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Free Press" reporter LAWRENCE LIPTON, for further details concerning an alleged telephone interview he had with subject ABBOTT HOFF MA.N relating to possible

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in view of his known antipathy and outspoken aversion to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. AS the Bureau knows, LIPTON is the "beatnik" poet and former coffeehouse owner who authorid the inflammatory poem, "T was a Foot

The Los Angeles Division 1-111 not conduct any interview with LIPTON g

on 3/25/S3, following the release of the&#39;above scurrilous POEIEH Although

was admonished at that time to refrain from publication of such filth,

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"Nation" magazine. resu Previous contacts. LIPTON ,.-a infinding the

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nevertheless again attacked the FBI by publication of this poem in the September 1958 issue of the left-wing "Frontier" magazine, which has since merged with

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&#39;1-cs lngdes Passe," hcnrover, there Free are enclosed forthe Bureau and the Chicago Division two Xerox copies each of his article which appeared on Page 7, _o1 the J

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credit the FBI. He is not the type of individual who feels any remorse in misquoting persons he has interviewed, nor would he have any hesitation in deliberately attributing erroneous statements to the interviewing agents if he thought it would enhance the sale of additional copies of the "Les Angeles Free Press." In making its decision, it is also pointed out to the GLICK KUNKIN, who is currently maintaind on the Reserve Indexr ection A of the Los ngeles Division in view of his previous affiliations with the
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Bureau thatthe "Les Angeles Free Press is edited andpublishedby ARTHUR

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who, withJerry Rubin and Lake Park, called North Avenue others on the East Coast rst Beach; iolksinging, laartiequc-s,
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non-violent dissent, Lincoln Park.

activities are

mace, etc. There will be birthtiay party, &#39; information booth set up in AUGUST 28th, dawn:
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pics, Miss Yippie contest. We&#39;re Date:B/16.. 22/58

and having our own. Pin the tail &#39;

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like that, August 25th music p.m,;
shits planned and things price lowered,

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wet- the"P&#39;opuGI u3l 5 contest, Editor: -_ Kunkin a joint , C5l&#39;3&#39;|r&#39;?n9219H- Art -t&#39;ol.iing d13 ui&#39;|.}&#39; 92.|_Gf}f.
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L: who else is coming besides BI . Allen? That you know of, H; Sunshine is coming. L: Those 92 . lD9292&#39;lSillOO?l other Sgt, Burroughs, Genet. as an est oasis, words it s optional for those who wish to go on the march? ll: Well, there arebike groups L: Genet? ldldn t itr"-w he was H: All the eve-:&#39;.t_s are optional, coming tn.would expect 20-25, I in the country. of course. _ 000 Pe i le from .92ew York alone. H: lIe&#39;scovcringitIor ESQUIRE_ l -Jvery free bus is already booked Krassner, oi course. Ed Sanders in New York. L; What are you golngto dowhen is coming in tomorrow. He&#39;s the you get there? music coordinator. There are two H: They plan to have a rally and L: Have you had any indication groups of rock musicians. One vigil. Our feeling is that people from the West Coast? who plan to go on thatmarch or to group oi about twenty bands is H: A guy named Super Joe, the pztrtlcipate in civil disobedience guy that put the owers in the matter what. Another group often tn downtown Chicago, as many ri es at the Pentagon came in which includes the heaviest groups are planning to do, ought l yesterday and said that a lot of to be prepared for ti. very heavy bands! is committed to coming people fromBerkeley had already scene. There are ten thousand only it we get a permit, They may started out. W ve gotten letters e National Guard troops here. be talked into coming anyway. from L..A., from the Coast and &#39;l here s eight root barbed wire an even from Canada that say they&#39;re L: Does that include the Alrfence with a mile circumference coming. Our feeling is that we plane? iaround the Amphitheatre and anwon&#39;t get a permit, but that they other tence within that. Very H: The Airplane never was comwill tolerate the event, ing in the first place. heavy scene. AUGUST 29th and 30th: We have L: Ilow aliopi policing the event? unscheduled events, although we - L: How about Country Joe? H: We plan to police it ourselves. plan to stilt be the park. in l-l: That would include Country That&#39;s what training session the Joe andthe Fish, Ario Guthrleis is about. in the second group. it we get a L; What events? L: Oi course you&#39;ll monti have permit only, H; We&#39;re unsure what&#39;s going to tors, but did the city express any happen that night. We do have I-low about the United States view on this issue? plans to do a death or Yippie rnnlliru H: They have not given us any ceremony, where we l:-urn all the posters andbuttons, etc. ll; l&#39;m sure where they are. not real information. They&#39;re just Ed&#39;s going to start the coordina- trying to get information from us. tion irom here. They pledged to L: is that like the death of Hipcome, but 92vel&#39;.aven t been ls Jerry Rubin well enough to lntouch L: pie? Does that mean that Yippee with them. ltls very difficult for is only for this occasion? us to give them information, They H; Our message is that people always ask you is therea permit? are free. They shouldn&#39;t have Now concerning the permit sitlabels. uation. we&#39;ve numerous dishad days. I&#39;ll give you my own private number: 312 area code 32&#39;?-9245. cussions and negotiations with L: But you&#39;re not adopting the Deputy Mayor David Stahl. The Free Man label that they are in city officials are very scared. L: I-low about crash pads tor peoSan Francisco? Or are you? know ii; Well, birth oi the free people. i They don&#39;t what the hell to pie coming, lsthereanyarrangethis sort? ~ do, -andwe Just impressed upon ment of making arrangements tremendous number oi H: We&#39;re L: Well, that&#39;s sinthe-t them to lar l the with people thatllve near the pork people coming. San Francisco event. But they for the housing or people who are keeping the name Free him, come before the 24th. After that I&#39;U"|92PJ- W- u.-.-.-_--

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where from two to thrcclhousand people in Cliirrago alone,

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preparing maps and tratnlngzna.

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gine that they&#39;re active.

gantzniion. l-i: it&#39;s1..A. like the Oracle-

Church of week, About ten thousand col&#39;>195.

with maps and everything. A5 i5

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the Free Spirit, Future City, Communications Center, r ipp->e Pentagon,Minstrel Area, the Rat, N.&#39;I&#39;.t. 3 : W5 Piim 100,000copies, suchsubiects Grub Town, Central Stage, Free on
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people who stay in the park as a

model of protest, They&#39;ll say, hey, look, these people stayed liere, nothing happenedto them,

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candidate&#39;s headquarters, fences, they&#39;re de-foltating the

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in denonstrations in Chicago during Democratic National Convention. The August 23, 1968, issue of the "Chicago Tribune" reflecting subject would participate in the demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention. HOFFMAN, from New York City, resides at 506 West
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Police Departmentreflecting that subject participated

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Armitage Avenue,Chicago, for two weeksduring and

prior to the convention. Arrest recordset forth. At press conference Chicago 9/18/68, HOFFMA in on stated

he desired to go to Czechoslovakia demonstrate to against Russian"pigs " HOFFMAN, co-founder of Youth International

Party UIP!,92ns ofthe negotiatorswith the City of Chicago

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from the Chicago Police of August, 1968, reflecting

the demonstrations

Convention DNC!.

"Chicago Tribune",
an article
that HOFFMAN

in Chicago The lugust a Chicago

Department during the lattnrpart that HOFFMAN participated in

he Democratic National during t 23, 1968, issue of the daily newspaper, contained

on page
would in violation

5, column 5, section 12, which participate in the demonstrations

institute
or Federal
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reflected during

the DNC.
subjec
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of t

onzeptember 3, 1968, reflects

ABBIE Y.
restaurant on

Chicano Police

Department,

hechecked of Deco:-ds _wn5, Bureau ICy_r?_ as by

under num
August 28, 1968 in Streets, Chicago, at
word written

HOFFMAN was arrested on d Lincoln Clark an

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8:45 a.m.
HOFFMAN had

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for resisting
an obscene

arrest and
four-letter

disorderly conduct. was arrested to come

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in the by the

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for

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being asked

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police officers

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HOFFMAN was to appear

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in court

on September
released

6,

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on September

County State&#39;s Attorney&#39;

10, 1968, that

HOFFMAN failed

to appear for

court hearing

on September

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Patented that c arge of disorderly

City of Chicago duge

bond was forfeited and his appearance bond increased from $1,000 to $5,000, If HOFFMAN comes within the court&#39;s jurisdiction, he will not be released unless he makes $5,000 bond. No fugitive warrant is outstanding. conduct and
of resisting

6, 1968,

County Criminal

Court. His

$1,000

uorrmm charged with and a is arrest a state resisting

arrest.

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The September 10, 1968, American", page 4, column 6, stated New York on his said it City to forehead and is not face disorderly
HOFFMAN had been arrested

&#39;hippie&#39;leader, apparently will not

for writing

issue of the"Chicago that "ABBEY HOFFMAN,

be extradited
an obscene

from

F|___i-I-0

conduct charges.
word

failed to

appear in offense. Bet

court Friday."

"RICHARD ELRDD, Assistant Corporation

Counsel,
he said

plans to

wait another

an extraditahle

week and file a

$900 in Chicago."

civil suit

against
that

he

HOFFMAN in N=:wYork to recover the &#39;yippie chieftan owes

bond money

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1968, Chicagoptember 17, Police Depa,av men

arrested at . FFMAN, 11:20 a.m. self-proclaimed leader on that date at Trans World

of YIP, was O&#39;Hara International

Airport on

arrival from

Airlines. HOFFMAN

Hew York City aboard

was accompanied

Flight 315,
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attorney J. LEFCOUHTE, who criminal proceedings pending in

HOFFMAN was arrested on this

was to represent Chicago.

occasion on the

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basis of a warrant issued by Judge LOUIS J. GILIBERTO, Branch 47, City Court of Chicago, for failure to appear Usfore that court on September 6, 1968. He declined to answer complaint regarding HOFFMAN&#39;s arrest by the

Chicago Police

Department on

August 28,

1968, charging
arrest which was in

him with disorderly conduct and resisting occurred during disturbances while the DNC
progress.

As a result of the arrest on September 17, 1968, HOFFMAN was charged.with jumping bond and for illegal possession of a weapon. The weapon was described as a knife with a four-inch blade found on HOFFMAN s person

during a
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search following

his arrest.
1968, HOFFMAN Federal Bureau was arrested of Investigation

by a *?*
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On September l7, Special Agent of the

FBI!, Chicago,
Chicago Police
occasion on the

upon his
basis of

releasezfrom custody
was arrested
warrant issued a Federal

of the
on this
as a

Department. HOFFMAN the complaint

of the

result of
with violation

being filed
Crime Aboard

charging HOFFMAN
an aircraft = Carr

a Concealed

Weapon Statute.

Special Agents
on September

The followini investigation was conducted by

and
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appear on Local Court as directed vacate the by Judge October 17,

was his

cownnimt
on September 6, 1968. HOFFMAN&#39;s attorney requested the court to bond forfeiture charge which was granted GILIBERTO and the matter was continued until 1968. The court granted permission for

HOFFMAN to

travcl to
The Assistant

New York
his same

City

which he

claimed
continued

residence and

bond was

Corporation Counsel,

City

of Chicago,
placed against

advised that

additional charges
his arrest at the

had been
airport

HOFFMAN after

and the had not for them

_,,,.,...,_.-_.

16th District, Chicago Police Department, finished processing him because it was necessary to bring him to this hearing. requested e the
finish court custody to the

court to allow the Chicago Police Department to processing HOFFMAN before he is released. The granted the request and HOFFMAN was taken into by the Chicago Police Department to be returned

16th District,
.-_i--

Chicago Police
On September 18, 1968,

Department.
NICHOLAS KARZEN,

Assistant United

States Attorney
HOFEMEE, with
September 18,

AUSA!, Chicago,
1968, before United

C
.,, _

advised that
at 10:00 Crime Aboard

EDWARD TED STEIN, appeared a hearing

at Chicago.
York State

a.m. on

States ommmiua- JAMES T.

Aircraft charge

BALOG for the hearing

15, 1968,
to his New

in the
him. At BALOG
residence

filed against

the

request of
11:30 a.m.
restricted

his attorney
on October
his travel

was continued for travel

until

when HOFFMAN requested permission ?ress Conferences

to Czechoslovakia

4 slj

Following an appearance before United States Commissioner.on September 18, 1968, HOFFMAN held a press conference from 10:51 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. for

the various
States Federal

newspaper and
Buildin Chicago,

telelision media
which was

in the

United

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observed by

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norrnnw announced his plan to depart
United States on Sunday, September 21, 1965,

from the
a group in their people

with

oi
1

United

States

"yippic-type"

people,

none

identified
is

because he did not want to have travel, for a meeting with 5,000 in Elsen, Germany. The assembly

them delayed "yippie type" in Germany

to

include

many

rock-type"

bands

and Singers.

The

purpose of the assembly is to march to Czech border to confront Russian authorities. They plan to march to Prague, Czechoslovakia. if the border CPOSSi g is permitted in order to hcld a music festi al to confront

Russian
HOFFMAN, had
F_ 6&#39; it a visa

"pigs"
for entrance

police
United
into

authorities!.
States passports
Czechoslovakia.

The group,
but did

including

not have

HOFFMAN

asserted-

.that

he

and

YIP

do

not

L
_,___

approve of Russian "pig" more than Chicago "pig" said he does not expect of physical obstruction encountered by YIP from "Pigs are pigs everywhere
everywhere." HOFFMAN stated

oppresssion

in

Prague

any

oppression
any different from Russian

during DNC.
kind "pigs" is

He
or type than

Chicago
and

"pigs."
beating

He stated
beating

that

if

the
an

group

is

not

urrmitted
to r...._.... infiltrate

to for

cross
in

the
small

Czech
units

border
for

they
alternate

will Mdsic

in

Prague

Russian

Pig

Confrontation

attempt meeting
I ;-nci inn! IIIIJUJ-VIII. |

i,

&#39;.
for
= he He

1; r_

this
will said

HOFFMAN stated trip to Prague

him and he will

his plans because of

have return to to be the

are the if

now interrupted Federal charge

of his legal

against

advised United

situation
Europe
because

by his
probably

attorney.
never

He said

he goes

to

Prague

V.-

States.

that ifthere was a lot of work to be done in not like to no-undersuch circumstances he would a lot of work remains to be done in the United
:

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States.

HOFFMAN

ascertained

that

the

series

of

arrests

of
him
.._;w--ecu

him are
from

harrassments
out

by"government
his work.

pigs"

to
out

prevent

carrying

He pointed

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twenty
was a

he has been arrested

the
to

times,

never
of

convicted,
"pig"

and

current
stop his

arrest
work.

continuation

attempts

I 1 92

HOFFMAN advised

he voluntarily
at
not

returned
These
extradited

to

Chicago to answer city

came
were

criminal
have

charges against
the DNC.
been

him which
charges
on

out

of

his
and

activities
he could

absurd

them. He said permission to

-92.

he returned leave on the

to Chicago to Prague trip.

obtain

court

him is
of a
,_.-.~ _ -,._ F. . i

HOFFMAN pointed out the obscene charge against also ridiculous and his being arrested for having

an obscene word printed

law and further the

on his forehead

is not a

violation
photographer

nation&#39;s outstanding

is going to exhibit a large face portrait with forehead printing, in a photography

HOFFMAN an art object.

of HOFFMAN show which makes of Crime

he the

HOFFHAN advised
&#39;q--L4
.. _

the

Federal
He aircraft.

charge

Aboard an Aircraft is did not commit a crime

ridiculous. on the

ascertained He said

knife in his he purchased in

surrendered the knife

possession was a New York City

three-inch penknife which he voluntarily

which

Pr
r r

to the Chicago Police Department. He was not a switchblade and was not

said a dangerous

weapon. He stated "I&#39;m living in that&#39;s the way it goes in this

HOFFMAN advised he is under

a police state, but country from the pigs."

to Dell Publishing

contract

Company, New York City, to write a book to be released some time in October, 1968, entitled "Revolution for the Hell of 1:." He stated he may make a million
dollars from the book. He said that if he makes money

5 is ;
. f-"EN .s

well under way from 14th Avenue on and things are well organized, "free sex, free narcotics, the world is a
ball." He said everyone is invited to Join the

he will offer $10,000 to each Chicago Police Officer who joins with YIP or will "burn the money." He stated he does not need money, does not work, does not have plans to work because he is a "Passive Revolutionary." he stated that everything is free and he is in the process of currently redeveloping New York City and has things activity.

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HOFFMAN also stated he had been approached by an unidentified motion picture company for making a movie of his life&#39;s story. He stated he would not play a starring role tecause he was not a movie star. HOFFMAN stated he enjoyed very much Mayor RICHARD DALEY&#39;s film regarding the demonstration activity in Chicago during the DNC entitled "What

Tree

Have They

Planted?"
groovy." movement

He stated
Be said exhibited. it

it

was hagnificent,
what

excellent, and the underground

was exactly

with

activity

HOFFMAN predicted in the United

the YIP would continue States and would appear

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w .&#39; mo

the participants on part HOFFMAN. He identified

of YIP.

at n" oredby s it

pe g.

cial /92&#39;ent_
two of himself

this program was as a FOpfR l tiVO

/92m0n&#39; {_,
ABBIE he

,_ -Q:

During the discussion had participated in the last uprisings in New York.

HOFFMAN stated Columbia University

that

,.._

At one point MADIGAN asked the guests, "Does anyone believe that the Communist element was in any way behind the latest student uprisings in the country?" HOFFMAN asked MADIGAN what he meant by Communist and MADIGAN replied "Anyone who conspires to overthrow
the
$1

United

States

Government."

HOFFMAN

stated

"In

that case, I&#39;m Communist." a MADIGAN asked HOFFMAN if he was in favor of overthrowing the United States Government and HOFFMAN replied that he is favor of the overthrow of the United States Government by any means possible. The August 5, 1968, issue of the "Chicago

E3

ii

American," contained
founder of

a Chicago an article
YIP "made

daily newspaper, reflecting that

fools of the

page 3, column 1, ABBIE HOFFMAN, ebreporters."

television

HOFFMAN stood on La Salle Street, near at noon on August 4, 1968, and stated,
H 4

hundred thousand hippies

here for
"Last of

our life

Chicago Avenue, "We&#39;ll have a

festival "

i I I
.,.__,

oi us in had four

HOFFMAN stated, New York conceived main objectives: Y1. grass

December the Yippie

a group idea.

We

political

The blending of leaves movement

pot and and --

politics a cross

into a fertilization

of

the

Hippie

and

New Left

philosophy.
link that would as was willing tie into as much some

of the gigantic

"2. A connecting underground together national get-together.

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alternative society.
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A CONFIDENTIAL
development of a model for an

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rm-Jul-u-0
in revolutionary

"4. The
Democratic
Iiatitni."

need to

make some statement, eypecially

about LBJ, and the

action~theater terms

party, electoral
The August 23, 1968,

politics, and
edition of

the state
the "Chicago

of the

N
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iii

Tribune," a Chicago daily newspaper, page 5, column 5, section 12, contained an article stating that on August 22, 1968, Judge WILLIAM J. LYNCH of Federal District Court agreed to dismiss a suit filed by YIP which was to force the Park District to grant a permit for thousands of Yippies to come to the park during the convention. According to this article ABBIE HOFFMAN, age 29, of New York City, a Yippie spokesman, said the group requested the suit be dropped because "We have lost faith in the Judicial System and the Park District has failed to give us an answer on the permit? HOFFMAN stated the Yippies and National Committee to End the War in Viet Nam demonstrators intended to use the park with or without a permit and that many Yippies have been expressing their
opinions without the interference of the police. However,

police officials
F .-___._

said the
no one

park had
had been

been closed
staying there.

at 11:00

p.m

each day

and that

ctivity;During the

Democratic Nationa1mConventi0n

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as follows:

in Chicago,

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She was assigned to Lincoln Park from Saturday, August 24, to Friday, August 30, 1968, for the purpose of gathering intelligence information concerning the activities of the demonstrators she eere using Lincoln Park. A second purpose was that in the event any officer was sprayed with
oven cleaner she was to obtain the can in order to determine

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the antidote to be used. Her information that oven cleaner faces of the officers and she department doctor that different

department had received prior was to be sprayed in the had been informed by the kinds of oven cleaner

required different
obtain the container
ABBIE HOFFMAN

antidotes, theref vit

from which
came to

was necessary
came.

to

the material

i
Pu-In-u-n

Ionday or pointed out

march on

around 9:00

and only occasion on which she

p.m. or
the Conrad

Tuesday, August and identified

26 or 27, 1968, by a fellow officer.

the attention of -on

when he
The

was
first

-9;30_p.m. the

hearfd HOFFMAN speak was

day before the mass
in the HOFFMAN was

Hilton Hotel.

imate middle of the park seated on the ground when eard whim speak for approximately one half hour to xerty minutes. She fathered from the speech that the purpose was to instruct those listening how to attack the police and how to potect themselves in case of a police
o

counter-attack.

who were

Immediately around HOFFMAN was a row seated. Behind this row nae another

of individuals group standing

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Regarding the
wear helmets, against the bottles, and
told them that

instructions
when they

given to the
could be
have rocks

listeners
should

n_-i-1

that the

park and

bear arms of any kind which "Pi 5" police who he called g , sticks in their possession. He

demonstrated they

streets were

theirs and

that they

used , told them were to not

should
meet
way

stay in
1 Grant
F-I-1-3

the park
Park the

Hotel. HOFFMAN

fllowin og said that

all night.

da y for they were

he told

a march on the Conrad Hilton to get to Grant Park any

i

then they

they could groups as

but cautioned them to go singly and they would he less conspicuous.

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there were many individuals behind her. individuals appeared to be spectators as dressed and clean shaven, however, the Yippies and
latter on
present espe
ciall those

estimates that were and individuals llstening speak, howev to asthere was in r60 is 70 HOFFMANbetween row and figure is strictlya guess she the

Some oi the they were well majority of those

rows were

hippies. she
their attire,

in the

first three

hased her

identification of
and bear
ds.

the he

long hair

was smoking
based her
J

During tme ABBIE HOFFMAN wnzt~ believes to be

belief 6n the shape of the

was speaking marijuana. She

cigarette

Ed??? ., " a.
F

she would
Aid She _-_
speech.

that is the way was smoking with ed confident and the wayit was rolled it. the is ends because of he
rcan no. ---

recognize HOFFMAN

HOPPIAN aeain after _.-_"" _,___ __--_

it she

were to see
he hag

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him again.

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imately 9:30
uals

rem

so, 1963.
August
Park. He

On Tuesday,
p.m.,
in

27,

1968,
said he

at

approx-

ABBIE

HOFFMAN was

observed

giving
indi A i

F."

size 0 the crowd. Most of and were smoking pot.

the row it was and difficult the to judge

Lincoln was in

a speech to 2G0,or

300 or possibly
the

more,

crowd were

"hippies"

He related the plans ensue the following few days. two groups, the second group being
-_- ---v __k._

He said they were in a bad area because the lighting

while the gnaup at Grant Park

the y were going to He said there were at Grant Park.

was not very good, had good lighting.

He told the crowd they were not going to leave the park that night at 11:00 p.m., will meet the police with whatever violence
needed. 92-w

and they is

or

football

He suggested that they wear motorcycle helmets and gas masks if they have
them to get whatever weapons were

them.

He told

available through
weapons

to them.
and

use to
half

combat said
are

the

police.

He told are
stones

the

crowd to use golf

because
vaseline

balls
bricks

and drive
beer
better

pails
bottles
than

and spikes
good

He also are sharper.

that face.

they

He said on their

tc

counteract mace to He told them to use

use oven

cleaner if they have any, but that is not good because you have to get close to use that.

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He told the crowd to be in Grant Park

tomorrow Hednesday, August 28, because they are gOing to raise

on the Conrad Hilton Hotel. He told

1968} afternoon, "hell" and march

the crowd

to bring

their helmets

and gas

masks if

they have

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them. He did not say what they would do they got to the Conrad Hilton Hotel, but there probably is going to be a "hassle".
He wore a white motorcycle hehet

when stated
and

smoked marijuana said "we" are sick

Mayor DALEY
He was

while making the speech. He of this society and said

whole show.
not observed at Lincoln Pak

runs the

after

that Tuesday

evening, and

he left

the

park before taking part

&#39;. ._A

11:00 p.m. in any of the

He was not observed demonstrations.

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in Chi c:~.;&#39;;c.

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during these eemons&#39;rn ons when the members of the Press covering these demonstrations disobeyed Police instructions and were generally very uncooperative at all tines. In

ohr:ervcd

numerous i nstances

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having proper identification, In some instances, when ordered to get behind the Police skirmish line, the Press would
make verbal insults to the Police such as "who the hell

do you think
n II -w

you are?"

and "we have s right

not only abused

to be here".
the Policemen

The demonstrators

verbally balls
but also bags

by shouting
hurled

obscenitics
with

and personal
rocks,

insults
bottles,

at them, and

with

nails

such objects

protruding,

as bricks,

spears of wood, knives,

D
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and bottles

filled

human wastes.

omen injured
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during

numerous Police ears were damaged

these demonstrations. F

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demonstrators Department.
.----

in

an effort

to cast

suspicion

on the

Police

restraint

stated n ace

of

all

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at

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we:

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they would save their

in fake which po=c

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most violent
would

acts until

nightfall.

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would
It was also

approach a

noted Policeman, several inst:m<:e.<:

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I arrivedat Grant Park,Wednesday, 28, 1968, August

the band shell at about 4:30 in the afternoon at which time

at

the actual

speeches had been terminated

and the march was

being organized. In--vwu-v-1&#39;

At approximately

5:00 the march then began

to leave parkheading the north the Inner on Drive. Tomy

knowledge, the Chicago Police Department and National Guard

hadcompletely blocked the nrensouth the parkCTllowing oif of

only one exit to the marchers. The march proceeded north along

the InnerDrivemarching eight nhrenst. They proceeded

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approximately

100 yards north

when they were stopped by a

line of Chicagopolicemen. At this time, it was announced

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tor the marchand that anyoneparticipating in the marchnot

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of approximately one-hu1I hour

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the marchers

waited nonviolontly.

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period, louder of the

Name Unknown! Dollinger,

who lbelieve

for n

Pence; the group responsible for organizing

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the march,
wait awhile

announced to the group

until they could got

that there
permission. At

was n possibility
about this

they may got permission to conduct the march and they should
time, which
leave the

would have been about 5:30, people started

march and filter around to the west of

to
the police

toward the bridges leading to Michigan venue. The first

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semblance of

a march,

just

n great

deal of

people walking

c0NnnE92T9
in

groups of

three or

four or

simply inst
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walking toward
time made to the

the
to

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bridges. The either stop were violating

Chicago police the people the law

no attempt they bridge

or announce in some

people that the second

way. At

which leadsto Buckingham Fountain, the marchers stopped

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and it

would appear

some of

the marchers Some of

were arguing who

with

the National

Guard troops.

the marchers

apparently circled
at , ._u t

around behind

the National

Guard had

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gone up to the

next bridge

north of

this one,

circled around

and came behindthe NationalGuard so in that the National

Guard was At this in n single time, the line and Natiopal was completely
I

surrounded. the tear

Guard opened

fire with

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gas. It was new approximately 6:00. The mass people011 of

back under the tear

The marchers,
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who were now demonstrators,

continued north

crossing the next bridge north, which Ipreviously

or National
area

mentioned,

which apparently notubeen had c1osed;of by Chicago the police

Guard, thus aining access to the Michigan Avenue

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to 3,000
At this time,

people completely covering

it of the appeared group

than, L

the road from the buildings on the west side {B the curb
marshals 1ost control and

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was more or less moving down under what might be called

mob psychology. At the corner of what may have

Congress and Michigan
recall what

been
moment and
were

the
was

group
said

stopped
certain

for a

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do

not

but

statements

made that
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or

they
recall

would

continue
it

to march south
they would

to the Hilton.
be violent
n portable

do not

whether
These

was said
were

if! 1 0

nonviolent.

statements

made

over

loudspeaker
was the same

system.
one which

I assume that
had been

this

microphone

system
in

used

earlier by

marshals

order to organize
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the march and to inform

those members of

what washappening ouring its nonviolent stage but at this

time I cannot Say for certain
microphone or the loudspeaker

who was in charge of the

system. At this time, which

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was approximately started

6:30 or perhaps 7:00, Michigan

encountered a

the marchers again Avenue and continuodto

lino of Chicago policemen

to&#39;move south on
until they

move south

at the corner or Michigan and Balbc.

The mobat this time

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was halted at the intersection of South Michigan Avenue and

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Balbo

by lines

of Chicago

policemen

south oi the dumunHtrnL0rS on Halbo.

entire

on Michigan
demonstrators

and west of
at this

the demonstrators
time occupied the

The

intersection

and spread over into

were located

the park.
near

At this
Balho east

time,
of

medical
the

groups

on Da1bo.or

demonstration

about 50 yards from the intersection

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itself.
lines to

About 7:00 or
clear the inter-

._

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moved

in

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section.
ir

Throughout

this

time there and physical violence

were provoeations violence

in

the form of vocal

insults

aimed at the of

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Chicago

police.

By physical

I mean the throwing

projectiles,

stones, bottles,

and this type of thing.

I did

not know any of the people personally involved with these things
although cool it. at times I At this asked the people not to throw them and to time also the Chicago police began making

arrests and using their billy stichs.. The_Chicago police also

| -s

it.

made a series of
and It in was

thrusts

into

the

erewd,

both

in

the

street

during that first this time the injuries oi in terms

the park itseli,

to try tf push the demonstratorsback.

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"isouthl3alho. of
The Chicago police actually formed a

UUMIDENTI
line right

along Balbo cutting

the demonstration in half.

At this of

time

the mob began to move north being pushed by the lines Chicago police.
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At this

time, which

would have been about loudspeaker

7:30,

people were announcing over the portable

system mentioned earlier that

the demonstrators should not

act in provocation of the Chicago police

although this

provocation continued occur, the provocation to taking the

form of vocal
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insults,

often

of an obscene nature, At this time also

directed

toward the Chicago police.

I did not see

,,

any physical
demonstrators.

provocation aimed toward the Chicago police

At about.8:O0

by

to 8:30 a group of 100 to 200

tr:
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people broke off from the march and proceeded ever to Wabash
Avenue.

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followed

the

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breaking up and was not encountering any police.
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numbered between 100 150 were located and and L

of the
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Art Museum

where there

is

n park

above

an underground

parking lot. The people, whichIassume of many were

spectators and not participating the railing which in
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in the at the
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demonstration, Odge oi
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were along

the park
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curb on next

the Chicago police at

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police and this time

demonwtrators were attempting

in the to clear

street. The the street of

I demonstrators

using lines of police

as well as their clubs.

police

came over the railing

1 -u

along the
to clear

park ope made a series

that area. The people

of
along

thrusts

in

an attempt

the railing
Chicago police,
n r-nun}: _ .-_,.

began to

run in front of
this time

the pursuing line of

numbered between 20 or 25,

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run primarily,

Iguess,

as n

reflex when

everyone elseran at the eight of police wheeling billy

clubs which
overtook me
shoulder,

is enough to Qake anyone run.

at this
Icannot

Ono policeman
on the head or
club saying,

time striking
recollect Isure,

me either
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the policeman was struck a minimum

or observe of twelve

his name times

by n number oi policemen,
estimate. I four to
where I

between four
on my left and n
to three

and seven
which I on my

I would
received head

was struck five conLusiuns

received two

arm in broken finger, blows, including

one which

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opened a woundrequiring five stitehes to close. The index

finger of the left hand was the one that was broken. I

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also received
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three blows

on my baeic

and at

ienst one

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on my hip
blows knocked police were

and one
me to

on my right leg.
the ground. me to

The first
Several of get out

series of
the Chicng0

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there telling

of there

and I

gm iwk
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tried to

get out

oi there

and while

getting to

my feet

said, "I!m

trying to,I&#39;mto." at which time trying they

me down still saying, "Get out oi here, get out of

here." managed stagger -I to awn; from police make the and

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was happening
on the

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reaction
up in their

to what
suite

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ad a numberof doctore and nurses and

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some medical

supplies.

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first
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aid

station, L

received

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dressing
time

for my wounds and a vice

quite ex tcnsively.

for

my hand which at that They arranged for an

was swelling

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ambulance from the Chicago Fire

. of injured people from the ir

Department
to the

to take a number
Cook County Hospital

suite

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where I received indicated times

treatment above, this

ier

my injuries,

Although

is more of a sequence of events duo to the fact

of time

than a specific
timepiece
exactly

timed sequel
vast
it

that I

had no
of

and the
what time

majority

I was unaware

was.

1*&#39;r

During
.. gm 1! u

this

period

had time

to observe

and to talk

to a number of people

involved

m.h.

with the demonstrations with tomeof the spectators. and In

talking 3 with marshals or people directly concerned with the that organization of the march and the Yippies, I was informed

Sta?"

there was n fear on the part of manypeople involved that there

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be the reaction of were

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would result of

be violence. the April

appeared to and the

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27th demonstrations

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the Chicago
were also

police force
groups of

to those

dcmonsLrati0n5. There
whether they

people, I

cannot Say

marshals or
if ,I F -A-tn ~ a r 1

exactly what
extremely radical,

they were,
if not

but they

were people
advocating should and that
in Chicago which to in

who were

militant, people

revolution and one of

advocating that parts of

this demonstration that revolution

this week the revolution

be

the initiating
a desirable would aid in the

violence was

outcome of cause of

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that it

my knowledge collapse of including

involved violence the present

in the

streets leading of the

to leaders, not

government. Several indicated that

Abby Hoffman,

violence was

undesirable. The
demonstrations on intended to

two groups principally involved

Wednesday the 28th which

with the

were originally Mobilization it began shell in

be peaceful and the

and nonviolent

were the

| 1_

for Peace

Yippies. The The march

parade or

march as the band

was nonviolent,
5 If

emanating from throughout its

Grant Park
|

on August

28th was

entirety as

long asit lasted nonviolent. When march stopped, the was

people waited what must have been an hour before hreaking mentioned toward off from the march and moving as Ipreviously

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the north in an attempt to get over to Michigan Avenue.

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During this time it appeared that the marshals

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of the march

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lost control

of the

marchers and

it may

be that

the more

radical elements,
marchers, less
gained control

which were
than tive
or the

only a small
percent Iwould
in the

percentage of
say, actually
mob. I base this

the

upper hand

statement nn

my person

1 observation

cf what

occurred in

that the

nonvioleni -any

uhers prior way either

to the

breaking up oi p vocally
this following

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the march had not

acted in action in

hhysically or

provocati toward terms of vocal insults

the Chicano

police, whereas

primarily occurred

.._ ._...I....._.|

the breakup the march._would say that the majority of of l

the marchers,
who could_be violent position.

which later
.

comprised the mob, were individuals

.

swung either

way, either

to a

nonviolent or on my own

These observations

are based

-H10 and theeceurrencelat Lincoln Throughoutthese Park.

D
demonstrations I found it very evident that a number of

personal opinionafter a week of following these demonstrations

people who Iwould consider young hoodlums, people generally

not concerned generally white the actual
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with the or Puerto

peace movement Bican, had in terms

or with a great of vocal

the Yippie deal to

party,

do with

provocation both toward the

and physical as an example,

violence directed

Chicago police.

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into three

or tour
v

groups composed oi twenty

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or so

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individuals a

piece at Lincoln Park on the night&#39;o Tuesday

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the 27th of August. Ipersonally hoard

a number of these

individuals say
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that "they I think one

were going of the

to pct

themselves the group said

some cops."

members of

; that
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told

they were B1-ooI:i iel<l. from

west side
personally rip were not

in

me after leaving {{J 11921pH that these this; wa.-4 D

of Chicago,
up paving Yippics
as far as the

on the
I saw

Another group
stones from or peace
actions of

of young
a road

punks

in Lincoln own

Park. These
personal criterion

people. My

these individuals

are concerned
They have people and
92

is based

on the
for what

way in

which these
to the

people act.
Mobilization the

no concern they have no

is happening what is
is with

concern for

happening to

Yippies. Their

primary concern

the police

and acting

toward the
Q-1-,-.

police in

a violent Mobilization for as to

manner, although Peace people could go or

no restraints were put what they l have on could

by the

Yippics or

these individuals
E

where they many of

do.

To my

knowledge, on

these ocn sions

mentioned, attempts
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were made

by loudspeaker
the 28th
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after the
of August
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encounter at
to rcxrain
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the Hilton
Irom aggravating
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on Wednesday
the pOi1CG
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tnroubn provocations

and these

requests were

aimed not

only to
in terms

people directly
of people desiring

connected with

the demonstration

to make their presence

but also
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felt to

the people

in the

Convention
of the march

to those

who were

there not

as members

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on part

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Dcpnrtmcnt aimvd toward demonstrators, ti lnri, people Sp

of the press, and dressed in
canes and in the

medics. Hy coat and

in other street.

specLaturs tics who

Imean

puuplc 80mO walking along

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of thcm
in some

were just

cases standing
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the Convention He is

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those

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War in Vietnam and on Wednesday, August 28, 1968, decided &#39; to that he would go to downtown Chicago and add his voice of the demonstrators opposing the war. No one telephoned him or asked him to go; he said this was his own decision based
on his be 1e s. 1&#39; fHe

is not

a member

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organization that

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demonstrated during
a Democratic
Committee NBC!.

the Convention
or the visiting

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advocate or

participate in was discouraged

any violent with the

demonstrations, and, demonstrations very

in fact, early and

soon

wanted to
u ? &#39;

go home.
Concerning his own observations during this time,

-said that
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at the
1968

bandshell sometime
He recalls

he arrived GrantPark downtown Chicago in in

on Wednesday afternoon, August 28,
seeing someone taking the American Flag

down from
u. 1-&#39; .

the flagpole
the crowd who took not close

causing the

police, about

10 or
&#39; , e some

so,

to go into the indwidual

1 .as
!

of demonstrators apparently to down the Flag. At that tim

arrest

people in
njured or to see

the crowd
enough to

threw missiles
observe whether

at the
missiles.

police but

anyone was

who was

throwing the

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were assembled in the area of the bandshell and he thought there were perhaps 25 policemen on hand there that he coul d see. At this time, a number of speakers were addressing the 1 crowd. He remembers these speakers as fol ows:

said that

possibly asmany as 10,000 people

&#39; nonwmmxtan spoke

not intend
not want to occasion. He

to the

crowd and said he

the crowd since he country. the policemen
also spoke that the

did
did
GREGORY

to

go on

any

march with is good

ge t arrested. recalls that

DICK GREGORY GREGORY said

on this young people police actions to caution

in America
3K .

represent what
is not

about this He said

said that long hair against demonstrators.

bad and spoke against GREGORY went on, however, and the problem was

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the

crowd not

to hate
their orders

the police. policemen.

were

only following

wi &#39;th the

superiors of

the ordinary

GREGORY said that white people are now finding out what Negroes have always known about the police and about ORY de how it reels to be mistreated by the police. GREG ma some jokes but at no time did he make any inflammatory

remarks or

any remarks

advocating violence.

In fact,

GREGORY
he was
the

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was always Just the always conciliatory police orders and to

opposite in his speeches; that is, and always asking the crow d tobe o y avoid violence.

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DAVE DELLINGER alsospoke during the afternoon 28, 1968. Whereas GREGORY made no mention of of August plans for organizing the marches, DELLINGER stated those plans, which were that the crowd was to break up into three groups. One group was to form for a march to the Amphitheatre. This march was to be compltely nonviolent,

according to

DELLINGER, and

those who

believed in

violence

were cautioned to stay out of this march. DELLINGER said that there might be others who wanted a confrontation with the pobice and, if so, those persOm;would form a second group. DELLINGER said he disagreed with persons who desired
such a confrontation. DELLINGER then said that a third

group was

to say

in the

park. This

group would

be made

up

i! _
h

of children being attacked

an attack police had vicinity of

or people by the

who did police.

not want

to run

the risk

of

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y police was a real attacked nonviolent the Civic Center in

Pena he felt that possibility the of such

one in view of peace demonstrators Chicago in April, the fact that in the 1968.

ABBIE HOFF
heard of

so made

a speech on

but what

he

MAN&#39;s speech convinced him

hear the speec all of

the afternoon
that

HOFFMAN had
Convention and

that some people in

at

rather than crowd. said he unite the By this meant

that his speech would s only to fragment

no serious

purpose or

belief concerning

the

of the remarks made by HOFF were offensive the crowd such as when he called candidates

to

for

President like HUMPHREY and NIXON "pigs." Also, he s that HOFFMAN himself, by his appearance, strengthened opinion that he was not present for any serious purpose to speak out about the anti-war plank but rather, associated HOFFMAN with the use of narcotics although

h does not recall specifically what, said on this subject.

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if anything, nonviolent group

HOFFMAN which
march. The

After the
intended to
in the

speeches, the
the area
area but

march in
Grant Park

of the
was not

Amphitheatre formed
allowed to

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crowd then broke up into small groups and al nugh some of the bridges out of the park to Michigan Avenue were closed by the National Guard, eventually much of the crwd made

its way
one of

to Michigan
the bridges

Avenue. There
as they crossed.

was tear

gas used

around

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that
About this and the "Stop the time on August 28, 1968, it was crowd moved out onto Michigan Avenue
and completely such things as

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getting dark, "Peace now,"

in the vicinity of hbcked traffic.

the Conrad Hilton Hotel The crowd was yelling

obscene! you LBJ." Occasionally, crowd would yell "Pigs," at the

di

war," "Dump

some individual police, although

the hump,"

and "F --

in the it seemed
and

1:0!no use

that most the term

of the crowd disapproved "pig" toward police.

of this

people
t

in _"e

Fsaid simply was his march to thatarea of it feeling most the crowd wanted to the oi
to make
the War

the Amphitheatre
primarily against

their voices
in Vietnam.

heard in
He never

protest,
considered

p-.---u

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for

a momentthe

idea of
does not

actually trying
believe anyone

to get
else had

into the
that idea;

Amphitheatre and

certainly, no he never felt like a big

speaker said this was that they could march

an objective. to the area of

in reality, the

Amphitheatre because

of his

belief that
possibly by

the City

would not

crowd escorted

National Guardsmen

Li
F

marching throogh the Negro ghetto. He felt that Negroes might object to the presence of troops in the ghetto and

possibly sniping

might result.

So actually

he did

not feel confronta-

the City would allow a march to the Amphitheatre although it was his hope to engage in such a march as a means of

legitimate dissent.

He does not believe

in violent

tion with the police any attempt to disrupt

and henever heard any the DNC itself.

speaker advocate

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&#39; in the area oi Balbo Strees while the crowd was in the street, a Peoples March which apparently had a

this point
-ow

halted.bydemonstrators. westimated at the the crowd

near Balbo

its way

through the

crowd alth

other traffic

and Michigan Avenue, . mule train of the Poor march permit, made

had been

at from

Street he

2,000 to

saw between

5,000 people.
50 and

100 police

From his

march east

position

along Balbo

on Michigan

into the

crowd in

an attempt the night

to clear sticks-

the street.

The Er; cleared thestreet and moved east Grant Park. into

ahead ct then

At first,

and later,

police were

started swinging

jabbing their

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He himself was not hit by the police and he saw no one seriousyinjured. As police moved into the crowd, some of them were screaming, "Kill them," and a few police were yelling such things as, "You f ---- -- obscene! commies.
that earlier, clear the in swinging the crowd street, although their night had been asked by tn not immediately before sticks. he said that it

ll

was his observation also police were not"hippies"

that most or "yippies"

of the poeple hit by the but were well-dressed

actions. He also thrown at police in

appeared bewildered by police remember seeing any missiles of Michigan and Balbo.
After the street was cleared he

walked north

and

1.

saw one individual being onto a railing somewhere in

beaten by policemen the vicinity

who was hanging of the Illinois

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speakers said that the radicals had been day by the police and now the "liberals" and there were no more beatings.

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beaten the previous had taken over

ENDICOTT PEABODY, a former

spoke to the crowd
changes.

governor
the

of Massachusetts,
framework.
PEABODY&#39;s

about

working

within

political

, ..

for

peaceful

Some of the

crowd booed

P I-,
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Sp8Ch.

DICK GREGORY then took the microphone and defended PEABODY&#39;s right to speak. GREGORY then made the same speech he made the previous day and it contained nothing inflammatory.

In
ful

fact,

GREGORY also
and always

seemed to
tried to

him to be
persuade people

advocating

a peacethe

approach

against

use of any violence. Senator MC CARTHY, who was protected by several Secret Service Agents, then spoke to the crowd and was well received. He spoke of being "in exile" and said that he intended to work within the present system to
support but that i a number of candidates he would not support
DICK GREGORY then

he favored Vice-President
announced that

for

Senate seats HUMPHREY.

would lead a

,....__ 4

he

march south and the crowd of about 1,000 to 1,500 people walked to about 14th or 15th Street, where they were stopped by the National Guard. The crowd then returned to Grant Park to the General LOGAN Monument. More people made speeches.
He remembers that JEAN GENET spoke only about one sentence in French and saluted the crowd and said he was glad to be there with them. DICK GREGORY then spoke again and said that

he intended
to
92 e 1

to
him.

go to

his

house and he was inviting

the

crowd

go with

to

leave

the

At this point, about 7:15 p.rn.,-said

area because he had a dinner

appointment

he had
later

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inviting It the was his crowd
a

that evening so he did not go on

the march that GREGORY led.

feeling that GREGORY&#39;s remark to his house was asubteffu fsince

d or more people could

about everyone
visit

could

see

that

not

objective of GREG s remark was to get the crowd somewhere closer to the site of the DNC. Again he said he never telt that anyone had the idea of actually trying to get into the

Amphitheatre
demonstrate.

and it

waslie

reeling

that

the crowd wanted simply

to march somewhere

near

the

convention

and peacefully

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he felt

that

the purpose of the

the demonstrators were concerning

against
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the War in Vietnam.

demonstrators throwing missiles or concerningpolicemen

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information

he sawbeating demonstrators he cannotidentify and them.

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co-founder of YIP "made fools of the television reporters."M HOFFMAN stood Salle Street, near Chicago on La Avenue, at Y T noon on st 4, 1968 and stated, "we 1 havea hundred ,*&#39; in NewYork conceived the Yippie idea. of we
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bl e ndin

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According this articleABBIE HCFFHAN, to age 29, of

the suit bgedropped because We have lost faith in the Judicial System and the Park uistrict has failed to give us an answer on the permit." HOFFMAN stated the
Yippies and National Committee to End the War in Viet

The August 23, 1968, edition of the Chicago Tribune, a Chicago daily newspaper, page 5, column 5, section l2, contained an article stating that on August 1968, Judge HILLIAM J. LYNCH of Federal District Court agreed to dismiss&#39; a " suit filed by YIP which was to force the Park District to grant a permit for thousands Yippies to come to the ark-durinw the convention.

22, of

ew York City,

a Yippie

spokesmanesaid the group requested

Nam

dewonstrators intended to use the a fiit j and thatmnny Yippies have

oginions without
police officials

the interference
said the

park with or without been expressing their

each day and that no

one had been staying

park had

of the

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involved violence of the present Government.

indicated that

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he

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area for a while. The files of the Bureau of Records and

policeman was with obsc

act against

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Clerk on September 1968, 3, reflect under

cations Chica 0 Police Department, checked by Investigative Chicago 0 ce epartment Number 2568734, that ABBIE Y. HOFFMAN was arrested on august 28, 1968, in a restaurant at Clark and Lincoln Streets, Chicago, at 8:45 a.m., to resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. HOFFMAN had an
obscene four-letter word written on his forehead while in

the restaurant,
and resisting police officers

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arrested for
with politely being them.

disorderly conduct
asked by his address the as "no

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home", and 1968. Bond

on bond.

his occupation
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as "revolutionary
court on

artist".
September 6,

was set

at $1,000.00,

and HOFFMAN was released

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HOFFMAN failed to appear for court 1968, in Cook County Criminal Court.

Cook av sed on County September

bond. No
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hearing on September 6, HOFFMAN&#39;s-$1,000.00

the he

States Attorney&#39 10, 1968, that

is outstanding.

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bond was forfeited, and his appearance bond increased from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00. If HOFFMAN comes within court&#39;s jurisdiction, he will not be released unless

makes $5,000.00

fugitive warrant

State charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and the Chicago City charges of resisting arrest.

1:

te d that HOFFMAN is charged with

10, 1968, issue of the "Chicago

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said it is not an extraditahle

Assistant Corporation
offense. But

Counsel,
he said he

plans to wait a month and file a civil suit against HOFFMAN in New York to recover _$900.00i in bono.money that the &#39;yippie&#39; chieftain owes Chicago."
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Abbey Hoffman, Date of

Place of

AbbieY. Hoffman 30, 1936

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Illinois, which

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for August

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The Los Angeles Free Press, a weekly avant-garde underground newspaper, contained an article on page seven
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Visit Hog Festival of

follows:

of the

August 16-22,

Capital". The Life scheduled

1968, issue

article deals for August 25-30,

with the

captioned, "Yippies
with the

Yippie 1968, in forth

to

Chicago, Illinois,

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Democratic National

Convention. The

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!...ti92.&#39;=RE.92-CE 0.92I i.iP&#39;i Nha: i&#39;ti3OU&#39;l Festithe Yippie val ol Life scheduled tor Auwst 25-so in Chicago? .92&#39;i&#39;io&#39;s going? goir.;&#39;,&#39; Wiio isn&#39;t 92 92&#39;l-.0 will be there? According to 2. telepizone ccn= versatton l had with Abbie lioifman who, with Jerry Rubin and others on the East Coast first proposed the irien and are acting as coordinators, the plan is to go forward with the festival as ltwas first announced, &#39; A transcript oi my phone conmany of those groups are coming in. 92&#39;-&#39;e got three it-.o=i.-sanzl letters in July alone, at the i92 e92v York oltice, And we couldn&#39;t coordinate all the stuti. &#39; 25th Beach

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party on the lake across from Lake Park, called North Avenue Beach: folk singing, barbeques,
swi:nn:i.1g, lovemaking. _

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AUGU51 27th dawn: poetry, mantras, religious ceremony led

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by Alien Ginsberg . AUGUST 21th afternoon: Workshops anri scenario sesslo.-.s_Also versation with llofinian follows; film she .-tings and mixed media even: at the Coliseum, 1513South SCHEDULE OI- E92&#39;i5l92&#39;TS

Wabash iii.-el ;tu;m;st 21th, even- i

ll0Fl~&#39;Iit.-U3: give you ascheI&#39;ll t!nZ.&#39;.of events; AUGUST Both-2-itti ti-.2:-e will with the .92 atic:-.alLioltiiiznttcn Committee at the Coliseum; also Lincoln Pilfl-_IlOiTiii&#39;.tZ1llOll and ral-

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ly for Pegasus,the pig. And LBJ non-violent dissent, defense against niece, etel &#39;l&#39;hei&#39;ebirthday party, will be AUGUST Zilih, dawn: poetry an information booiii set up in and full: singing,benchares. AngLincoln Parir. Almost all our activities are focused on Lincoln ust 28th, aiir-rnoon: Yippte OlymPark, &#39; pics, Miss Yippie contest. ill .-.~&#39;ro boycotting the regular Oiym .-.cs AUGUST 2-lth Mayor Daley is and tint-lag our own, Pin the tail going to do ilreu:orl<_s on Lake on the donkey, pin the rilbber on 2-lichigan. the Pope, a joi;it-roiling contest, MJGUST 25th I.flf:l"l iO0l&#39;t: wela dirty dope dealers convent ion. coming or the ilemocrntie delewe&#39;re going to try and get the I gates in r!o9292&#39;nto92.&#39;n hotels. Exact dealers to,;etl-ier and have the , plans to be an::c.;:::cc-ti. Tfierenre price lowered. And other normal, , theater skits planned nnri things healthy games, i like that, .-tugusi2; -iii;i.in.: music AUGUST 25th, the night that It-sti&#39;:. t!, Lincoln &#39;i&#39;:t&#39;.&#39;!t, ca-isnominated,plans M.lGL=S&#39;i" 26th s_m_; &#39;.vot-kshops liuar.;~l-.rey

be training classes in __karate,

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ti: &#39;Tl:rl:ite:&#39;t&#39;.itt&#39;to:inlYippie, amt that will be the end -&#39;92I&#39;: .[t&#39;il.l.92l|t&#39;*t92&#39;:;._-...----ol this 1-vent? I n--__..__p II: Yes, ire, vriiore the convention ts. &#39;i het&#39;e is tio nitt-ly a marctt that L: 92&#39;- ho coming tusiries else is the mobilization is planning} Ml!-It? That you ktiotr of.

t..-121:1-;t t|:t92-.- EH i&#39;." yo-.92 tltin.~_i

wordsit s optional those tor who

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L: Those t-.&#39;1nwi:~h other to r_;o?ln

ll: 5&#39;,-l. 5&#39;-.1:ishine is coming. Burt&#39;o.t;!1s, Genet. &#39;

L: Genet? I til-;2n&#39;i l".:-was kt".-9292&#39; in the country.

wish to no 0:1the march? II; All the evcnt_s are optional,

or course. _

"-.: !-h:&#39;.&#39;.&#39;-1_l_n;_.=,t:t;&#39;t : ..&#39;ia&#39;lII l"t| frtnii that you rm-:l-rt5--1 |,;;r-tit--r any. wttore from I-.-.0 tothrt-t-thousand people in Cl:ir:t_&#39;0 310:1:-_ yestr-rm! .

it: lte&#39;s coveringit for ESQLFIRB. H:

:&#39;c. .l"., lit-.&#39;;&#39; rally 92&#39;.&#39;t-i&#39;t&#3 at the

L; What are you goingtodov.-hen

you get the-re?

Kras:-sner, course.Ed Santiers oi

is coming in tomorrow. It-:"s the
music coo;&#39;tiii.ator. are two There

vigil. Our feeling is that people

who plan to go onthat march or to
in ctov.-ntot-.&#39;n Chicago, as many

ll; They plan to have a rally and

participatein civil disoliedience totolly committc-cl coming, to no

groups are planning to do, ought to be prepared for :1 very heavy scene. There are ten ttiottsniiti
Natioital Guard troops here.

groupsof rock musicians. One group oi abouttwentybancls is

L: 92&#39;- h:it oliotitotlu.-r cltit-s,outhe East :&#39;.r.d Coasts. 92 .&#39;;sl

H: Well, ttiere are tithe groups

coming in. l wotzitl e:-;|-iect 20-2-3, 000 people from New Yorkalone, Every tree tins is :~.lre:.tiyhooked in New York. L: Iinve you hrttlnny indication Iront the West Co:...&#39;t?

matter what. Anothergroupotten which inclurles the heaviest bonnie!is cc-rnmitted coming to only it we get apermtt. Thcyxnay
be talked into cominganyway. L: Does that include the Air-

There&#39;s on eight Ioottzartiecl wire

fence v.-ith~:tmile circumference aroitrzd the Amphitiientre and onother [once within that, Very heavy scene. AUGUST 29th anri 30th: We have 0

the . ll: A guy n::n1eclS:tpei&#39;Joe, guy ti-:&#39;.t the Crt&#39;. el&#39;s put in the tri es at the Pent.-._".o:.came in plane? } 0htOi _ l1!and l 1&#39;r.-opiv mils} that :1 lot or H:The Airplane com- 0l."lit-rl:r- icy hnti already 1&#39;lt?92 from 92 .&#39;35 stat-ted out. We&#39;re gott-.~n letters unscheduled events, althoughwe &#39; ing in the first place. ;from L.A,, Ire.-n the Coast nntl plan to still be tn the park.
L: What events? H; we&#39;re unsure what&#39;s to going

1.; how aboutCountry Joe? &#39; H: That vrottlci iriclttdr Country

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happ-anthat night. We do have plans to do a death of Yippte ceremony, tvl-tore hurn all the we posters and buttons,etc.
L: Is that iii-ie the death of lilo-

Joe and the Fish, Arie Guthrie is in the srconrl 1::-oup. it we gr-t a permit only.

even from Canacla that say th._-y&#39; re cor.1lti3. Our feeling is that we won&#39;t ti permit, but that they get will tolerate the event,

L: Hot :aliotttnoliciii the event?

H: We plan to pol ice it on rs elves. "i i1nt&#39;s the training session what is about,

L;

H ov.&#39; the United States about

oi America?

pie? Does that moan that fippee is only for this occasion? H: Our message is that people are tree. They shouldn&#39;t have
labels. .

H; I&#39;m not sure win:-re they are. Eli&#39;s to start the coortiit=:tgoing
tlon from hero. The! itledle l I0

the any come, wchaven&#39;ttee.i but intouch tors, but cit-.1 city u!Ijrl &#39;S$ with ti-.e:n. it&#39;s difficult for very

L: Oi cont you&#39;ll 2 ii.-we man}-

us git -3 to them o&#39;:n1atio:t. lnt Tito? H: c1wa!-.=- youis ash there a permit? rent
itow coitec-:&#39;nlrt3 the permit situation, 92&#39;.-&#39;e&#39;ve had numeroustitseusstons tltttt nr~gotietio:i.-1 with

L:

But you i&#39;e not adopting the

view on this issue? They have not git-en us any iiirornizttiort. Th:-3":-o ji.-51 trying to get int o:&#39;mation fromus, L: is Jerry Rubin well enonghto

Free itlan lnlvei that they are in San Francisco? Or are you?

H: Well, birth of thcireepeople. L:

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Den-.ity MayorDavid St.-ml. The city officials are very sc:&#39;.r< L

Well, that&#39;s to the similar

event. But they

Ban Francisco

Theydon&#39;t thehellto l:nO 92-.&#39;l::&#39;92.t .v He&#39;llmore here in it-.&#39;~& tlo,-amt lust tn;n&#39;esi<edYes. be we upon ii:
L: Hot: about crash pads for peo-

attend?

Tlit-Hrntw,

are keepingthe nnrne Free hittn,

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"-rant; 0!the fii&#39;sithreeI&#39;la3&#39;8,192&#39;K| coming. Is there anyi"i"i ?l&#39;lu-. ple

Pr ftorlng maps ondt;-nliitng;595. 92-., Tl .1 -T .meat of this sort? H: 92 - e&#39;re lrt".u1g=.-ntents maklz-.3 ~r -

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-"" &#39; -92. 1-: [lave youhnd:92n&#39;:t1tpe:tt&#39;:ince$ on the nit-die? _li_Yes, th-.-y ore. &#39;*- - -~ Ii: Constantly. i&#39;Ct&#39;:~.s:=tterts going art-:t, -9292&#39;--op-.-it trit-at to :i_:;_nffig;r~ to he i:tii:ing niiozti it on the Les L, Afo ti,-_-y numerous? don&#39;t l t -i"_:l1i-1:-.&#39;.tr lite1-er}:ltitttlu-prolt-_"&#39; Crane Shot-.r aboutit tt&#39;eek,:92lso ht I kl-lo a y[[|lI1|; ,-In :il>0Ut Sllcd I0 Di | the J&#39;Oltt:|t!&#39; C:t| :iOt|Show, &#39;1.- rt-onIli ta ii;-~rt- s :iit-l--gtltotlvstrike, $0 92&#39;-&#39;1-0,1--rate from hi;-l to Vii television every night here. ?i1&#39;. =| tiiit&#39;t tt5 that are and pi;o:it-s We&#39;re trying to arrange a meetalt-t-rut; tin-re, ini; totrtorrow t-.-llhAlli.-it Glttslit-rg and hiayor Daley to iniiaahottt the Thatkind p_:1per. of Th&#39;l"l P; f _"!&#39; l.: ls ih=-re :t:t;&#39;t=tlkoftt:0 the &#39;in,: We , c,_,c,,,.,,cd nhomtt~;> possibility permit, iieztlih also have somelotiy conv-.-ztttohout C&#39;hic;_&#39;;o&#39;. of in the De;92:tl llt1t_-nt 92&#39;.&#39;ori:ht3 of violr_-nee, issued state- on a.food sin l&#39;tip}!l 0i_Tl&#39;P.Ii ll: .92&#39;o, rn=.tor.<. &#39;l&#39;ht-re:trtThey n it s:eil Theft-&#39;5 t. menisaying ifpeople that 1ust_ei-- a possibility we might not food iivavy p:&#39;t-pm&#39;:1tio;i$ at the .tm;"-himetedfive tinyof a festival life, stamps. But people should come lhr-rttre, flit-re are 3,. -00 i:&#39;.t:t|&#39;tl iuttnhci flowersthe? ~=$ii&#39;~ pt :-pareti lo contribute, 9 Y9 -&#39;]| if gt-oups troops not-: training, TliI!|&#39;htthink it. Titnt there is :1chance The from the L_A, area are coming ottoth-.-r 3,030 in Grnttt l&#39;arl:. of violence. city ntalzt-sno bonus abottt rt-lt-:~..<tthey ottgttt to notify us. We&#39;re tn; statetnettlsr.&#39;itnt&#39;t_LIg y}"; .;&#39;&#39;_Qstiii looking for Hugh Romney and in; to jail eve|&#39;5bo-ri3&#39;ntnl:.1| kinds print1,; Are they aperaiinzwith you? Ken Kasey : group. 92 - e&#39;rr.- of titt-tots, ltut the thing;iieunntst co ing up n whole map of Lincoln H, Qhye;-1,, they&#39;re ottta Pat-k, it has pieces on it; ii!-ze be sit-t.-s.-it-ti that ifp-:-opte at-o:t&#39;t putting is

thingtlt:tt15ltc1pl&#39;ttltoZ i|&#39;?I "3"i-""-"-"&#39;

gntttznilozt. 11;it&#39;s 0! 921&#39;lthe l-.&#39;92. the

week. Aboutten thousand copies,

specialChicagofor edition

that

Church of

the Free spirit, Future

into that set-nelttr,-;; ll vnotgoing i tht-nfre. The cizy _la:!d hold up to

City, with mnpsandeve - l&#39;92192 "t!- ContntunicrtiionsCenter, 55 &#39;5

the Rat, 1~&#39;.Y. It&#39;s out nttitinq

as hotvto survive in ohte-;-go.

100,000 copies, SLLCH on subjectsStore:

L; is Cast Village Other svillstv do zmything special?

Ylpptte Peiitngott,itiinstrel Area, Grilit Tomi, Central Stage, Free

to he tr::ntplt-ti on. i.trteeltt Ilnri; is ten miles :t92&#39;.&#39;:t!&#39; from the Amphipeople who sin! in the |1:ti-itas a

ntori-.&#39;i of protest, Th0}"ll sny, store h.*.ihin;; suits, soap, towels, food. hey, look, these people siayeci in-re, 9292&#39;e :1ho; farm,&#39;tVithtltc nothiztghappenedto tin-m, also have
cztttdidntt- s he.-tu&#39;r,i|:trters.

We Lope to h:~:ve free e vrhc-re people will donate

1|; No, butI heardRztntpnrts is comingin and going put011! to 8

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Do you daily newspaper. There was l..:&#39; h:we any mirneograplt ot- Gesteltter? someonehere from them, looitlng m:i_c;htn_es H: for a printer. 9292 o d W4" &#39;1 Yes. 1&#39;-150 emphasize that there&#39;s it zoo, L: there&#39;s-om a to D1 ," ""5P5&#39;-" Why has communlcatlort that-n h:tveu nic fttciiities, and thst Lincoln so sparse? 92 -&#39;hy i we rewhich is Chic:t,&#39;,&#39;o s Grceili -&#39;lCh
t:et&#39;t&#39;=:d Pat-i: is adjacentto Old &#39;t o=jn, n -ore inform:-.iion from

L: You say ti:-:~ -92n.1t!:itit=_-:.tt&#39;e is is-sin; ep.:t-ed security, pt for

H: Heavy 50Ct.ii&#39;ity_ Etnrbt.-titrirc

ft;-noes,they&#39;re de-foli:1iin;; the trees arountt here, the!"re ktzock-lii:.&#39;;_ .o:---"=1 __i_, all ttttandonul btilldiitgs

Trout;-&#39;itte lti,&#39;:lt92-t-gy TI:rj; =&#39;=:-.&#39;.=e~-

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grin Ulvti and ll:tl:=te:idSii&#39;~:-at. you? Village area,92 .&#39;e&#39;rettr;;in;;ieopie to bringsiec-pingimgs tobrtnit ll: inl92&#39;e92v and York :tre we twelve is the filaci: co:t~.mt:ttityit -titre L: enough foodto share.We&#39;re C1115

checkpoints setttpal.l:lton::1iiciti-

working onenight on offree

that barbeque night.

food,

hundred dollars in Ilebt.

at this ti:n:-, so far as you ktzow?

|i; irtterestc-ci in con-ting to !ite par-<

L; ls there anythingsimilar to the Diggers there ! .

L: Have you received any money from attyt-.-ltere?

talked some to grottps iite&#39;,"re anti

of the n-.:tjor hike groups here, L; 5-I; llow :t .>o:ttthe Bidet: gang We&#39;ve tallied to them, but

1 ot:tliy ut92_&#39;92t&#39;et!ir&#39;lttt-It .~. 92 -&#39;e&#39;92&#39;&#

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Not much. 92 -&#39;e&#39;re and p:trtiri;:.&#39;tiim_:, as some having t92 as troll

in New York tn about :.

I-I; They have:t iiip JobCo-op. week, but we don&#39;t thinkn-e&#39;ii the Outiavrs, the iteadttt|ntet s. re-

benefit

L; [tut _do;t&#39;i they feedandiiou-<0?

ll; Nothing lllh! t..A. or SunP"=1.e--

ceive four thousanrl from that.

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L: it might be necessary tohave .cisco or i92&#39;ev.&#39; York. one in Chicago also to make up the deficit. 1,; Are you gt-ttingany coopera- lt: &#39;I ttat&#39;li no into bail prohal-I? tion from Chicagontls? fli&#39;l&#39;l- 5,.4______....-.-

groupswe&#39;ve rtitout? i-mat-it their position is in-.-3&#39; don&#39;t care

92t |t?.l we do. We&#39;ve gotten very little feedtmck about u-h.tiii:ey&#39;re com lien-tocratic l&#39;:trly is coming: with :t challenge.

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ABBOTT

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Attorney General
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DATE: SQptmbP27, 1968

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investigation and
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DATE September 27. 1968

Attorney General
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Federal in the

of the Youth International

Illinois,

ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN interviewed by Bureau of Investigation, regarding Chicago disorders. HOFFMAN advised

Party YIP!

and that he was in

Convention

Special Agents of the his participation that he is a member

1965.
with

Chicago,

1968, and filed

the

HOFFMAN advised that he visited

Chicago

during

the Democratic
to

an application for a
Parks Commission

permit, with others,

allow demonstrators

Chicago in March,

in August,

to utilize Lincoln Park, later changed to Grant Park, for their "thing" during the convention period. He said the
application was not acted upon. responsibility for any disorders HOFFMANdisclaimed any at Chicago, Illinois, and
held for thirteen hours the stated that he was arrested and

r-*

day before

the

major

trouble

in

Grant Fark

and near

the

Hilton

whom he declined to identify, night. HOFFMAN stated that

Hotel and that he did not participate HOFFMANclaimed that he stayed at the Chicago Convention period; that

and was out of the YIP issued a calendar

in these disprders. Chicago home of a friend,

parks each of events for the

he helped

to prepare
or even

this
suggested.

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program and that it

YIP plans, and that

is a

public

record
were

of all
scheduled

his own and all

no disorders

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HOFFMANstated that YIP has no membership, no dues, no .__-1 LL _ -membership list, and no officers. HOFFMANstated that l&#39;l1T-I181 he nor any YIPS with whom he is acquainted in New York City, or elsewhere, made any plans to cause any disorders in Chicago nor did they discuss any such ideas, nor did they bring any weapons or similar items to Chicago to protect themselves from attack
or use in attack. .

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HCFFHAN, also known as

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Abbie Hoffman, &#39;

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&#39; inhallway apartment at Marks Place 0 the of his 30 -it.

30 St.

Marks Place,

New York,

New York, was

interviewed

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stated that he was in Chicago.

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HOFFMAN, who advised that

he was

raised in

Worcester, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Brandeis University, waltham. Massachusetts, identified himself as a member of the YIP Youth International Party! and
v

Democratic Convention

held in

August, 1968.

Illinois, during

the

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_ HOFFMAN, to whom the interviewing 3A3 identified rthemselves as representatives of the Federal Bureau of agents desired his participation
not obligated

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to speak

to ask him certain questions regarding in the Chicago disorders; that he

to the agents and that

was advised that the

interviewing
he did

was

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not -a
0

have to
him. -

answer any

questions which_might
that his life is the interview;

possibly incriminatean open that he book; under-

that he
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stood his rights, and that hehad receivedlettir from e

American Civil Liberties Union; that is, the CLU,

HCFFHHN stated had no objection to

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FBI would probably question him concerning his in Chicago during the Democradc Convention.
HUFFMAN stated that the

only yesterday

September 5,

1968!, indicating

presence
were

that the

Chicago disorders

the result on March

that as

a representative
25, 1968,

of a

set policy

C with others, with demonstrators to

Grant Park, their "thing" duringthe convention for period;

that he then met with Deputy Mayor STAHL, a Mr. BARR! of

the Chicago utilize Lincoln

and filed

of the

on the

an application

YIP, he visited Chicago

for

part

of Chicago

authorities; H

Parks Commission to allow Park, later changed to

a permit,

the Park Commission, certain Chicago police officials and others, and that the application was not then acted upon.
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was left
wanted

hands of

thereafter

the Chicago people who also

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application

matter
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to use

park.

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HOFFMANstated a permit

that

about five

days before thereafter

the

Convention, he was advised that his Chicago group never

received stated that he then decided to go to Chicago to see what he could do to get a park permit; that he then flew to Chicago on a student rate fare and met immediately with

the application

for a permit had been withdrawn.

to use Grant Park;

that

HOFFMAN

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Deputy Mayor Stahl and others in a

to get Grant Park for the

last

ditch

stand to

try

demonstrators.

city

issue a permit;

~HOFFMAN stated offficials usually

but that contrary

that his hold off

experience indicated until the last day,

to his advice to Chicago

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that then

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officials, this did not happen. HOFFHAN&#39;stated that he and others were told they could, within local law, use Grant Park, like_any other city park, each day until 11:00 that they could not sleep in the parks and would have to vacate them by 11:00 PM. _ he and others then in Grant Park were confronted by Chicago Police between 6100 PM and 9=O0 PM; that he phoned the between those hours to get a

HOFFMAN stated that on Sunday, August 25, 1968, the Chicago Police

commander of

q-_._- . V. ~~a

and hewas thathisgroup legallg that told could stay

there until 11100 PM, and that the police about would be withdrawn. HOFFMANstated o : unit that

rule

Department, 18th Precinct,

on the use of the park

f rcing them the police

did not withdraw,

the park.

but continued to pressure people out of

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of YIP, while meeting with others in Chicago, Illinois.

HOFFMANstated that neither he nor any YIPs with

and no officers,

that YIP

HOFFMAN stated that he 15 identified with Yin;

has no membership, no dues, no membership list,
but that he did act as a representative whom he

is acquainted in New York City

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or elsewhere,

made any plans

to cause any disorders in Chicago, Illinois, nor did.they discuss any such ideas, nor did they bring any weapons or similar items to Chicago to protect themselves from attack
or to use in attack.

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_ HQFFHAN stated that while in Chicago, he made no plans to cause any disorders, that he gave no orders for anyone to become involved in any disorders,and that ity, or elsewhere. 92w _

he has knowledge such plans activity on the no of any or

&#39; HOFFMAN stated
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Eart ofany individual any or group in Chicago, York iew

that the YIP issued a calendar
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of events
helped to

for the
prepare this

Chicako Convention
scheduled or

period; that
that it is a

he
public

disorders were

record of

all his

own and all YIP

program, and

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confrontation to remain non-violent and that his position and policy in this regard has been quoted in the public press several times and was included in an article relating to him which appeared in the "New York Post", a New York City daily newspaper, on September 1 or 2, 1968. I&#39;

stated that

he urged

persons associated

even suggested.

plans, and

with the

hOFFHAN

that no

Convention

fights with the police, or the use of weaponry of any sort in connection with the Chicago disorders, and that he has no knowledge of such plans or activities on the part of ~ anyone else. _ . HOFFMAN stated that he heard general absurd statements made by persons unknown to gossip of him, about

.HOFFMAN

stated that

he never advocated any disorder,

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off steam",
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them seriously, but took themto be

self concerning motivation to

such things

were so

foolish and

impractical he

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just talk and "letting

1 during the

never took

HOFFMAN stated he could only speak for himthat

J

period the

Democratic Convention of the

visit Chicago

was being

held. HOFFHA con;

..

stated that he believes in a free, unregimentated life; that he would hope to influence everyone to join him;

the philosophy

Democratic Party

advocates the

tinuance of the present system which is a nonitary trap which causes people to work unnecessarily for an entire ~ lifetime and only to perpetuate the system. HOFFMAN state that in his opinion current technical advancements and scientific achievements, all of a revolutionary nature,

can feed

and cloth

the entire

world; that

such technical

and scientific

achievements and

their future

refinements

and that he wanted to utilize the Democratic Convention in Chicago to do his "thing", which was to confront the
J=

could, if allowed by the_establishnent everyone from an organized life of Democrats and to publicize his own

to do so, release work and entrapment, life.

philosophy of

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HOFFMAN stated that he.is not against the Democratic Party itself; that it is one group of many which advocated the established way of life. Further, that he has been called many things including a "Communist that.he is not a Communist and could hever accept Communism since it is another absurd, reginented, disciplined group with its own aims and establishment type objectives.

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HOFFMAN stated that he is against all political philosophies, that all presidential candidates hope to retain the establishment although they don&#39;tsay so. Further. that he has expressed himself as favorable to George Wallace, only because Wallace is.the least-hypocritical_candidate in that he is truthful and outright; that even though you can&#39;t agreewith him on many points you know where he stands. HOFFHsN stated that he has . made statements to this effect in public gatherings, in television interviews and interviews with the press, and that he has worn Wallace buttons at such gatherings and &#39; at public demonstrations. &#39;

&#39;_ HOFFMAN that stated

,a c--I H. e

"I presume stated that

if any,

that I

will
of my his 600 would in

presence in
know what

eventually be

Chicago". HOFFMAN
the conspiracy

arrested for

conspiracy because

he did

not
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HCFFNA stated that it is his understanding that name was among those who_are bringing a civil suit against the City of Chicago and Hayor Daley for
that such suit started
former Senator Leverett 5altonstall

charge.

would be.

in-I11 -v 1. :-. .

million dollars;
of

by a daughter
of Massachusetts

and with

allow the

a New

wronged demonstrators
who resigns

York City

law firm, from that

to give

if successful

each Chicago

police officer,

gr

protest against sum of 310,060.00

.

, &#39; ..-~r_

the policies each. W

of the

Chicago police,
-.

police force

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HOFFMEN stated that during his recent stay in Chicago he was under surveillance by the Chicago police; that he became friendly with those following him for his so-called protection, and that he enjoyed coffee and transportation from then. &#39; -z_

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in these

a friend,

HOFFMAN stated that he

whom he decli ed to that major trouble

stayed at_th~Chicago
identify; that in Grant

he was out of the-parks each night, and that, to his reco11ection, he was arrested and held for thirteen

and near

the Hilton
disorders.

day before

netelfena that

he did not

participate for any

.-

Park

disorders

;HOFFMAN disclaimed
at Chicago,
9

Illinois.

any responsibility

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that he attended Norcester Classical High School, a public school, which "kicked" him out between his junior and senior year. HuFFHAN stated that he wrote a paper against God; tat

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teacher tore

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and on 3e tember

e was se n vorcester, ra Eassachusetts,

he "belted" the teacher and was

his

expelled. -

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it

up; that

C Pool halls setts.

For E year thereafter

of Worcester

and was then enrolled&#39;inWorcester work at University

courses

HQFFMAN hung out in the

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Academy, a private school HOFFMAN then attended Berkeley, California

at France while

He took graduate
Brandeis.

where he completed his senior year.. Brandeis University, Waltham. Massachuin

and he took

of California,
some school

in

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himself

._ HOFF1~1ar-I stated that he is registered with 8 Local Board in Tiassachusetts; that he is l+-F; that "all nuts" 1i /be
are R-F. HOFFMAN stated
that

he had no military
for about

service.
years

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u

HOFFMAN stated

he worked

six

- as a psychologist;

after

college;

that

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to sell the products of the Mississippi poor people; that . he sold this:iore a year ago for one dollar. HOFFMAN said that his wife is also unemployed; that she makes beads at
home

thathehasalways ableto make been money p%f1&#39; as a hustler. HUFFJAN-claimed to be a su erior pool player. HO HAN stated that when rst came gew City heopenedstore&#39; hei to York a New York City.
and sells them wholesale

that of&#39;a wholesalesman in Massachusetts.

that

his

he has held

last

job was with

numerous

3tete

HGFFHAN,stated

jobs

of Massachusetts
including

11

to

various

bead

stores

in

HOFFMAN stated

that

he wrote a

180 page book,

_!

money for the manuscript because he plans to donate all profits to "the people". He declined to identify the publisher and claimed that he book would be out in October, 1968, under the
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he sold this manuscript to a publisher

long hand,

in three

days after

returning

and that he got no

from Chicago;

that

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HOFF N stated that+his parents
Amggicansg that his father
HOFFHAN_stated that

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middle class

has worked all his&#39;life-and who does not approve of his own views or his acts, is in the wholesale drug business in Worcester. Massachusetts; Further, that when his father saw him on television during the Democratic Conven~ tiop disorders from Chicago, Illinois, he suffered a heart attack and is still in the hospital. &#39; - HOFFMAN
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as a oldwaterite". "

could be classed
his father,

are successful

who

stated

that he

has no for his

money, no

bank

pay his

account, and
stated that

690.00 per

that he

month rent
not own

manages "somehow" to get

an automobile.

apartment. HOFFMAN book, is

by and to

he does

HUFFMAN stated

that his
call him.

phone number,

listed in

the Manhattan

being bhanged

soon to

a private

number; that too

wore tight

many kook
-

is
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belt. EOFFHA &#39;s hair was fully grown, like brown, curly unkempt. HOFFMAN, who appears speaks in the jargon of the "beatnik", using

and a dirty sports

like "man". turn you on".

HOFFMAN, when.interviewed.

shirt held

in by a large

black leather

blue jeans

"my thing", "the establishment", and "I want to He is evasive and appears to enjoy being the
HOFFMAN was cautious but not hostile

a female, dark to be alert, expressions

center
-r--1-

of attention.

during the
interviewed but

interview. He

made no
clear that

complaint about
he felt that he

being was on

Investigation. ,

the opposite

side of "things"

made it

to the

Federal Bureau of

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Chicago Office of the furnished a copy of the Chicago Police Department

information was Name ABBIE Address

By communication

Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 arrest record_of ABBIE HOFFMAN, by the on August 2o, 1900. The following
on the record: HOFFMAN No home

dated September

10, 1966,

the

set forth

1 t

Place
Q

of

Birth Massachusetts

Height 5
Weight 145
Hair Bro

feet 8
pounds
wn

inches

Occupation artist
-Arrest Number Build Slender

Eyes Brown

rresting Officer
White

-- - - Sex

_ Race Date-of Birth November

.Marijuana--yes .Original .used
Narcotic information

Male &#39;

30, 1936
Non-Med addict

&#39; Steady

source-~yes

.1?-_ - a

Charge 1.

Source of supply--unknown Cures attempted--none cause of addiction--has before _

Resisting arrest?

Place"Streets, of arrest
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2. Disorderly Restaurant, Clark Chicago

_ and Lincoln

1D Narative: P I!II!IIII|
written on
notified to

complaine o

_ on

restaurant at

his forehead

a man walking on
Clark and

atrol sto

?pE 1&#39;
v P

did exist. Called supervisor

make arrest. HOF s c arged

Lincoln and

spelling, "F---"

ed women PPby- two with red who . the street letters followed arrestee
ned tha w &#39;

into

es s ng

arrest

after

officer politely

asked him

to come with

him.

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communlcation dated September 13, 1965, the Boston Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation advised of investigation conducted as follows: .

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Waltham

ABBOTT HOFFMAN attended H. Brandeis from September, 1955, to

June, 1959, when he received
admitted

ssac use

, ember

Brandeis U V
12 lyoo that Academy, .__,,,

his A.

B. Degree.

He was

Worcester, Massachusetts, b Ruth Street, Worcester,

and his home address was lij;E2 j5b

Massachusetts. --

to Brandeis

from Worcester

B County Cour!!ouse, ester, number 3u22o Massachus , .advised on September A/;pat ou;t docket ,l
te Court, Worcester 11/
decree N181 on
month

@1310 /we

&#39; T /

reflects that
November 4

SHEI OFFMAN 6" gra

grounds of

ted a divorce

I .,

Mrs. HOFFIvI1?92.I s suit divorce

agreed by both parties born December

l9ob on

_ ___.l_ ___-.l___.L_J ___J 44. ____ was not contested and it was

cruel and

abusive treatment.

by subject for_support of lf and two hers children, ANDR If::;_;

e

that $72.00

would be

paid per

, -;--@

which $22.50
.

to the decree subject

will bepaid

31,_l96O, and

has visita
_

to the

ILIQ born.NQ!embe;

_ n,

hildren. Accor&#39;ding

19, 1902,

of

ights. &#39;

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The above

decree reflects

that the

HOFFMANs were

married on

July 10,

1960, in

Providence, Rhode

Island.

Worcester, registered
12 Ruth

ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN, born November 30,

19-67-36-168; His
HOFFMAN. He
attended Brandeis
tr-

Street, Worcester.

for the

parents were

His Selective College of

draft December 7, 1954,

listed as
in 1955

1936,

Service Number

from
and

JOHN and FRANCES

Sciences,
.

was

graduated from
University,

Worcester Academy

Arts and
defective vision.

from.0ctober, 1955 examination, subject

service due

to June, 1959. As a result was found not acceptable

asthma and

of a physical for military

&#39;3

to bronchial

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,/ 92~.. -j/yf lffI/I _ New/~* City, bornH. " ABBOTT residence Marks HOFFMAN, Worcester, Massachusetts, 30 St. Place, York November 30,,l93b,

= under

New York, w w Clerk IC! certi cate

The records the MarriageBureau, of Record

d on June 2b, 19b6, by ,and revealed the 12 1:

Investigative following information

New York,

-&#39;an mm. occupati "iwriter, parents JOHNKHOFFMAN, born Russia, andl! @_g;; FLORENQ2gCFBAN,Place, New York borg lintgg, Massac nee%CHAN 1 and ANITA S.1USHN residence_3Q_t,,arks
v 3

by RabbiNATHAN.A. BERILMAN, 69th Street, New York 150 East City.

Witnesses were divorce in
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writer, parents ELIA A. KUSHNER, born KUSHHER, nee ZANK, b rn New York, were

Cityyjborn March 16, 19#2, Baltimore, Maryland, occupation

M. L; ZANK and DAVID H. GOODWILLIE. in Massachusetts,
revealed that

New York and LEAH B. I married on July 2, 19b7,

The records
and ended in

revealed that this was that his first marriage

ABBOTT HOFFMAN&#39;s second marriage was to SHEILA KARKLIN which

of mental cruelty and that he: a the_defendantz

The records
first marriage.

May, 196?,

7v hL[ .AN ;tQ___}.Q/e__&#39;92./_..,.m r at #1 _%kf,

also this was ANITA HOFFMAN&#39;s

on the

grounds

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Investigative Clerk
A review Vital Statistics,

The following IC!

of records State House,

conduc ted by
of on

June 6, 1968, Volume 115, page 285, for births in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the year 1936 revealed that male

maintained by the Bureau Boston, Massachusetts,

at Worcester.

No First

Name! NFN! HOFFMAN was

Father was listed as

born November 30, 1936,

JOHN HOFFMAN, -

born Russia, age 29, occupation salesman. Mother was as FLORENCE S., maiden name SCHAMBERG, born Clinton,
C

listed &#39;
of

Massachusetts, age

parents at
Worcester.

time of birth

30, occupation

was listed
.

housewife. Residence

as 264 Chandler Street, was corrected

born November correction was

_~.-u; -pi-4

On February

14, 1968,

birth record

by
30, 1936, given

mother FLORENCE to read ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, at Worcester. Residence at time of birth as 5 Geneva Street, Worcester.

On June 13, 1968,

annuali-

personnel
of Probation, on one of 1010

of the

Office

of the

Massachusetts Commissioner

Suffolk County

~..

Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts, a central all criminal conviction records within the
Massachusetts furnished a record 7 Bellevue, Worcester, formerly student, father, JOHN and

repository for Commonwealth of

ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, Massachusetts Avenue, _

Brandeis University, Waltham, and 6 Ruth Street, Worcester, born November 30, 1936, at Worcester, Massachusetts, occupation
H.

mother, FLORENCE:

Date orrenee B/Q/53 Speeding

,-_____i |.&#39;-_.

Court Worcester File

- paid

.Disposition $5.00 costs

Filed Filed

6/3/54

No license No registration
V. .

Worcester Worcester

6/3/5%

ha -A e.
1.,-,_.._...

6/3/54 Speeding 7/8/55 Not

ll/29/55 Failing
directions

.Worcester Worcester $5.00

Worcester $5.00

$5.00 paid paid

paid

slowing down
to follow

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One Way Stop street Speeding street

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Waltham

12/12/Oi

Waltham Waltham

4, !

1/6/6h
Ayer

8/16/65.

Fail obey signal "

Fail obey

traffic
traffic

Dispositio $10.00
$5.00
or

signal

&#39;.&#39;g.._ Pair ..G.

Allowing vehicle
to stand unattended Worcester

$10.00 paid

w/0 shutting off motor and l0cking_

Speeding

Worcester

1 ..::..-&#39;

. _ &#39;..&#39;~_

Worcester

$5.00 paid
$5.00

subject. A review of the J 1 Boston files 68 erso

Worcester

disclosed"The Worcester

$5.00 paid

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On the evening of May 11-12, 1966, at At Random television program which was aired on CBS-TV, Channel 2, Chicago, Moderator JOHN MADIGAN, was monitored by the Chicago Office, Among the participants on part two of this program
was an individual identified as ABBIE HOFFMAN, who identified

himself

YIP!

who was in Chicago for a

as a representative

of the Youth International

teach in.

During the discussion,

recent Columbia Moderator

Party

;~.K-.
. 2
<

HOFFMAN stated that University uprising

he had participated in the in New York. At one point,

MADIGAN asked the general question, "Does anyone believe the communist element was_in any way behind the recent

that

student uprising
he meant by

around the country?".

a communist

HOFFMAN asked MADIGAN

that to

what I am

and MADIGAN replied

use the standard

of the U. S.
of

%I!
.;;.. -..---.--I
_---_.-.

a communist".
the

Government".
of

definition,

MADIGAN asked
the

HOFFMAN stated,
United States

"Anyone who advocates

HOFFMAN if

"In that case,

Government

the overthrow
and

he was in

favor

overthrow

HOFFMAN replied that of the United States September 5, 1906,

he was in favor of the overthrow Government by any means possible. quoted ABBIE HOFFMAN in part as follows:

A newspaper article in the "New-York Post" on

"They called us hardcore anarchists plots to overthrow the government, well, with that&#39;s

not a secret. That&#39;s always been the case. what&#39;s the big deal? In Chicago we had two aims. One was to present the reality of America as we saw it as long-haired dropouts. And what we see in America

as a police
- - --_

realitv -V and beauty Qf --- -- JL,-_---&#39;_, -_ a new socieU5.9 struggling _ -for -------_ -~

state.

The second was to present

the

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was 1 i &#39;1

AM until 1:H5 PM, observed about forty hippie-type individuals, most of whom were wearing "Yippie" buttons, meet with representatives of Mayor JOHN V. LINDSAY outside of City Hall, New York City, to request a permit for the use of the Sheep

Bureau of

On April 10, 1968, Investigation SAS,

Special Agents of the FBI! from approximately

Federal 11:00

&#39;

April lh,
hour

Meadow in Central Park, New York City, on Easter

1968, for a Yip-Out" music festival!.
an intermission After much discussion and

Sunday,
of one

from 12:15

PM to 1:15
Assistant to

PM, the

group was

advised
V. LINDSAY,

by
that

SIDNEY DAVIDOFF,

Mayor JOHN

a permit would be granted to them Department for the use of Sheep

by the New York City Parks Meadow in Central Park, New

::!i
11:4 -I-l |-I-

York City,

fstival!. : Tgdir
as UBIN,
RASSNER and BOB FASS of New

on April

1%, 1968,

for their

"Yip-Out"

music

KEI LAMPE,
York

ABBE HOFFMAN, RAUL

City Radio Station WBAI, were

observed participating

of Mayor

the Yippies.

JOHN Y. LINDSAY and appeared to

.

in the

discussions

be the

with the

spokesmen for 1968, issue on a Yip-Out",

meeting JOHN

representatives

page 10,-sets
which sets with SIDNEY

The "New York Post" in its forth an item entitled

forth a photograph DAVIDOFF, Assistant

April 10, "Sit-In for New York City, on

of a group of Yippies to New York City Mayor

- -J

C.
1

V. LINDSAY,

outside

of City Hall,

April 10,

1968

The_item then states as follows: &#39;

_ "Sid to placate
today. The

_ 1
5! ,___ ._

Davidoff, assistant a group of yippies

to Mayor Lindsay, tries camped outside City Hall

Party-- want

yippies--Youth International

the Sheep Meadow

officials at

updated version
Central Park
-relented."

first insisted

of the

for an

old-fashioned be-in .
they could

Easter Sunday

Yip-Out , an.
use only

City

the

&#39;

Mall, not

the meadow.
A

But Davidoff

later

On April 1h, 1968, sss of the FBI observed a "YipOut" music festival! sponsored by the YIP in the Sheep
re?

Meadow of

Central Park,

New York

City.

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. At 6:00
around the

were milling

AM, approximately

Sheep Meadow.

200 hippie-type

individuals
s ,

JI
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By 11:00 AM, the crowd had enlarged to approximately 1,000 individuals. At that time a band started playing music at the Southwest corner of the Sheep Meadow. Stands were also set up at which YIP posters were passed out advertising

a "Festival

free music, lights, theater and magic. In addition, in one section of the Sheep Meadow a small area was also set up to accept donations of canned food goods for the forthcoming Poor
People&#39;s March to Washington, D.C.

of Life",

in Chicago,

August 25 to 30,

1968, with

&#39;/&#39;

K
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At lt00 PM, the erowd had enlarged to approximately 5,000 individuals and at ?:00 FM, the crowd had enlarged to a peak of approximately 9,000 hippie-type individuals and
Easter Sunday strollers.

A number

of individuals
the crowd
for YIP.

wearing "Yippie
attempting to
s

T-shirts

wandered through
obtain contributions

with buckets

with various circled over

bunches of

During the

hippie-type music.

day numerous small groups

&#39;

entertained

I
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At 3:00-PM, a small the.Sheep Meadow

flowers.

single engineairplane three times and dropped had dwindled to approximately

music. -

Southwest corner

1,000 individualsiwho

By 6:0O,PM, of the

were gathered

the crowd

Sheep Meadow listening to

around the

platform at

hippie-type

the

By ?:b5

PM, the majority of

the crowd

had dispersed.

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Bureau of
students at

On April 29, 1968, the representative Special Services, New York City Police
a YIP flyer supporting
Columbia University.

of the Department,

was made available

the striking

This flyer
"ALL SYSTEMS

states as follows:
YIPPIE1 YIPPIE!
ON RED ALERT.

"YIPPIE! YIPPIE&#39;.
ARE NOW

YIPPIE!_ YIPPIE

"ALL SYSTEMS "ALL SYSTEMS "WE FULLY

ARE Now ON RED ALERT. ARE Now 0N RED ALERT. demands of S.A.S. and S.D.S.

SUPPQRE the

>
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students now University. In

total amnesty

occupying liberated particular we

and reject

the use

zones at support the

of police

Columbia demand for

to clear

the campus

of demonstrators.

"NE SUPPORT E3oTRERs sIsTERs QQR AND

"IN THE "IN TEE "IN THE EVENT POLICE EvENT PQLlCE EVENT POLICE ARE BROUGHT IN ARE BROUGHT IN ARE BROUGHT IN

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We shall

"A second flyer will hit the streets immediately. Our emergency phone system will go into effect. We shall urge everyone to assembb at llbth and Broadway.

engage in

civil disobedienceT_such

as

interfering with
"CALL the

police vans

and subways.
-9o2-52oo;

&#39; i

YIPPIE OFFICE

982-5090!
9oz-090

to be

placed

OH

Station, WKCR 89.9 FM for up to

&#39;"IN THEPOLICE EVENT

our phone

network. Listen

to the

minute coverage.
IN:

Columbia Radio

so IMMEDIATELY llbth TO AND

ARE CALLED

BROADWAY."
8

At 9:00 PM, on May 2h, 1968, SAS of the FBI observed a flash bomb ignited on the roof of the building located at 33 St. Mark&#39;s Place, New York City. This flash bomb gave off
brilliant white
ignition. I
I

hippie-type individuals

flash of

gathered in

light and

approximately fifty

the street

cheered at its

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At approximately 9:30 PM, hippie-type individuals
flash bomb was ignited in the vicinity of

_
St. Mark&#39;sPlace was and usual weekend crowds City. -

|
when
St. Mark&#39;s

packed with
a second

Place and

Second Avenue,

New York

&#39; -

1 is " n&#39;; _ <&#39; 1 1;. . 3 &#39;_"&#39;?.&#39; i. -I V :

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began milling and shouting _

At approximately around the obscenities at RUBIN and

9: 5 PM, 100 hippie-type block with lighted candles the police. ABBE HOFFMAN, YIP leaders,
crowd throught the evening.

individuals Jeering were-

observed commingling

_ JERRY

with the

demonstrators in

By 12100

St. Mark&#39;s Place had

PM, Midnight,

the majority

dispersed.

of the

IKE .. 1|:-nub

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On June 8, 1968, at approximately 12:15 PM, an SA of the FBI observed eight hippie-type individuals, including KEITH
LAMPE, a YIP leader, assemble at the Southwest corner Street and Firth Avenue, New York City. &#39; of 34th

west on
_ I Q&#39; -

and Broadway,

3#th Street

At 12:40

PM, this group City.

New York

to Macy&#39;s Department Store

-

of individuals

at 3hth
5

walked

Street

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Macy&#39;s Department chanted "Macy&#39;s Store and has been

postponed . &#39;
A d,
had dispersed.

distribute leaflets

At 12:50

PM, this

to passersby

group of

at

all of

individuals began

the entrances

to

to

passing out

tflets

this group of individuals and by 2:50 PM, the

discontinued entire group

P

An SA of the
being distributed

FBI obtained

one of

the leaflets
34th Street

_
and

Broadway, New York City,

at Macy&#39;sDepartment Store,

on June 8, 1968.

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This leaflet,

captioned "Macy&#39;s", and containing

PM, with in its

at Macy&#39;s Department Store,

the date and time

that the Yippies,would hold a,"New-NationiDemonstration"

blocked out

an Qr92n "92192r92r92o&#39;mn&#39;n+ u-1|. I-au|.92-M-A-|.J92.uu|-vznu

on June 8, 1900,

in heavy

from 1:00

black ink.

3?Q0

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entitled "Yippie
follows}

The "New York Post", a New York City daily newspaper June lb, 1965, issue on page 23, sets forth an article

Chief Arrested

in Pot

Bust", which

states as

"Jerry Rubin, one of the leaders of

the Youth
is under marijuana.

&#39;

International Party-the
arrest on charges or

&#39;Yippies&#39;possession of *

29, in
1 ur

"Narcotics Squad
his apartment
Rubin, who
of last

last night.

at 313

police arrested
was active

E. Third

in the

St.,

Rubin,
2

Free Speech

California at
the directors

Movement at

Berkeley in

the University

196d, was

one of

oi

October&#39;s anti-war

E. -*:-"

demonstration at the Pentagon. He has described the Yippies as politically

oriented hippies .

-.1-.5
sad;

9Rubin was booked at

released on
more than station, arraigned

the E.

Fifth St.
was in

$1,000 bail.

in night

Police said &#39;

court and_

Rubin&#39;s apartment.

one ounce

of marijuana

20

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Rubin, Abby Hoffman, charged that Rubin had been beaten by police. Rubin was treated at Bellevue Hospital early today, but the extent of his injuries was not

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revealed by On July
36 individuals appearance can
100 Centre

the hospital." 2, 1968, at 9:NO AM, an SA of the FB1 observed

&#39; small plastic

iau

carrying small be described

gave out

American flags, who, by their as Yippies, picket in front of

bags containing

Street, New The pickets

York City.

;_Hi

a red pliable substance with Approved Dangerous Drug". The

booklet which

a tag which read pickets also

for free.

"Napalm UN Gov gave out a small

advocated everything

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On September 13, 1968,
&#39; Criminal
no criminal

,g"
-&#39;2 ,;. . 5

the records
York Cit
ABBOTT H

of the

Bureau of
ent

Identification of

the New
located on

were caused name or

to be

checked by names known 1968.

B11183

Special Agent
un er t

and him

record was

any other

to have

been used by

name address _ -.-ip 1?

of individuals
!.=.-&#39; &#39; -4 1

_The arrest
information:

--1

charge:

race sex white occupation male poet

u services o

,made

available to
on individuals

Special Agent
arrested at

occupying various

arrest cards ABBIE H on 4/30/68 30 St.

in connection with the University Buildings

reflects the following

clearing

card on

ABBIE HOFFMAN

date of birth

place of

Marks Place,

New York

City

birth

l.Q

4-30-36
place of
violation
J

Bolton, Mass riminal trespassing O2. Resisting arrest

Avery Hall as
-I i

Columbia University

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GOVERNMENT

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Criminalbbivision -

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your

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There enclosed ofthe is one copy report Special of Agent dated ] Z 92 1 at Negrlor! &#39;a .
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no further

A. [:3This a the investigation investigation coverspreliminary be taken and action concerning full will
the Department so directs.
continuing and you will. are received. copies The investigation is of reports as they

by this

Bureau unless

B. be furnished

C. [:1 The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in~
quiries will be made by this Bureau.

.&#39;

ment, no investigation
specifically directed

D.

[:1

Pursuant to instructions
will
by the Department.

be conducted in this

issued by the Departmatter unless

E.
vestigation,

[I]

Please advise whether you desire any further in

is submitted for your information and you

F.

[::]This

will

be advised of further developments.

investigation
by the action

further
t, &#39; z .

G. [::]This

will

is submitted for your information and no

be conducted unless specifically
C omp

re-

quested further
so

Department.

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directs,

H.

[::]This
will

n_.y_.. -

be taken

covers the receipt of

by this Bureau
_

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Assistant Attorney
Civil Rights Division

General DATE

September 26,

1968

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no further action concerning a full investigation by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.

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Unless advised to the made by this Bureau.

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requested by you has now

contrary no further in-

ment, no

investigation

be conducted

instructions issued

in this

matter unless

by the

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Department.

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vestigation.

Please advise whether you desire any further

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