a 1h op HW 50529 Docld: 34246611 Page 26 27 ommitted from this list? A. Might be. Q, Do you know whether passports were issued in New Orleans at different locations? A. That I do not know, sir. | a After you were issued that passport, sir, did ‘you ever travel to Mexico? A. Yes, sir. 0 Do you recall when you traveled to Mexico? A. I used to travel there almost every year. It is a different part every year, to a different part of. the world. Q Did you ever travel to Mexico in the fall of 1963, specifically in September or October of 1963 just before! ‘the assassination of President Kennedy? A I do not believe so. Q. Did you ever see Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico? A No. Q Did you ever go to Mexico or any other countries on any Intelligence mission? A - "No, sir. ~Q, Did you ever do any work for the Central Intelligence Agency? | A I will not answer any questions about the Central Intelligence Agency. Century Heporters, Inc. (713) 464-0003
“Md 22 23 24 | 25 Ww co Q Mr. Pena, I would like to snow you again the document labeled JFK Exhibit No. 94 which is a release letter from the Central Intelligence Agency to the House Select Committee on Assassinations. I would like to ask you again whether you would answer any questions concerning any relationship you might have had with the Central Intelligence Agency? A -No, sir. Q Will you answer any questions concerning any possible relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency at any future time? A. Maybe: if you investigate and get the real facts of the training camp that. was run by the FBI and the CIA of the United States in New Orleans, the camp in New Orleans. Maybe I will remember something else later on. Q I would next like to. ask you if you know or new in 1963 any of the following individuals: Sergio Arcacha Smith? A. - ‘Yes, sir. -He was the leadex of the Cuban Revolutionary Front. _ Q | be you know whether he has any. connection with the assassination of President Kennedy? A it can't answer that question but he was very close to Warren C. ce Brueys. He was very close to pavid Ferrie. Century Heparters, Inc. HW 50529 DocId: 32246611 Page 29 (713) 464-6003
15 16 V7 21 22 25 - HW 50529 Docld: 32246611 Page 30 23 Q - Did you know David Ferrie? A. Yes, Sir. He teach me how to fly Cessnas. Q 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.time I.went there with David William Ferrie 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. a .DO you know whether Sergio Arcacha smith or David Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald? A. ' I better don't answer that question. David William Ferrie is dead already. It is no use to be talking about a man that is dead now. Qa Mr. Pena, the House Select Committee on Assassinations has a mandate to investigate the circumstances Surrounding the assassination of President. Kennedy and I would appreciate knowing any information which you have concerning any relationships between Sergio Arcacha Smith and David Ferrie with Lee Harvey Oswald, or any other | knowledge you may have concerning Lee Harvey Oswald. Let me repeat the question: Do you know whether Century Reporters, luc. (713) 484-0003 .
20 21 23 24. HW 50529 Docla: 3 22. i i i i 9246611 Page 31 39 Sergio Arcacha Smith or David Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald? A. I will not answer that question. I knew David William Ferrie and Sergio Arcacha Smith was very, very close. ra Were either or them close with Lee Harvey) Oswald? AL I will not answer that question. Q | Will you give a reason why you refuse to answer these types of questions? A. We have the same trouble I have with pringier. Arcacha Smith will come around and start suing me. Since 1963 I have spent over $20,000.00 in attorneys' fees. Q David. Ferrie is no.longer alive. Did he have any relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald? OB I want to tell you one thing and put that there. The aay about twelve hours before David William Ferrie died, he came to my place of business at the Habana Bar at 117 Decatur and he was very nervous and he asked me that it is very important, extremely important that he see two persons. One of the persons was Sergio Arcacha Smith. And to prove. this, I am going to use Carlos Bringier. I told him what I hear that Sergio Arcacha Smith went to Texas. At that time, Carlos Bringier went by on the street on Decatur to his place of business and I told him, "Look, why don't you go and ask Mr. Bringier? He might Century Weporters, Inc. (713) 464-0903
10 ie 17 8 19 24 25. HW 50529 Docld: 32246611 Page 32 { 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, "It is very, very important that I know about these two persons." I said, "I don't know" because I did not want to involve myself. Mr. David William Ferrie left my place of business about 2:00. I believe about twelve hours later he- was pronounced dead. See if that is true or not true. QO - Did you know Clay Shaw? A ‘Yes, sir. | o pia 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, Lac. (713) 464-0003 }