Mrs. Odio.

me on their return to Dallas. Then he mentioned something more about Oswald. They called him Leon. He never mentioned the name Oswald.

Mr. Liebeler.

He never mentioned the name of Oswald on the telephone?

Mrs. Odio.

He never mentioned his last name. He alway. s referred to the American or Leon.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he mention his last name the night before?

Mrs. Odio.

Before they left I asked their names again, and he mentioned their names again.

Mr. Liebeler.

But he did not mention Oswald's name except as Leon?

Mrs. Odio.

On the telephone conversation he referred to him as Leon or American. He said he had been a Marine and he was so interested in helping the Cubans, and he was terrific. That is the words he more or less used, in Spanish, that he was terrific. And I don't remember what else he said, or something that he was coming back or something, and he would see me. It's been a long time and I don't remember too well, that is more or less what he said.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you have an opinion at that time as to why Leopoldo called you back? What was his purpose in calling you back?

Mrs. Odio.

At first, I thought he was just trying to get fresh with me. The second time, it never occurred to me until I went to my psychiatrist.
I used to go to see Dr. Einspruch in the Southwestern Medical School, and I used to tell him all the events that happened to me during the week. And he relates that I mentioned to him the fact that these men had been at my door, and the fact that these Cubans were trying to get in the underground, and thought I was a good contact for it, they were simply trying to introduce him. Anyhow, I did not know for what purpose.
My father and mother are prisoners, and you never know if they can blackmail you or they are going to get them out of there, if you give them a certain amount of money. You never know what to expect. I expect anything. Later on I did establish opinions, because you can't help but establish opinions.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you establish that opinion after the assassination or before the assassination?

Mrs. Odio.

This first opinion that I mentioned to my psychiatrist, I did not give it a second thought. I forgot to tell Alentado about it; except 3 days later I wrote to my father after they came, and mentioned the fact that the two men had called themselves friends of his. And later in December, because the letter takes a long time to get here, he writes me back, "I do not know any of these men. Do not get involved with any of them."

Mr. Liebeler.

You have already given us a copy of the letter that you received from your father in which he told you that these people were not his friends, and told you not to get involved with them?

Mrs. Odio.

That's right.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you tell your father the names of these men when you wrote to him?

Mrs. Odio.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Your father did not, however, mention their names in his letter, did he?

Mrs. Odio.

He mentioned their war names, because this was the only thing I knew. I probably put an Americano came too, two Cubans with an American, and I gave the names of the Cubans.

Mr. Liebeler.

The copy of the letter that you gave to me this morning, we will mark as Odio Exhibit No. 1.

Mrs. Odio.

He mentioned in the second paragraph, "You are very alone there in. Dallas. You don't have anybody, so please do not open your door to anybody that calls themselves my friends."

Mr. Liebeler.

I have initialed the letter and I would like to have you put your initials under my initials for the purpose of identifying the exhibit.

Mrs. Odio.

Yes, okay.

Mr. Liebeler.

The letter is in Spanish, and you have underlined certain parts of it about three-quarters of the way down, in Spanish. Would you read that translation to us?

Mrs. Odio.

"Please tell me again who it is that calls himself my friend. Be careful. I do not have any friends that have been near me lately, not even in