- Title: UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC: U THANT LEAVES CAIRO AFTER TALKS WITH ARAB LEADERS
- Date: 25th May 1967
- Summary: 1. GV CAIRO AIRPORT BUILDING 0.05 2. GV OFFICIAL AIRCRAFT 0.08 3. SV U THANT & UAR FOREIGN MINISTER WALK TO PLANE 0.15 4. TV DITTO 0.26 5. GTV PRESS AROUND FENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.32 6. STV U THANT BOARDS AIRCRAFT (2 SHOTS) 1.00 Initials DHC/V/RM/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 9th June 1967 13:00
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- Location: CAIRO, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
- Country: Egypt
- Reuters ID: LVADNF5XRO246YBUZ0DWRF2R0PZX
- Story Text: UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT HAD A SECOND MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHMOUD RIAD TODAY (THURSDAY) BEFORE FLYING ON TO NEW YORK. THE SECRETARY GENERAL YESTERDAY DECIDED TO CUT SHORT HIS VISIT TO CAIRO AND RETURN TO THE UNITED NATIONS TODAY.
LAST NIGHT U THANT HAD TALKS WITH PRESIDENT NASSER OVER DINNER, IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE. THE TALKS LASTED FOUR HOURS.
THE SECRETARY GENERAL ARRIVED IN CAIRO ON TUESDAY FOR URGENT TALKS ON THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION.
HE MADE NO STATEMENT AT THE AIRPORT TODAY EXCEPT THAT HIS RECEPTION HAD BEEN "WARM AND FRIENDLY".
A UNITED NATIONS SPOKESMAN SAID U THANT'S CAIRO MISSION WAS CUT SHORT BECAUSE ALL HIS TALKS HAD BEEN CONCLUDED
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