The U.S. and Egypt have signed a cooperation protocol allowing the U.S. Navy to monitor Egyptian ports to prevent them from being used for smuggling nuclear or radioactive material. The protocol allows CIA agents to install highly sensitive instruments in Egyptian ports.
The agreement is in the form of a protocol rather than a treaty so as to avoid the need to submit the document to the Egyptian parliament for ratification.
Source: Al-Zaman, Iraq, February 20, 2007











