    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10126 of December 4, 2020
    Recognizing the Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco Over the Western
    Sahara
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    The United States affirms, as stated by previous Administrations, its
    support for Morocco's autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and
    lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory.
    Therefore, as of today, the United States recognizes Moroccan
    sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory and reaffirms its
    support for Morocco's serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal
    as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over
    the Western Sahara territory. The United States believes that an
    independent Sahrawi State is not a realistic option for resolving the
    conflict and that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the
    only feasible solution. We urge the parties to engage in discussions
    without delay, using Morocco's autonomy plan as the only framework to
    negotiate a mutually acceptable solution. To facilitate progress toward
    this aim, the United States will encourage economic and social
    development with Morocco, including in the Western Sahara territory, and
    to that end will open a consulate in the Western Sahara territory, in
    Dakhla, to promote economic and business opportunities for the region.

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    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim that, the United
    States recognizes that the entire Western Sahara territory is part of
    the Kingdom of Morocco.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
    December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fifth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP