The United States has sent its first shipment of wheat to Egypt since the suspension of such aid to the Nasser regime at the start of this year, it was reported here today from Alexandria.
The shipment, consisting of 24,000 tons, is a resumption of deliveries under a $37,500,000 agreement which expired officially on June 30. The rest of the shipment is expected to arrive later this month. Egypt is paying for the surplus food with Egyptian currency.
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