▁whole heart ed ▁backing ▁by ▁his ▁people , ▁and ▁with ▁smaller ▁means ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁Real ism ▁having ▁always ▁character ised ▁D add ah ' s ▁app rais al ▁of ▁Maur it ania ' s ▁status , ▁he ▁progress ively ▁reduced ▁his ▁territorial ▁dem ands ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁an ▁area ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁entire ▁Spanish ▁Sah ara ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁Western ▁Tir is , ▁or ▁Tir is ▁El ▁G har bia ." ▁ ▁Maur itan ian ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁territory ▁were ▁thus ▁used ▁to ▁st ave ▁off ▁the ▁perce ived ▁threat ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁expansion ism , ▁and ▁to ▁ent ice ▁Spain ▁into ▁div iding ▁the ▁territory ▁between ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Maur it ania ▁in ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Acc ords . ▁This , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁an ▁Ad vis ory ▁Op in ion ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁( IC J ) ▁that ▁had ▁decided ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Western ▁Sah ara ▁had ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination , ▁to ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁freely ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁integration ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁both ▁of ▁Maur it ania ▁and ▁Mor oc co , ▁or ▁setting ▁up ▁an ▁independent ▁state . ▁The ▁Maur itan ian ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁territory , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁Río ▁de ▁O ro , ▁or ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁territory , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Tir is ▁al - G