out on a program toward constitutional monarchy. Though still autocratic in his ways, he has inspired modernization of his people and the country, remained devoted to the West...
Personal Life. Businesslike and notably hardworking, he runs Morocco's affairs with a good executive's cool hand and hot impatience with doubletalk ("You say what you have to say in five minutes." explains one of his ministers. "He asks you a few questions-right to the point-and that's that"). Though he is a tireless administrator, he enjoys his time off: a dash into the country in a Cadillac or Mercedes or Rolls, an energetic game of boules (lawn bowling) with a few French servants and friends, a simple meal (French cuisine) followed...
Tunisian Ambassador Mongi Slim called on France to set aside "narrow nationalism" and use the good offices of his country and Morocco in bringing about a settlement. He asserted France was "completely in error" if it felt that the three-year-old rebellion could be ended through legislative reform...
...also indicated that Morocco intends to put up a struggle for the oil and mineral riches of South Morocco, still a Spanish protectorate. He called this territory south of Ifni "our door opened on the Sahara...