Mr. Rodriguez. I left Cuba because they were about to put me in the Armed Forces. I didn't care to. I wasn't in agreement with the present government, so I took off.
Mr. Liebeler. How did you get out?
Mr. Rodriguez. On a boat. I came out on a small boat, a small merchant ship.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you work on that boat then or where did you go?
Mr. Rodriguez. I had been working on this boat for about 3 years and 2 months.
Mr. Liebeler. Is that the boat that sunk?
Mr. Rodriguez. It's not the same boat that sunk, but it was a boat of the same company, Barcelona Co., that sunk.
Mr. Liebeler. Eventually, one of your boats did sink and you came then here to New Orleans, is that correct, and that's when you stayed in the United States?
(Discussion between witness and interpreter.)
Mr. Logan. I am going to have to ask him a couple of things on this because as I get it in my mind, it seems that he was on a boat.