Our Man in Fez: James MacIver Macleod

Fisher, John

Abstract

This article will illustrate several facets of MacLeod’s career. First, it will consider his appointment and the years immediately afterwards, when he struggled to gain recognition of his status from the Makhzen, the Moroccan government. Second, it will examine MacLeod’s views about trading opportunities in Morocco. Third, it will briefly consider his role as the cornerstone of the British colony in Fez. Fourthly, it will examine the nature of his reporting, which, for an officer in the General Consular Service, was markedly political in nature. Lastly, it will consider MacLeod’s interaction with the Protectorate and with its Resident-General, Hubert Lyautey.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 21, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 21, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 10, 2019
• Journal: Maghreb Review
• Print ISSN: 0309-457X
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 291-324
• Keywords: James MacIver MacLeod, Fez, Consul, diplomatic history, Morocco
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490220
• Publisher URL: https://www.maghrebreview.com/en/home.html
• Additional Information: This is the bibliographic details of an article which appeared in The Maghreb Review. The full citation is: Fisher, J. (2019); Our Man in Fez: James MacIver MacLeod. The Maghreb Review, 44 (3). pp. 291 - 324.