French role in the formation of the Royal Moroccan Army in 1956

Abstract

When studying the French role in training and preparing the Royal Moroccan Army, we find that France wanted to compensate for the losses it suffered after agreeing to sign the independence of Morocco, as France sought to maintain its presence in the Kingdom of Morocco, but not as a colonial country, but rather as a country providing military assistance in the development of the Kingdom. Morocco, which was one of its former colonies.

Although the Kingdom of Morocco gained its independence from France in 1956, it did not sever its relations with it, as King Mohammed V asked France for assistance in preparing and training Moroccan soldiers and military assistance in providing French officers who were an important part of the Moroccan army, While France was able, despite the withdrawal of large numbers of the French army from Moroccan territory, to preserve its interests through the military agreements it concluded with the Kingdom of Morocco, as it delivered a large number of military equipment and military installations to the Moroccan national military forces. France also provided direct military assistance in the event of an external threat or internal rebellion threatening the integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco, in addition to integrating any forces outside the government forces into the formations of the Royal Moroccan Forces, based on a governmental request submitted by the Kingdom of Morocco. France also trained military forces in French military schools.