o BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS 5, ..1 --- DEPARTMENT OF INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION PUBLIC SAFETY B.rou nouau DATE : Junes 16, 1963 February 4, 1964 TO: Chief L. Deutschman C.C.

FROM: Patrolman Girod Ray

SUBJECT: Distribution of Propaganda Literature

Mr . J . Lee Rankin, General Counsel While working a special assignment at Domain St . "!hart I was President's Commission On The Assassination approached by a U .S .S . Navy Officer from the U.S .S . '.'lasp, who stated Of President Kennedy that he saw a white male adult subject handing out the enclosed 200 Maryland Avenue, ME . pamphlets to persons visiting the 'f-sp, berthed at Dumairc St . ":hart, Washington, D. C. 20002

I immediately looked for this subject and found him distrubuting Dear Mr . Rankin : these pamphlets and asked him if he had received permission from the D .clc Doard to issue these papers . Ile stated that he thou ht a~ a:: I am .closing a report asked for in your letter Ameyican citizen he did not need anyones permission . I ordered this of January 13, 1964, to Governor Jimmie H. Davis. man off 0f our property and told him to would have to refrain troat issuing anything on Dock Board Property without their express consent . If there is any additional information that we can furnish you, please do not hesitate to call upon us .

Yours very truly,

Thomas D. Burbank Director TDDIbrd

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Honorable J1mnle H. Davie Governor of Louisiana Hats. Rouge, Louisiana

Dear Governor Davist

As you may know, President Johnson on November 29, 1963 established this Commission to study and report upon all the facts and circumstances relating to the assassination of the late President, John F. Kennedy, and the subsequent killing of the man charged with the assassination.

would COMPILED INFORMATION It would be helpful to the work of the Commission If you obtain from the St . Tasmary Parish School Heard and the City of Now Orleans for the Commission' . review, copies of any documents they of Save in their files relating to Leo Harvey Ccwald. We are particu- Iarly interested in obtaining Oswaldls educational files. In this connection, we are informed that Cow:ld attended the follosdng Louisiana schools: The Old Covington Gronxmar School, Covington, D LEE HARVEY OSWAL Louisiana fro Septcber 19, 1946 until January 20 1947 ; Hcauregard Junior High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 195.x+ ; and Warren Eastern High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, from September 6,1955 until October 5, 1955 .

In addition, the Commission would like to review ary related psychiatric reports, any records maintained by the New Orleans Police Department and any other information in any State or local agency's possession which would assist the Commission in learning as much as possible about the background of Lee Harvey Oswald .

The Commission of tour.. realizes the confidential character of much, if not all, of this information and hastens to assure you that it and the members of its staff will be acct:^'..~_^~< governed is its use. MAJOR JOHN R THOMAS SGT ROBERT W KNIGHT Thank you for your cooperation in this matter . LOUISIANA STATE POLICE BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA

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NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT Arr"t Number DiAdet Ium No. S~ A-t Credit 1 H-4843-63 1 1 ARREST REPORT 1 645 I I Lent N.me Fin, Middle me street OBWALD, LEE street No. a 4907""'Id Magazine St ., LC, Hfy,.,...Gr City Per4h. County ( . New Orleans, La . ALIAS: State CompliiiMnt end Add- Plew Aiiiitd Arreete Date . 700 Blk. anal St . D14 C 8/9/63 A.M - -A Si15 P.M. iiber~e rtn,in~ oflicen eM ~Mrt erftnM

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y . " ' C1W L3 Uswald stated that he has two brothers, who reside, likc" his s Texas ~fryr motY,in" in Fort Worth, . pe stated that his father, John Lee DEPARTMENT OF POLICE O,_Id : deceased . Oswald's mother : 1Sarlarette Oswald , resides by herself in INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Fort Worth, Texas . Oswald's brothers : Hobert O:,rr,,ld , V".T1, age 27, John Oswald, ',itr, a ge 32, TO , 1:aicr Frcsly_ J . Tro-clair Jr . DATE AuKUSt 12, 1963 Oswald stated he had talked to Yajor Tro;clair about Petting a Sgt, Horac -J . I-ustin &. Patn-Wa-ren Robert . FROJf . Permit for F.F .F .C .C . and the Major advised him to consult his attorney . a permit at city hall . District Oswald said he never did go and see about SUBJECT:Interview of four-male subjects at the First Police Station, on Friday, F.ugust 9, 1963, after their Oswald further stated the Cu "o..os came up to him where he w s arrest from Canal Street . giving out the leaflets and began to tear them up and throw them lm in the street . Oswald stated that they started to yell that was a communist and about that time the officers from the First the District came up and a crowd had gathered . Oswald stated he joined Fair Play for Cuba Committee when he found a leaflet on the street Sir : one day and read wF".at was on it, and sent $5 " 00 to the address period of time he was relative which was in New Ycrc city and after a brief The following inform~rti-n is re`Fectfully reported and contacted locally, and he started First District sent material through the mail to the interview of four arrested subjects in the meetings, which he stated were held in each others P.M ., Friday, August 9, to attend the Police Station, bepinning at about 4 :45 homes . Oswald stated they, tli.e members, get together and talk subjects, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963 . One of the four about her it would be to visit Cuba, life in Cuba, etc . . age 23, residing 4907 P"lagazine Street, bad allegedly been Canal Street, and three 'distributing communist literature on denied the orl-anization was eucmusist, or a communist three arrested subjects, had become involved in Oswald Cubans, the other _front, when asked by Captain James Arnold, Commanding Officer of with Oswald, which resulted in the arrest of the an altercation the First Police Distri~t, who came in during the interview, but four subjects . Cswald had in his possession and was carrying a piece of card- with^VIVA VIVA Fidel" painted on it and the paraphernalia Len ilarvey Oswald furnished the following information when 'coard ".,as,as handing out was pasted on this cardl- oard also . Oswald intcrviewe . `stated he has never been to Cuba, and it ap ;eared as though he and knows Cuba Committee, whose is being used by these people and is very uninformed He is a raes;ber of The Fair play For that he belongs to and 1;ew York f" . teiep one UR4-8295 " very little about this organization aacress is 759 " -roadway, 3, ., goal . Oswald stated that the people that in his possession. a National Membership card issuon on its ultimate purpose or Oss:ald had these informal meetings are working class people, such as ;/2$/63, and the 1-residents name on this card as attend clerical, trades, etc . . Oswald h:,d also a local memborahip card dated 6/6/ hapter of the FPFCC), and the president of the local chapter, whose name was or. the card was "A . Hidell . " Security Card, which did not bear his Cswald presented his Social were interviewed and furnished the following and the number of this card was 433-54-3937 . The three Cubans signature, information: Oswald presented his U . S, ". :arine Corp . discharge card (Honorable) and date of active duty from bearing service number 1653230, 1":acario Hernandez, Y.""!'., age 47, D .O .B . 1/816 , to 11 Sept . #'.. Celse 24 Oct 1956 1959 . Social Security number 265-16-8756 18, Oswald stated he was born in Nev. Orleans on October 1$39, 4iami, and is a mechanic by Eornandez .tat" he came to the United States vi that he is abort 5' 9" tall, about 140 lbs ., and he was a work in the Earine Corps, and Florida, on October 9, 1962, with his family trade. He stated he did mechanic Cuba . He came to New Orleans on unemployed and has been so about three weeks . " ravelin book salesman in L at he is presently resides at Adele Street, New Orleans was laid-off, O;wald stated, he worked at the Louisiana Jar,.ary , 1963 and 519 Before he with his family . He has not had any employment except for a Coffee Company for about three months, and before that he had few days of manual labor in haami, Florida, and is presently on worked at Fort Worth, Texas, at a sheetmetal place . Oswald stated relief or welfare . he worked in Fort Worth at the sheetmetal place for several montl.s, but was very evasive in answering any further questions of employment prior to that time .

Oswald stated that he lives with his wife, whose raider name was Marina Pross . WF, age 21 . They were married in Fort Worth, have one child seventeen months of sire, and reside presently at 4007 Magazine Street, lower center, New Orleans.

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The names of the family of Celso M . Hernandez are as _ . ., . .e, . . . _ -~erea= ;: :. :reef. ,;orge J'edi:a was follows : working in Criraral Court in Havana, went crazy. Wife : Maria Do La Caridad Valero, WF, age 41 (Maiden name) Daughter : Maria De Los Angles, WF, ape 14 Carlos Jose Bringuier also gave the following information Son: Nicholas Pablo, WM 11 relating to himself. Daughter : Toresita, WF, age b His social security number 435-64-3717, His selective service number 16 42 34 462, classified 5-A, Hernandez stated he saw Oswald at ap,roximately 1 :30 P..'"., local board #42, New Orleans, dated August 24, 1961 August 9, 1963, passing out con ucist literature and he went and Possesses Louisiana drivers license number 1585883, date of got his friends at 107 Decatur Street and at first they were issue 2/26/62, address on license 455 Duplessis Street . unable to locate this subject Oswald when they pot on the Canal Possesses Immigrant Resident card #A 12 546 223, dated 2/8/61 Street streetcar, and they rode to Jefferson bavis Avenue and not being able to locate Oswald they returned to 107 Decatur Street, Bringuier further stated that he is a local delepate of the t're Casa Roca retail clothing store . They remained there until CUBAN STUDENT DIRECTORATE in City of New Orleans, appointed by soaeoae came in and told them where Oswald was and they then one Jose Antonio Lanuza Secretary, American Affairs, Cuban proceeded to that location, where the three of them were carrying Student Directorate, P.6 . Box 805, Main Post Office, Miami, Florida, the sign described in formation relative to Carlos Bringuier telephone Franklin 3-1476 . is this memo . They then be an to argue with Bswald and a crowd gathered and they were all four) arrested by the police . Bringuier stated that his first job in New Orleans was with the California Redwood Produce Co ., on S. Peters Street, owned by ?:r . L. C . Levy . Bringuier stated he worked here two days . ~/2 . Carlos Jose Bringuierit, age 29, D .O .B . 6/22/34 , 5'8", 150 lba., residiing 501 A

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bother : Victoriana (Enriquez) Cruz, age 56 Father : Claudio Cruz, age 64, unemployed, on Welfare . Sisters : Hordensia Maria Cruz, age 26, a student at Capella Beauty Schcold, 1509 St . Charles Avenue . Ina Josefa Cruz, age 25, stays at home . Maria Teresa Cruz, age 19, works at a petroleum company at night . M i guel ariano Cruz stated that he is unemployed and is a student Nichols High School, 11th . grade, in New Orleans . Miguel Cruz presented his "elective Service Card, 116 145 44 483, classified 1-A, dated 5/27/61, Local Board /,`145, Orleans Parish ., also his Immigrant resident card #A 12 920 831, bearing name .Miguel bariano Cruz Enriquez" . v. Niguel Cruz stated that he entered the U . S . in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on December 5, 1962, went to Miami, Florida, right away, stayed for two days, in Plaza Hotel, and left Miami and came right to New Orleans, arriving December 12, 1962 . He stated that his parents and three sisters entered the U . S . on . the same date . Join the '- air Play for 'e-'hen asked about Other relations, Miguel Cruz named the following brothers. cu-h-a Committee Paul Cruz, age 32, address unknown, in New Orleans, married, wife's name "Olga" . Has two children, and is employed as a waiter at the Royal Orleans Hotel . NEW ORLEANS CHARTER Claudio Cruz, age 33, residing 2569 Congress Street, wife's name "Angela", no children, employed as Bus Boy at the Royal Orleans Hotel . MEMBER BRANCH Enrique Cruz, age 23, residing 2601 Bartholomew Street, wife's name "Olga", no children, is unemployed and on Welfare . Free Literature, The interview of the above four arrested subjects by Lectures, Sgt . Austin and Patn . Roberts was concluded at aPTroximately 6 :00 P .M ., same date, August 9, 1963 " LOCATION:

Respectfully,

Sgt . Horace J . Austin -Jr.

Patn . Warren Roberts 1r .

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'Y The Truth about Cuba

On January 16, 1961, the United States Government imposed . be. on Iravel by U.h. citizens to Cuba . Failure to abide by the ban is punishable by a fine of $5,000 or 5 years In jail or both . (8 USC 1185, 22 USC 225.) 7h is is in clear contradiction to remarks made by President Kennedy before the United Nations a September 22, 1961, when he deplored action by any nation which "build, a wall to keep truth a stranger and its own citizens prisoners" . It seems also to violate the spirit of the Universal Decla- ration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948 which states "Everyone has the right Join the Fair Play for to leave any country, including his own and return to his country" . What mysterious features exist on this tiny island of 6% million people to become so taboo Cuba Committee for American eyes? Although the policy of the Castro government is to promote tourism everywhere in Cuba, our government innocently explains that the travel ban is to safeguard NEW ORLEANS CHARTER our welfare. . Why then doe, H allow American citizens to travel in such trouble spot . as Somoza'. MEMBER BRANCH Nic ragas? a Why then does it exempt Americans such a certain" businessmen and "certain" reporters from the ban when they are the very one. most likely to become involved in Free Literature, Lectures f,ton,ai...IIncidents? . . Why then do other Western countries such as Canada, Mexico, England, France, West to LOCATION: Germany, ., find tbat the safety of their nationals does not requite restrictions on travel to Cuba?

Our government states that another reason for the ban on travel is that it is in the national L^. H' OSWAI_p interest to combat Communism by preventing travel to Cuba. 4807 MA :A!IVE Why then is travel allowed and even encouraged to admittedly Communist countries such NEW OHLEANb, ten, as Poland, Yugoslavia end even the Soviet Union?

In short, WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT HIDING? EVERYONE WELCOME1 As a suit of the Cuban Revolution stopping the (low of Cuban wealth to the United States, Cubansnil,industry and manpower has been put at the disposal of the Cuban nation . . Can it be that the ne schools, homes and hospitals of revolutionary Cuba might contrast erely with the Cuba that served a. . U.S. plantation and might weigh heavily on the A..it .an co .reCanoit be that we would also see the effect of the recent invasion which we. supported by COMMISSION EXHIBIT NO . 1413-Continued 43,000,000 dollarsof our tax money?

WE MAINTAIN THAT THE TRUTH ABOUT CUBA IS IN CUBA AND THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBSERVE AND JUDGE FOR OURSELVES WHAT IS HAPPENING THEREI

If you agree: Seek permission from the Passport Office to go there. When it is denied, ask why. Write to the U.S. State Department and President Kennedy asking that out government adhere to concepts justice and international law and expressing your opinion on the travel ban. . Read -fbooks which present the aide of the story you haven't bass told such a 90 MILES FROM HOME by W:rren Miller and LISTEN YANKEE by C. Wright Mill.. and Both of these books are is pocketbook editions ca b. purchased at the bookstands .

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE, 799 Broadway, New York 3, N. Y.

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3 -zi DEPARTMENT OF POLICE 31 DEPARTMENT OF POLICE INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

J . Trosclair Jr . E November 27 . 19 6 TO : Major P . DAT TO ; Ma .1or P . J. Trosclair Jr . DATE November 27, 19 63 Set . H . Austin & Det . R_ Fre F! .OM : FRJM Sgt . H . Austin & Det . R -Fret' Relative to Oswald Case - Interview with one SUBJECT: SUBJECT : Relative to Oswal d Case_- Interview with one Sam Newman, this date .- Sidney Edward Voebel . th is datd . - Commission Exhibit 1413 -

The undersigned officers respectfully report that at arrived The undersigned officers respectfully report that at about 2 :20 P .M ., Wednesday, November 27, 1963, they November 1963, at 4114 St . Charles Avenue, an apartment house managed by about 11 :45 A .M ., this date, Wednesday, 27, T+r S,m a,am a WM, residing 1337 Mithra Street . Mr . they entered the Quality Florists, located 4916 Canal Street, for the purpose of meeting with and interviewing Sidney "ewman is a so he owner of the offices at 544 Camp Street HarveyOswald . and the purpose of this interview was to learn of the leasing Edward Voebel relative to his knowledge of Lee of one of the offices at 544 Camp Street by the organization and known as the Fair Play for Cuba Comittee . Sidney Voebel identified himself to the officers stated that he is 23 years of age, D .O .B . 4/24/40 . He stated that he was born in New Orleans and has resided at 4916 Canal Upon being questioned a',out the a bovd, Ms . Newman stated that that about fifteen months ago he leased an office at 544 Camp Street, the Quality Florists, owned by his parents, since Street to an organization known to him as the Cuban Revolutionary ti me . Mr . Newman stated that this group was run by young Society . Voebel stated that he attended Beauregard Juijion High Monteleone of the Monteleone Hotel . Newman also stated that Guy school Banister was well acquainted with this organization . School until 1955, and that he met Oswald while at this as Oswald attended school there also . Voebel stated that he When asked if he knew either Lee Oswald or a man named joined the Civil Air Patrol Cadets at Moisant Airport in 1954 Hidell, Mr . Newman s'ated that lie did not know anyone by name or 1955 (not sure) . Voebel asked Oswald to loin also and Oswald associated with this group . Mr . Newman did state however that did loin a short time after Voeble, but only stayed about one only about 4 or 5 months, month . Voebel stated that Oswald bought his uniform and that this organization was in this office for card . and since they fell behind in their rent, he put them out . He he, Voebel, believes Oswald received his membership also stated that after this, someone who had the key came into them what they were Voebel further stated that he first met Oswald in 197 or this office and when he, Mr . Newman, asked stated that he doing there, this man stated that he was taking over the office . 1955 and knew him for about 1 ;1 years . Voebel Newman stated that he took the key from this man and nut him took music lessons at Werleins on Canal Street and would go to Mr . male, blond hiar, Oswalds home at 126 Exchange Place to see Oswald on these dates . out . Air . Newman described this man as a white distributing and red complexion . When asked Mr . Newman stded that he knew Voebel also stated that Oswald had mentioned of the organization, Fair Play for Cuba . advertising circulars while in school . When asked if Oswald not''^ping ever expressed political views to Voebel, Voebel stated that :ad no Mr . New..^. .an showed the officers a page in a small notebook Oswald had not, and that he Voebel, beleived Oswald his pocket . On this page were the following leftist political views until later in his life . Voebel stated which he took from the Cuban that he believed Oswald attended a party (not sure) at the two names : ui Rebel, who Nr . Newman stated h - aded of the Revelutionaly Society . a telephone number aopsared by this time home of Dave Ferris (Captain) right after the members was recored by the officers as WH7-5544) . The other name C .A .P.C . received their stripes . and who Mr . Newman stated had an on this page was : Afr . Grimmader was questioned about his knowledge of David Ferris auditing firm in the Audubon Bu ;lding .(telephone number by this Voebel Ns . Newman received a check for the rent of and stated that he knew very little . Voebel stated that Ferris name was 524-2338 took over the C .A .P.C . at Moisant Airport about 6 months after he, office from Mr . rimmader . a Mr . Newman stated that he had given all this information to Voebel, had joined . Voebel stated that Ferris seemed like Secret Service . "character", that he rods a motorcycle, and Voebel stated that he the F.B.I and the had heard that Ferris was a brilliant man with many degrees . This interview was ampleted at about 260 P .N . . When asked if Ferris had organized any flying group other than Respectfully,

set . Posse J . Austin J. . D-t . ?obert F . ?rey

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3j STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF STATE POLICE the C .A.P.C ., Voebel stated that he did not know of any . When BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION aksed if had ever heard of the Eagle Squadron, Voebel stated that BATON ROUGE he had-hot . When asked if he, Voebel, had ever flown with Dave Ferris Voebel stated that he had not but other boys had made local lights with him . When asked il he knew of Ferrie flying on long trips, out of this country, Voebel stated that he did not . The following is the record of Stste Police N...... :L. :...... Voebel gave the name of one other person, a member of the F . B .1. No . C .A.P.C . in 1955, as John Rondell (not sure of the spelling of the last name) . Voebel stated that Capt . Ferrie wanted Rondell to get a radio license for use in the C .A .P .C . . Voebel stated that he remained a member of the C .A .P .C . about one year . Other facts obtained from Voebel relative to himself are as follows : Voebel was graduated from Fortier High school in 1958 . He then attended the Marion MLlitary Institute, Marion, Alabama, in 1959 and 1960 . He then served six months in the U . S . Army taking his basic at Ft . Chaffee, Arkansas, and serving the remained tie and being discharged from Ft . Gordon, Georgia . Voebel presently reildes at 4916 Canal Street, where he assists in the operation of the Quality Florists at that address . Voebel is presently in the Reserves, Unit 7515, at Camp Leroy Johnson, New Orleans . Voebel also stated that he has been interviewed by members of t'le Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Ser "d ce and by members of the news media . Voebel was also interviewed publicly on WWL-TV a day or so after the arrest of Lee Oswald in Dallas, Texas . This intertdew was concluded at about 12 :10 P .M . .

Respectfully,

Sgt . Horace J. Austin Jr .

Det . Robert N . Frey

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"5 - ae.m .,,arg.~w UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

rowel Field o,ma Now Orleans, La, CO-2-34,030 TYPE OF C 7: TIRE Oa GrtgM Protective Research Continued I Lee Harvey Oswald --- -AT ream' moan I Assassination of President New Orleans, Louisiana ' December 1-5, 1963 John F, Kennedy .- I as aimc er --~V7A S 1 C ,":-_ SA Anthony R. Cerrets and LE-n if.RVEY 0SCALD N17,1-W-723 SA Roger D. C-ts 5-91.6:6 oamu SYNOPSIS

Extensive investigation conducted thus far has failed to establish that the -FAIR PLAY FCR CUBA COMITTEE" had offices at 544 Camp Street, New Orleans. It has likewise been impossible to find anyone who recalls ever ee.Ing Las Harvey Oswald at this address.

DETAILS Gf INVfSTIGkTION

Reference is made to report dated 12-3-63, submitted by SA A. G. Vial and covering investigation conducted durinC the period November 22, 1963,throdah Leceuher 2, 1563, by SA's A. G. Vial, Anthony K. Garrets, and Roger D. Counts, as well as SAIC John W. Rica .

On Pages 11, and 15 of the above-mentioned report, eanment was made on the address "544 Carp Street, New Orleans, La .", which appeared on sane of the literature is the possession of Lee Harvey Oswald when he was arrested by members of the Now Orleans Police lepartvent on d-9-63 for Sighting with several Cubans. `:ention of the address 0544 Camp Street" is also mass on rage 2 of my spurt of 12-4-63, covering roveatigati Raw..- --echL Opatios... conducted by SAIC John W. Rice and vpeeli during the period November 23-27, 1963. L.0.La. ?Ices of Birth' Arr 1st H°LTNxB Vi-.t 8-9-63 by Lt .~ Sr ., 1205 St . Charls 5uud RUDDY Ca1ildt etc on 12-1-63, reporting agent interviewed Xr, Arneeto N. Rodrigues, l- .plexioa C Avenue, ilsw Orleans - Telephones 523-3720. ;Ta ; rd 828 ;IC-; 42-22 die". 3301.: peace by ctvating a Aeen scene. H_vaga, Cuba on 9-1$-91. .1.r, 10-:8-39 Mr. Ralrigues, Sr . U 72 years of age, having/botn in 5' .-ch Date Rodrigues stated that to attended the Chenet institute (no longer existent) at 1Jew Age 23 I 136 Orleans, completing a high school course and specialising is Loglish, 1'nis was about 5-9 1907 . He said he subsequently attended the Souls liusi- College, +ew Orleans, graduating therefrom in September, 1909, havLt completed a 2-year cencercial course . He said he returned to Cuba and subsequently established himself in the whosesale electrical business . He said he continued in the electrical business in "vans until

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