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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 44« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Carlos Bringuier)

Mr. Bringuier.
there was something like that, and it was a coincidence. And there is another coincidence too for me, and that is that when Oswald left the city he went to Mexico, and the letter from Fernandez that was intercepted here was to Mexico too, and Oswald visit the Cuban consulate in Mexico, and the Fernandez letter was to the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico. For me, that is a big doubt.
Mr. Liebeler.
Go ahead.
Mr. Bringuier.
You see, after the debate, the same night of the debate, I went to the radio station here in New Orleans and the local papers and the United Press International office, and I gave a press release. If you want a copy, I could give you a copy. I gave a copy to the Secret Service.
The most interesting thing is the four things that I asked to the Secret Service of New Orleans. I think that this is the second one where I said, "Write to your Congressman asking for a full investigation of Mr. Lee H. Oswald, a confessed Marxist" [producing document]. And that was 3 months before the assassination.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you have another copy of this?
Mr. Bringuier.
I have the original of that. You can have that.
Mr. Liebeler.
I have marked a copy of the press release distributed to the various communications media here in New Orleans, on August 16, 1963----
Mr. Bringuier.
No, August 21.
Mr. Liebeler.
August 21, 1963?
Mr. Bringuier.
August 21, the night of the debate.
Mr. Liebeler.
I mark it as "Exhibit No. 3" to your deposition, and I have initialed it. Would you initial it?
[The witness complied.]
Mr. Liebeler.
Let me go over some of this testimony that you have just given to see if I understand. Mr. Fernandez wrote to Mr. Lechuga a letter in which Fernandez said that we--meaning the Castro people?
Mr. Bringuier.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Must be on guard up until August 8?
Mr. Bringuier.
August 8, that is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
Of 1963?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
You indicated that Oswald had come to your store or offices on August 5, 1963?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
Oswald came to you offering to assist in the military training of Cubans?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
At that time, there was, in fact, a training camp near New Orleans----
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
For the training of people for military action against Castro?
Mr. Bringuier.
Right.
Mr. Liebeler.
And that was not public knowledge at that time?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
So you are tying this up in your mind by considering the possibility that Oswald was, in fact, a Castro agent?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
And did know about the existence of this training camp, because Mr. Fernandez had already himself infiltrated that training camp?
Mr. Bringuier.
That is right.
Mr. Liebeler.
And that Fernandez had told Oswald about the existence of this camp and had asked Oswald himself to try to infiltrate that camp for your organization?
Mr. Bringuier.
Excuse me.
Mr. Liebeler.
Is that correct?
Mr. Bringuier.
Well, the only thing that I don't believe is that Fernandez had told directly to Oswald. What I believe is that Fernandez had informed some people outside the United States, and these people had informed Oswald and had gave to Oswald the order to try to infiltrate the Cuban group here in New Orleans.
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