24 25 - HW 50529 DocId: 32246610 Page 30 29 o Did you know David Ferrie? A. Yes, sir. He teach me how to fly Cessnas. 0. When did he teach you how to fly? A. I can't remember exactly but if you go to the Lake Front Airport and ask for my log which if you need me to sign it, I will sign it and tell them to release it to you anytime you want it, to give you my log that was signed there....Every:itime I went’ there with David. William Fetrie to fly, he signed the log. Those papers have to be there. somewhere. You have my permission to get it and you will know exactly the day I started taking lessons and every day I fly Cessnas. Qa Do you know whether Sergio Arcacha Smith or David Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswaid? A, ‘I better don't answer that question. David William Ferrie is dead already. It is no use to be talking about aman that is dead now. Q oo Mr. Pena, the House Select Committee on Assassinations has a mandate to investigate the circumstances surrounding: the. assassination of President Kennedy ana I would appreciate knowing any information which you have concerning any relationships between Sergio Arcacha Smith and David Ferrie with Lee darvey Oswald, or any other knowledge you may have concerning Lee Harvey Oswald. Let me repeat the question: Do you know whether Century Reporters, Tic. (FIR) AGA-AND?
\ 7 30 i] Sergio Arcacha Smith or David Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald? 2 . A I will not answer that question. I knew 3 David William Ferrie and Sergio Arcacha Smith was very, very ry 4 | close. 3 jj Q Were either or them close with Lee Harvey - 6 | Oswald? 7 | A. I will not answer that question. 8 Q “Will you give a reason why you refuse to 9 answer these types of questions? 19 A. We have the same trouble I have with Bringier. 7. Arcacha Smith will come around and start suing me. Since 12 1963 I have spent over $20,000.00 in attorneys’ fees. -_ 13 | ce David Ferrie is no! longer alive. Did he have 14 any relationship with: Lee Harvey Oswald? 15 A. I want to tell you one thing and put that 16 there. The day about twelve hours before David William 17 Ferrie died, he came to my place of business at the Habana 1g | Bar at 117 Decatur and he was very nervous and he asked me 19 that it.is very important, extremely important that he see 20 two persons. One of the persons was Sergio.Arcacha Smith. 21 | And to prove this, I am going to use Carlos Bringier. I told him what I hear that Sergio Arcacha Smith 22 @ ak) | went to Texas. At that time, Carlos Bringiler went by on 24 | the street on Decatur to his place of business and I told 25 hin, "Look, why don't you go and ask Mr. Bringier? He might Century Heparters, Inc, HW 50529 Docld: 32246610 Page 31 71a) 464-0003
1) 12 13 19 20 rh n 23 24 25, HW 50529 Docld: 32246610 Page 32 i i | t G toed know about the whereabouts of Mr. Sergio Arcacha Smith." While he went to talk to Mr. Bringier,.I called.the DA, Mr. Jim Garrison, and I talked to Mr. Frank Maloche, one of the DA Assistants at that time during the Jim Garrision era. He was a policeman too in the First District. So Frank Maloche said, "Do you know the two. persons he wants to know?" And I said, "Yes, I know the two persons. One of them is Mr. Sergio Arcacha Smith." I hang the phone up. Mr. Ferrie came back to me again and said, "Do you know what Mr. Bringier said? Mr.. Bringier said he don't know anything about the two persons I want to know." He said, "Tt is very, very important that I know about these two persons.” I said, "T don't know" ‘because I did not want to involve myself. Mr. David,William Ferrie left my place of pm. OF business about .2:00. I believe about twelve hours later he was pronounced dead. See if that is true or not true. o Did you know Clay Shaw? A “yes, sir. Q. Did he have any relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald? | A The only thing I'm going to say about Mr. Shaw, he has been in my place of business. He was in my place of business and that is it, nothing else. Century Reporters, Inc. (713) 464-0003
” @ eee HW 50529 DocId: 39246610 Page 33 25 Q Clay Shaw is no longer alive... Can you tell us anything more about any relationship he might have- with © Lee Harvey Oswald? A - He was in my place of business. That is all. He used to work at the International Trade Mart, some kind of position there. . Q _. Do you know Guy Bannister? A. a believe so. I believe I was assigned by with O Sergio Arcacha Smith, three or four people, three or four Cubans was assigned to go and see Mr. Bannister about trying to collect money for the Revolution of Cuba. I was one of the men assigned to go and talk to Mr. Bannister. Q | | Did Guy Bannister have any relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald? | A I can't say that, Q bid you every see Guy Bannister talking with Lee Harvey Oswald? | | A No, I can't say that. Q@ ©. Can you give a reason why you refuse to answer these questions? A I can't say that. But I can tell you that Bannister and Mr. Sergio Arcacha Smith was very close. Q Was Bannister close with either Mr. David Ferrie or Clay Shaw? A I can't -say. Century Heparters, Inc.
ad ioe) | Q. - Can you give a reason why you refuse to. 2 | answer that question? uw A A Those people are dead already. | @ 44. 0 Is your reason for not answering the questions 4 . 5 | the fact these people are dead? 7} Q Do you know or did vou know William Gaudet?) [ g | A. - I don't know by the name. Maybe if I see a- 9 | picture of him or something. But William Gaudet sounds 19 | familiar but I don't know exactly. I can't answer that i) | Question one way or the other. I might know him or I might not. a Can you tell me whether any of these people 13. | whom we have been discussing had any connections with the 14 | Kennedy assassination or had any relationship with Lee 15 Harvey Oswald? 6 || | A I would say yes. © | 7 | Q | Would you care to elaborate? is | | A. No, I don't. ‘te J . Q Would you care to give a reason for refusing | “29 | to elaborate? | | A. te you bring the Cuban Camp in New Orleans | and subpoena Mr. Warren C. de Brueys, I will offer myself @ fh fowl to take a lie test if Mr. de Brueys takes one, if Mr. Hector | 23 >4 | Garcia, the one accusing takes one. You be the judge. You - { 95 | be the judge who is telling the truth, who is right and who is| it | i. HW 50529 DocId:32246610 Page 34 Ceatury Reporters, Inc. {FV Bb AR Aso