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The full diplomatic corps of the European powers was involved. The mediator, representing Theodore Roosevelt , solved the dispute largely in France's favor, though he assured the protection of German investments. The final agreement, signed . Spanish coinage continued to circulate. Rights of Europeans to own land were established. Taxes were to be levied towards public works. Opium and ''kif'' ( Hashish ) continued to be a government monopoly of the Sultan's. The Sultan of Morocco retained control of a police force in the six port cities, which was to be composed entirely of Moroccan Muslims (budgeted at an average salary of a mere 1000 Pesetas a year), but now to be instructed by French and Spanish officers who would oversee the paymaster (the ''Amin'') and regulate discipline, and who could be recalled and replaced by their governments. The Inspector-General in charge would be Swiss and reside in Tangiers . At the last moment the Moroccan delegates found that they were unable to sign the protocol, but a decree of Sultan Abdelaziz Of Morocco on June 18 finally ratified it. SEE ALSO
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