Mr. Brennan. And he could have been an FBI. As far as I remember, it could have been FBI instead of Secret Service.
But I believe it was a Secret Service man from Houston.
And I——
Mr. Belin. What did he say to you and what did you say to him?
Mr. Brennan. Well, he asked me—he said, "You said you couldn't make a positive identification."
He said, "Did you do that for security reasons personally, or couldn't you?"
And I told him I could with all honesty, but I did it more or less for security reasons—my family and myself.
Mr. Belin. What do you mean by security reasons for your family and yourself?
Mr. Brennan. I believe at that time, and I still believe it was a Communist activity, and I felt like there hadn't been more than one eyewitness, and if it got to be a known fact that I was an eyewitness, my family or I, either one, might not be safe.
Mr. Belin. Well, if you wouldn't have identified him, might he not have been released by the police?