Alan Gross said he had just been trying to help the small community get access to the internet.

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Alan Gross was detained in December 2009 while delivering computers and communications equipment to the Jewish community in Cuba.

BBC: Cuba 'ready to negotiate' fate of US detainee Gross

The US state department says the delegation will also see Alan Gross, a US contractor whose arrest in Cuba in 2009 stalled diplomatic efforts.

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The Cuban government says it is prepared to negotiate with Washington to find a solution in the case of the detained US contractor, Alan Gross.

BBC: Cuba 'ready to negotiate' fate of US detainee Gross

Another American, Alan Gross, was arrested by Cuba in 2009 while working as a subcontractor for the U.S. government, bringing equipment to allow Internet access to members of Cuba's Jewish community.

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In a short statement sent to foreign correspondents and published on the Cuban Foreign Ministry's web page, Ms Vidal also rejected allegations by Alan Gross's wife that her husband's health was deteriorating.

BBC: Cuba 'ready to negotiate' fate of US detainee Gross