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(7 Apr 2000) English/Nat XFA Now in the United States, the father of Elian Gonzalez says he hopes it won't be long before he's reunited with his son. A meeting that's expected Friday morning between Juan Miguel Gonzalez and Justice Department officials could help clear the way. A minister who frequently visited Elian Gonzalez's father in Cuba says despite rumours that say otherwise, she is satisfied that the father loves his 6-year-old son, who is the subject of an international tug of war. A frequent visitor to Cuba over the past 30 years, the Reverend Joan Brown Campbell, says Juan Miguel Gonzalez is devoted to his son - and angry about how they are being kept apart. SOUNDBITE: (English) "You know it is very hard for him to understand when this is his son, why this has got so complicated. So I think he has some anger about it - which I think myself is a relatively appropriate response, but I think he also somewhat feels enormously responsible." SUPER CAPTION: The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell Brown Campbell has been in close contact with Elian's Cuban relatives since an international custody dispute over the boy erupted last year. Six year old Elian was rescued from an inner tube off the Florida coast in November after a boat carrying refugees from Cuba was swamped in rough seas. His mother was among those who died and Elian, the only survivor, is now with relatives in Miami who are fighting to keep him in the United States. Reverend Brown Campbell travelled with Washington-based lawyer Gregory Craig this week to prepare the elder Gonzalez's trip to the United States. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think he feels that, he feels somewhat fearful, he's not sure that he will be able to do what is required to be done in order that his son will come back to him. So I think it is a hard time for him, but he is very determined. If you watched him when he arrived you could see the determination. He is very determined, he's very committed to staying here until he takes him home." SUPER CAPTION: The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell Waiting for Juan Miguel Gonzalez at the Dulles Airport Thursday morning were Brown Campbell and lawyer Gregory Craig. A former general secretary of the National Council of Churches, Campbell Brown hosted Elian's grandmothers on their visit to the United States in their attempt to get him returned to Cuba. The two grandmothers stayed in her New York apartment. The elder Gonzalez arrived in Washington with his wife, Nercy Carmenate Castillo; their 6-month-old boy, Hianny; and the top Cuban official stationed in the United States. Gonzalez said the media exposure his son, Elian, has received since being in the U-S has sickened him. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) "It's been an agonising experience to see my son submitted to cruel psychological pressures aimed at influencing his personality already weakened by the terrible trauma. Worst still Elian has been paraded and exhibited in public rallies and by the media with the clear intent of obtaining political advantage from this tragedy." SUPER CAPTION: Juan Miguel Gonzalez, Elian's father In a stark indication of the bitter custody fight yet to come with Elian's great-uncle Lazaro Gonzalez and other Miami relatives, protesters shouted over the father's remarks at Dulles International Airport. Their shouts, "Welcome to freedom," could be heard by Juan Miguel Gonzalez, but he did not acknowledge them. Brown Campbell believes Juan Miguel Gonzalez's state of mind is understandable. SOUNDBITE: (English) SUPER CAPTION: The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...