Abstract

Anti-Climax in Marocco

The article discusses Moroccon politics. Casablanca was a big story, but it did not quite match its build-up; so that the actual release of the news of the latest Anglo-American conference produced a general sense of anti-climax. The official communiqué was lavish in giving names of participants, but very sparing in its details of discussions and decisions. Correspondents on the spot did their best, but their combined efforts could only produce a colorful background to a very incomplete picture. Of course, any meeting between the war leaders of the two Western democracies is news in itself, and its dramatic interest was heightened by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented flight. We can all applaud his physical courage and his disregard of conventions.