Fw: Gonzalez letter to Reno & Meissner (INS)[unofficial translation]

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 Gonzalez letter to Reno & Meissner (INS)[unofficial translation]



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 Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:34:00
 source - Karen Lee Wald <kwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

 The following is my translation of the text of the letter from Elian's
 father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, dated Feb 3 and sent to Janet Reno and Doris
 Meissner:


 I write to you motivated by the most profound anguish and concern
 over the current situation of my six year old son, Elian Gonzalez,
 who has been cruelly and unjustly separated from his family for over
 two months.

 His two grandmothers were able to perceive with pain and bitterness
 the serious damage to his health and emotional balance caused by his
 prolonged and intolerable captivity. They were able to witness the
 nefarious consequences of the conditions surrounding the existence
 of an innocent young boy which have, of course, been reflected in
 various news media and denounced by prestigious child psychologists
 and other specialists in the United States.

 Elian has now spent more than two months constantly beseiged and
 pressured by politicians, reporters, laywers, publicity agents and
 other individuals unrelated to his family.  Some of them, such as
 Mrs. Ileana Ross Lehtinen and Mr. Jose Basulto, have repeatedly stated
 publicly that they have met with my son every day during
 this long period.  Others have revealed that they have held
 hours-long interviews with him. The child has been forced to pose
 before television cameras day and night alongside persons he does
 not know and who manipulate him unscrupulously.  This gross invasion
 of his privacy and lack of regard for his childish innocence should
 cease totally and immediately, and you should guarantee that such
 practices do not occur again.

 Among the persons who have appeared constantly alongisde my son  --
 to such an extent that they are easily identified and recognized by
 those who hang out around the place where he is being kept  -- are
 the well-known twins who each have long criminal records and
 convictions in the Florida Courts.  How many others with similar
 backgrounds are surrounding my child? How can the INS let this
 situation continue?

 The sister of these twins, a spokeswoman for those who are
 arbitrarily retaining my son, stated last January 26 that Elian is
 receiving psychological treatment.

 As his father, whose exclusive rights were recognized by you, I
 formally request that:

 1.  You turn my son over to me in conformity with the decision
 announced last January 5;

 2. That as long as that decision is not carried out, my son be
 transfered to the home of Mr. Manolo Gonzalez, my uncle, who also
 lives in Miami not far from the site where Elian has been kidnapped
 and held.

 3.  That you immediately put an end to the harassment,
 manipulations, psychological pressures and violations of privacy my
 son has been subjected to.

 4.  That with all urgency and the greatest detail possible, the
 Immigration and Naturalization Service provides me with the
 following information:

   * Complete names of the psychologist or psychologists who are
 seeing my son, the institutions where they studied, their level of
 professional experience, the treatment they are applying to him
 including whether they are administering any drugs, which, and for
 what purpose.

   * Complete names and current occupation and background of all
 persons who visit the home of Mr. Lazaro Gonzalex, who are residing
 their, and who have direct contact with my son, and who accompanies
 him when he is asleep [who sleeps in the same room with him].

 I hope that you understand my feelings and those of his four
 grandparents and great-grandmother and the rest of Elian Gonzalez'
 family, who have raised him with such love and care in our home in
 Cardenas, and who are suffering the anguish of seeing him victimized
 by mistreatment and abuse by those who continue to keep him
 kidnapped.

 The damages being done to my son may unfortunately leave scars that
 will remain with him his entire life. The damage is greater with
 every day that passes.  Those who can prevent this have a moral
 obligation to act with the utmost urgency.

 Awaiting your response,
 Attentively,_______
Juan Miguel Gonzalez

 **PLEASE NOTE:  THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL AND VERY HASTY TRANSLATION OF THE
SIGNED, FAXED COPY OF JUAN MIGUEL'S LETTER. ANY ERRORS ARE MY OWN.--kw
 Karen Lee Wald
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Macdonald Stainsby
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