Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. FRITZ. I believe that is later. I asked him about his political
beliefs and he said that he believed in fair play for Cuba. He said
he was a member of the Fair Play for Cuba organization. They had
headquarters in New York, had an office in New Orleans.
At one time he had been secretary for this organization down there. I
asked him if he belonged to any other organizations of any kind, and he
said he belonged to the American Civil Liberties Union, and I asked him
what dues he paid. He said, "$5 per month." I believe he said, or for a
year. I am not positive about that. I would have to look at my notes.
Mr. BALL. Was that at the first or second questioning?
Mr. FRITZ. I think it was the second or third; that was later.
Mr. BALL. Later on?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir. I don't think I talked to him about his political
beliefs until later.
Mr. BALL. Did you say anything to him about an attorney the first time
you talked to him?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir; the first time. He asked about an attorney, and
I told him he certainly could have an attorney any time he wanted it.
I told him he could have an attorney any time he liked, any attorney
he wanted. I told him, I said, we will do it. He said he wanted an
attorney in New York. And he gave me his name, Mr. Abt, and he said
that is who he wanted, and I told him he could have anyone he liked. He
said, well, he knew about a case that he had handled some years ago,
where he represented the people who had violated the Smith Act, and he
said, "I don't know him personally, but that is the attorney I want."
He said, "If I can't get him then I may get the American Civil
Liberties Union to get me an attorney."
Mr. BALL. Was there anything said about calling him on the telephone?
Mr. FRITZ. A little bit later.
Mr. BALL. Not that time?
Mr. FRITZ. Not that minute. A little bit later, he asked something
else about an attorney and I said, "Did you call an attorney?" And he
said, "You know I can't use the telephone." And I said, "Yes, you can;
anybody can use a telephone." So, I told them to be sure to let him use
a telephone and the next time I talked to him he thanked me for that,
so I presume he called.
Mr. BALL. You don't know whether he called?
Mr. FRITZ. I don't know whether he did or not.
Mr. BALL. When you say a little bit later, you mean another period of
questioning?
Mr. FRITZ. Sometime during that talk.
Mr. BALL. You haven't identified these periods of questioning by time.
Mr. FRITZ. I can't identify them positively. I can do the best I can
by memory, but I wouldn't want to try to answer any of these questions
by time because I might get them in the wrong question and in the
wrong--time span.
Mr. BALL. At 6:30 you had another showup, at which time McWatters,
Guinyard, and Callaway--do you remember those witnesses? Callaway is
the car salesman, and Sam Guinyard is the porter at the used-car lot at
the corner of Patton and Jefferson, and McWatters is a cabdriver--no;
is a busdriver.
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