Az Osztrák–Magyar Monarchia és Marokkó diplomáciai kapcsolatai a 20. század elején
Austria-Hungary’s diplomatic relations with Morocco at the beginning of the twentieth century

Summary/Abstract: (Gróf Victor Folliot de Crenneville-Poutet Victor I. osztályú főkonzul, rendkívüli követ látogatása [1902. január 27–1902. február 10.] Mulaj Abdel Aziz Hasszán marokkói uralkodónál) The study is aimed at discussing the diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Morocco before World War I as well as the visit of Count Victor Folliot de Crenneville, Austro-Hungarian chief consul at Tanger, to Tanger in 1902. The two parties came into contact in the last third of the eighteenth-century, when they signed a bilateral peace and commercial agreement, which they renewed several times. The last one, made in 1830, remained in effect until the eve of the First World War. The study discusses the establishment and working of the Monarchy’s embassy in Morocco, emphasizing that its responsibilities were primarily commercial and not political. After the compromise of 1867 and the creation of the „Adria Magyar Tengerhajózási Rt.” (Hungarian Adriatic Sea Trade Co.) its activities intensified due to the Monarchy’s merchants’ intention to acquire positions in then unknown markets. Crenneville paid his visit, in part, with such a purpose, though also triggered by Franz Joseph’s personal ambitions. The envoy met sultan Mulay Abdel Aziz several times, whom he told about the Monarchy, trying to express its benevolence by means of giving gifts. The young ruler reciprocated, promising to be a partner in the development of bilateral relations. The study concludes that the success of the visit lay in the fact that the Monarchy had no power interests in the region, thus posing no threat to the sultan’s empire. He was pleased by the approach because the Monarchy, a neutral power, could mean support to a Morocco with rather strained relations with France.

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