The State Department announced today that American citizens wishing to travel to Egypt will no longer have to obtain special endorsement of their passports. The decision was ascribed to improvement in American-Egyptian relations. The Department spokesman said that the Egyptian Government had assured the United States that “all categories of American travellers are welcome.”
The spokesman, Robert McCloskey, said that no negotiations had taken place concerning restoration of diplomatic relations and said the United States would welcome a retraction by President Nasser of the charges voiced in June that American aircraft had aided Israel in the war.
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