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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will travel to the Middle East early next month. The State Department is expected to announce the trip on Friday. Miss Albright is intent on restoring serious talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The mission clues to start September 9th is taking her to Israei, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Diplomatic sources quoted by the New York Times say she will visit Damascus to meet with President Hafez al-Assad and to encourage Syria and Israel in their talks. This is the first such U. S. mission to the region since former Secretary Warren Christopher traveled there in April of 1996.