SPAIN HAS THREE ADDITIONAL COLONIAL POSSESSIONS IN AFRICAN TERRITORY.

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

SPAIN'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER GIBRALTAR NEGLECT TO MENTION ITS THREE ADDITIONAL COLONIAL POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA

While the world's media is focused on tensions, created by Spain to focus attention upon its colorable territorial claims to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, curiously there is no attention being paid to the status of the five Spanish enclaves in Africa.

Yes, I said five, not just Ceuta and Melilla; there are three more that deserve mention, since the Spanish Foreign Minister is talking about vestiges of colonialism.

Spain says that Ceuta and Melilla both have a 100% ethnic Spanish civilian population, and therefore, under the UN provisions regarding the right of self-determination, are properly Spanish territory. I understand that, but what about the other three ?

The three conveniently not being discussed have no civilian population whatsoever, and are staffed solely by members of the Spanish military. They are:

(1)  Peñon de Vélez de la Gomera  

(2)  Peñon de Alhucemas, also known as Lavender Rock  

(3) The Chafarinas Islands

The above are all military installations; in prior periods, they were regarded as fortresses. My understanding of Spain's professed need to maintain these vestigial possessions is for reasons of Spanish National Security and defense.

I ask you, in the 21st century, where Spanish fighter aircraft can reach any part of Spain within minutes, what does Spain need with old rock forts in North Africa, far from its territory, and on the wrong side of the Straits of Gibraltar ?

Perhaps these territorial holdovers from the Spanish colonial era should be transferred to Morocco, whose territory they certainty are, before Spain again engages in saber-rattling over Gibraltar. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, in my humble opinion.

INCREASED THE TENSION BETWEEN SPAIN AND GREAT BRITAIN.

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

SPANISH FISHING VESSELS AND PRIVATE YACHTS ENTER GIBRALTAR'S WATERS AMID INCREASED TENSION

The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is reporting that a large number of Spanish fishing vessels, accompanied by private yachts, entered Gibraltarian territorial waters today, and were met by local and Royal Navy forces, further raising tensions with Spain.

The protests are reputedly over the building of a man-made reef, which could interfere with illegal Spanish fishing activities on the wrong side of the maritime frontier.

Britain has dispatched a warship to Gibraltar, due to the nature of the political situation.

Recently, Spain has been more vocal in its campaign to claim sovereignty over Gibraltar, which was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1713, as part of a global settlement of claims.

It has unduly delayed travelers at the joint frontier, and threatened to restrict access to its airspace, both of which actions violate European Union guarantees of freedom of movement.

Spain, which claims Gibraltar is a lingering relic of colonialism, still maintains two enclaves in Africa, in Morocco, which it shows no signs of relinquishing.

It has been suggested that this Spanish focus on Gibraltar is a political ploy to divert the attention of the Spanish people from their dire economic status, particularly its high unemployment rate, and that Spain's claim has not legal merit, due to the treaty that established Gibraltar as British territory.

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