Mr. BRINGUIER. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Prior to the time that Castro came to power? Is that
correct?
Mr. BRINGUIER. That is correct.
Mr. LIEBELER. And did you actually practice law in Cuba?
Mr. BRINGUIER. Not actually, no. I didn't practice law, because I was
working, as I told you, in the criminal court, and in Havana, in Cuba,
when you was employee of the criminal court, you could not practice law.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you become a member of the bar in Cuba or do some
act that is similar of becoming a member of the bar here in the United
States?
Mr. BRINGUIER. No; I didn't do any act to become here in United States
member of bar.
Mr. LIEBELER. But in Cuba?
Mr. BRINGUIER. In Cuba, yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. You actually were a member of the bar in Cuba?
Mr. BRINGUIER. That is right.
Mr. LIEBELER. It is my understanding that you have been active in the
Anti-Castro Movement here in New Orleans. Is that correct?
Mr. BRINGUIER. That is correct.
Mr. LIEBELER. Am I correct in understanding that you left Cuba because
of your feeling against the Castro regime and your opposition to that
regime?
Mr. BRINGUIER. That is correct. I did not believe in it, I did not
agree with the Communist regime in Cuba.
Mr. LIEBELER. As a result, you left Cuba and came to the United States?
Is that correct?
Mr. BRINGUIER. That is correct.
Mr. LIEBELER. Has your family joined you here in the United States?
Mr. BRINGUIER. Well, when I went to Argentina, I went with my wife and
the three kids at that moment, and after I came to the United States
alone, and 2 months later they met me here in the States. I want to
explain that I am not in the States as a Cuban refugee but as an
immigrant, as a resident.