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customs inspection, did they treat me rough. 
Wanted to see everything, & so messed things 
up that I wished I had had grip passed last 
night & left coat in it (could have passed 
messages in shirt boards; & several had 
electric razors which due to large size could 
have contained anything. Special passport is 
no good as far as American customs are 
concerned. What’s not sealed is looked at a 
second time just before pass through gate to 
plane. 
Camera film serious 
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7 kilos 
1.60 
contraband; & so unexposed film was sent 
back to Wash. Hope Olmsted can take care of 
it for me. 
22 lbs Peri 
Plants 
If Customs were only half as nice as Pan Am 
it would all be hunky-dory 
C. Bos’n Randolph. 
Stopped at Camaguey was nice & cool. Got to 
B nice & cool! 
Cool breeze & not humid at least so you could 
notice it as in Miami. Served coffee but I 
didn’t take any. Usual thing in Latin America; 
building a new airport e next door 
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but it’s not half so picturesque as old one, but 
will have a bar in it. 
Lots of shoal water on north side of Cuba, 
looks like what I imagine Bahamas would 
look like from air. Window curtains were not 
pulled, at least card boards were not put up 
until before Balboa, but we were still well out 
to sea when they did put them up. Got in 
about 2 p.m. Zetek as usual was there. Can 
always depend on him. 
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Have things better arranged now, chi runs 
taking you up to desks, called you in line by 
name. 
Army officer daughter called first; chief 
Bos’n Randolph next, yours truly with special 
passport 3d, Went to Zeteks house, called up 
Van Hook Adm. C. W. got his secretary, who 
knew nothing about me; Cummings was out 
but she made me a date with him for 1 1 on 
10th June. Went around to Allens but nobody 
home. Had ice cream at Zeteks 
& talked about things, hhen went back to 
Allens & found her home. She works as 
bookkeeper in War Dept. He is with Zone 
outfit. Are saving for return to States to finish 
school. 
(I should tell Elmer ?. Merrill about him for 
scholarship at right time). 
We had dinner tonight & then drive and ?? 
bridge but it was closed for an hour 
(supposedly to let carrier or ship through; Thenu 
Was nice and cool. At dinner served? bad? 
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