E-mail from David Gonzalez to Phyllis Naidoo
Well, it's 2:20 p.m. and I am at CEAMO. This morning there was this final hiccup about the trip, but now things seem to be looking better. The passports have their visas, Walt picked up his and I am about to leave to pick mine up. The-dough is fort David Gonzalezh coming. A few minutes ago I walked past the medical coop people and I confirmed that (still, up to this minute) the flight will leave on Monday 2 August at 2:25 p.m. (Havana time) I just called Vice-Minister Dalmau on the phone -- I had not wanted to distract him until now, but I did not want to leave without him knowing about the trip. He was very glad about my doctorate having been approved, because we had discussed several different possible topics and we had coincided that the one we finally chose was the best. Of course, he asked me to give you his best regards, and talked a lot about your person. I updated him on your honorary doctorate, and he was also very glad.....