The Oujda Treaty (also known as the Arabic–African Federation Treaty) was signed on 13 August 1984 between

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and Muammar Gaddafi of

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. It was approved by Moroccan voters in a

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on 31 August, and by the Libyan General People's Congress.The Middle East and North Africa 2003
p806 The aim was to establish a "union of states" between the two, and eventually to create a "Great Arab Maghreb". The treaty startled the administration of US president Ronald Reagan, who pointed out Libya's untrustworthy reputation and called his leader "an instigator of international terrorism". Other western countries like

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also expressed their discomfort.

References

{{reflist Treaties of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Treaties of Morocco Treaties concluded in 1984 1984 in Morocco 1984 in Libya Libya–Morocco relations