▁the ▁coast ▁from ▁Mel illa ▁as ▁far ▁as , ▁but ▁not ▁including , ▁the ▁height s ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Seb ou ▁shall ▁be ▁entr usted ▁to ▁Spain . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁goal ▁in ▁these ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁France ▁was ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁a ▁we aker ▁power ▁( Sp ain ) ▁held ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁coast ▁opposite ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁Britain ▁c eding ▁all ▁interest ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁France ▁began ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁Spain ▁at ▁once , ▁but ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁on ▁the ▁table . ▁Since ▁France ▁had ▁given ▁up ▁her ▁amb itions ▁in ▁Ott oman ▁Lib ya ▁in ▁a ▁convention ▁with ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁she ▁felt ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁greater ▁share ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁France ▁and ▁Spain ▁concluded ▁a ▁treat y ▁that ▁defined ▁their ▁precise ▁zones . ▁Spain ▁received ▁a ▁zone ▁of ▁influence ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁northern ▁strip ▁of ▁territory ▁and ▁a ▁southern ▁strip . ▁The ▁northern ▁strip ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁French ▁Al ger ia , ▁nor ▁did ▁it ▁include ▁Tang ier , ▁soon ▁to ▁be ▁international ized . ▁The ▁southern ▁strip ▁represented ▁the ▁southern most ▁part ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁as ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁powers : ▁the ▁territory ▁to ▁its ▁south , ▁S agu ia ▁el - H am ra , ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁France ▁as ▁an ▁exclus ively ▁Spanish ▁zone . ▁The ▁treat