Yes. As a matter of fact, it is not that I doubt your sincerity, personally, it is just that I doubt that--or it is my feeling that there are several members of the Commission that might use, if I implicate any individuals or organizations other than the ones I have mentioned, that this may be used as a political weapon later this year and the coming years, and I feel that what with very comprehensive FBI reports and the report I have given to the FBI myself, and the Secret Service, that any loose parts that are left out right now can be pieced together if you desire to do it, from their reports, very simply and very easily.
The reason I don't have the confidence I should have, not in the Commission itself, but in some of the counsel to the Commission, for example, Norman Redlich, if even 5 percent of what-I hear about the individual is true, I don't want to have this man in a position to hurt anybody who has been or is an associate of mine.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Well, Mr. Weissman, the subject of this deposition, of course, is the advertisement, and it is crucial to that question who composed the ad and who was instrumental in its placement in the newspaper. Now, you are not represented by counsel, and I don't want to press you to answer a question in the absence of representation by counsel. However, since this is the very subject with which the deposition is concerned, I think that if you don't want to answer that question we should stand adjourned until you can obtain counsel, and I will attempt to get a court-appointed counsel for you, if you can't get counsel yourself. If you wish, and we can hold a recess while you think it over.

Mr. Weissman.

Call a recess for a few minutes.
(Recess.)

Mr. Weissman.

What is your opinion here now? Let me put it to you that way.

Mr. Eisenberg.

I think that if there is any question in your mind at all as to what questions you should answer, that you should get a lawyer.

Mr. Weissman.

This is what I am going to do. I am going to read you, it looks like about three or four pages, typewritten pages, I will read it into the record.
It will tell the story why I came to Dallas, exactly what I and several of my associates wished to accomplish.
I will name them where necessary and when I am finished I will let this stand as my complete testimony, period, finis, and if at any other time the Commission wants to talk with me, they will have to subpena me and at that time. I want to get it over once and for all.
I am going to tell my story now as to why I did things I have done, how it came about, how the ad happened to fit into this pattern, and it will be all very simple and logical.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Go ahead. You understand that when I say to go ahead I don't mean that we will not be asking further questions, but you are certainly welcome to put this in.

Mr. Weissman.

I understand. Our preparation to come to Dallas was made approximately

Mr. Eisenberg.

Excuse me I second, Mr. Weissman. I want you to be very sure that before you enter this statement in the record you shouldn't consult an attorney?
(Witness indicates.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

You are gesturing "no"?

Mr. Weissman.

I am gesturing "No"; that is right. About 3 years ago in Munich, Germany, while I was in the service, I and several friends joined or formed a conservative political organization, dedicated to a conservative philosophy, and I am going to read what you might call the constitution or the aims of that organization.
This was originally written by Larry Schmidt, who originally rounded the organization, which is known as CUSA, or Conservatism, U.S.A., and this particular

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