Algeciras and Morocco's weak voice at the conference

The conference's broad attendance concealed a striking language imbalance. Proceedings used French, English, and Spanish even though Morocco's own official language was Arabic and Berber was also widely spoken. Moroccan delegates lacked their own translators and had to rely on an Algerian translator associated with French authority. Their nominal place at the table therefore did not provide an equal voice, showing how international conferences can formalize inequality while claiming to manage a sovereign state's affairs.