Mr. Liebeler. When was the last time you saw Oswald?
Mr. Alba. The last time I saw Lee Oswald was when he told me that he was leaving for Michoud. He had put in an application at Michoud, where he was going to make the big money, in this town here. He mentioned that prior or about 3 weeks prior to leaving.
When he did leave, he came in the office and he says, "Well—" this was approximately 10 o'clock in the morning, he said, "Well, I will be seeing you." I said, "Where are you headed?" He said, "Out there, where the gold is." I said, "Where is that?" He said, "I told you I was going out to Michoud, and that I had an application out there." He said, "Well, I have heard from them, and I have just wound up things next door at the coffee company, and I am on my way out there now." That again, was approximately—I may stand to be corrected on my timing—but that was approximately some weeks before the assassination.
Mr. Liebeler. What is this "Michoud" that he mentioned to you? How do you spell it?
Mr. Alba. That's the national air space program, the rockets, out in Gentilly. That's NASA.
Mr. Liebeler. What kind of an operation do they have there? Is it a manufacturing operation?
Mr. Alba. It is the rocket, the Atlas rocket, I believe.
Mr. Liebeler. They construct them there, is that correct?
Mr. Alba. That is correct.
Mr. Liebeler. Did he tell you what kind of work he was going to do for the organization?