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was tense, long, I got the impression that his health had deteriorated orhad changed his mind. But it was on that Monday the 27 th that I was ableto communicate personally with him over the phone, ironically he was 10blocks away from where I was and he would wait for me at his apartmentlocated in the Vedado barrio, on the southeast section of the New Habana.The personnel from the International Press Center of Cuba took meto the place, along with a film camera, audio equipment, my notebooksand the famous “underground” copy.Agee lived in a special apartment that had been given to him by theCuban government. It was 3pm that Monday when I rang the doorbell atnumber three on the floor where the ex agent lived. Of his image, I onlyhad a black and white picture, very old, that had been published in 1977on the now gone “Nueva” magazine which had mentioned the matter,possibly the only one to cover it in Ecuador.I didn’t need to pass any security protocol, there was no sign of anyspecial operative to protect this man, who was to be considered until hisdeath as one of the greatest enemies the United States ever had.The Encounter 02-27-2006After taking the elevator, an old one that still worked in Cuba, I arrivedat the designated floor. Suddenly the door was opened by an elderly man,age marked on his face, still standing, but with the weight of his illness.After 30 years of waiting, I was finally facing the man who “twisted”the history of Ecuador.The conversation before the interview was mostly explanations by72