FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND , PRIVACY ACTS
SUBJECT: ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN HQ FILE: 176-34 SECTION 1 OF 10
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In f -¢' 92 {II FROM:SAC, 101111 76-6! P! M-H 5 , I| 7" SUBJECT: 7ABBO'I 1 HOFFMAN. AKA I =.=-77* n 92:'f""I I-AN'1 IRIO'1 mus 92 I O0: CHICAGO! , 92 I.1:.:":.'=5 -.1I .7Y7 I Be Chicago teletypes to Bureau and NY, 9/10/68 9/11/68. I I Due to extensive file reviews the deadline will not be met. Report will be submitted by 9/20/68. - IA_gI_._CONTAINED I_IIl_F_QBMATIONL7 4,!, L.Q . ' GTIUIALF$M I0£ ITQHQ ll-IV III IDITIQ 1 -0 IIA ecu. IlG- PkI7 - - UNITED' .1iMemomndum STATES .. ~ _.RNMENT '|-_-. 92-'1. 92- TO 1 DIRECTOR, FBI DATE1 September 11, 1968 _r.92 l;;-,~';ii}f1 fPR0o SAC , L06 D ANG-'_~ 1.ES 00- 72113! W RUG! F [7 " ' _ A T ' LBEEQQOFFI-4AN,maze" LL riuzaorriun INFQR SON. _ I 9 5/ , oo=MMPIWCHICAGO 1-We EREIN ISUN SIFIE Ti '5:-.' Re Chicago tel to Los Angeles via Washington, dated 9/ll/68, captioned as above, referring to LA let to New York, 8/19/68, titled, YOUTH INTERNATIOBZAL PARTY, aka Yippies; IS-Miscellaneous 00:N. f." Chicago requested that the Los lngeles Division interview "Los Angeles ' Free Press" reporter LAWRENCE LIPTON, for further details concerning an alleged telephone interview he had with subject ABBOTT HOFF MA.Nrelating to possible - . _.__,;,. I» civil disorder at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; 92/ The LosAngeles Division1-111 notconduct anyinterview withLIPTON g 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 E former coffeehouse owner who authorid the inflammatory poem, "T was a Foot - LLfor the file100-36bSLu FBI in the mid-19E's.BureauHe is Pendingthe subjectof approval aninterview,no of Bu le 100-1423153, will ani interview ma wbe The Bureau will recall that LIPTQN was interviews by 5.4.5 of this Division I1 . on 3/25/S3, following the release of the'above scurrilousPOEIEH Although he ..L , was admonished at that time to refrain from publication of such filth, he 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 ° "Nation"he is fantastically incoherent,Previous completely magazine. senselessLIPTON and seeminglycontacts.1rithin findinga personthe 0 resulted ,.-as_ that considerable mental instability. 92 .~.'_:
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The L-...... geles Division does not have aseilale at this ties an crigmel clipping of LIPI 0N's articlein the weekly avant-gard underground newspaper the '1-cs lngdesFree Passe," hcnrover, there are enclosed forthe Bureau and the Chicago Division two Xerox copies each of his article which appeared on Page 7, _o1 the J B/16-22/68 editionof that periodiqnin, M __ ,¢__, /71 _/ 4, y -- U uil REC-138,.I / 9, - g J W! ON: As stated above, Io interview t LIPTON will be c duo without . prior Bureau authority; and it is recomme d that no such interview be con-~ I ..e=P=¢&er.*a'1* . 33 11 onable *~'- » °¬I 1° "*5 ; ¬$$.,E i$§i;*a°"° "'"""' '"='" '°rii~IcLo*- <.* tram """'. if 7 ¢ 0 i 0 J 5 _
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92". -1 IA lO0"T2113 F 5 1 to believe that any such interview with LIPTON would be utilized by him in a front page story in the "Les Angeles Free Press" in an attempt to dis~ |i~ ~.-'» 3 ,4.»- 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 u-, if he thought it would enhance the sale of additional copies of the "Les ll . ._-'-. Angeles Free Press." In making its decision, it is also pointed out to the 4 Bureau thatthe "Les Angeles FreePress is edited andpublished byARTHUR 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 Socialist Workers Party and ie Johnson-Forest Group, both of which organi- e 1'; Essa zations have been designated by the Attorney General pursuant to Executive Order 10h50. xunxxm is the subject of Bufile 100-376905, and LA file 100- 33665. -
This case is being placed in a RUG status, subject to being reopened if and when the Bureau instructs that LEPTON be interviewed in this matter.
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T, man who, withJerry Rubin and Lake Park, calledNorth Avenue 1 _' _i' others on the East Coast rst Beach; iolksinging, laartiequc-s, , . < if proposed the idea and are acting swimming, lovemaking. _ - Eu :15 as- forward coordinators, with the festlvalasplan itwastogo AUGUST mantras, ts the religious 27th ceremony poetry,dawn; led _ i," t _ - first announced, by Allen Ginsberg, ,1 .92 transcript oi my phone con- AUGUST 27th afternoon:Worl<- _ versation with ltoitman follows: shopsandscenartosessions.Also " ' film s no'.':ingsand mixed media SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - event at the Coliseum, I513 South ' WahztshAve, [tuqttst 27th, even- HOI- FM.-'92N:give I'llyou aschc- é ing; benetitcozicertin conjunction Cute or events; _ with the Natlciial Mobilization i nU92':;L|STI 'T . Zt ikt-Quit:. .1 . -___ _..will {herem Cvitttilillvtc rt».at on Hi: l92Cull.-'i::uFi, l92 4-son - i 3:53 - be training classes in karate, Lincoln Park nominationandra1- , t non-violent dissent, defense a- 1y tor Pegasus, the pig. And LBJ iy gainst mace, etc. There will be birthtiay party, ' 1 an information booth set up in AUGUST 28th, dawn: poetry i Lincoln Park. Almost: all our _ and i oll » .'-.1 -:_i-,92_-t y. :_- <1 .0 ~'T. I 1. W .t - : . ." Q I "'|',.I I I _.-: 1' 92___l..;_.--Tllé march to wherd'?"_'__" 92--, ...,__ -4- . .'e'>. 1 I-.:- '|lh- :,"ihave you'll the 6f_ ll: Tim izitci-izationat Arnphithe1- 71ssuIT.erll'l'0m511.11, tjm l 7 92 inr>ie_ andthat will be the end ll iou could get top;-tlier any. of this event? _ where from two to thrcclhousand tro, where the convention ls. HI YES- people in Cliirrago alone, There is definitely it march that the mobilization is planning. L: who else is coming besides :25:BI YES ,. they wereat therally Allen? That you know of, L: Those 92 . lD9292'lSillO§O?l otherH; Sgt, Sunshine is coming. words it s optional for those who Burroughs, Genet. IE:as an I- ~'liaiilioutgtlier est oasis, onll-19' cities,t wish to go on the march? - ll: Well, there arebike groups H: All the eve-:'.t_sare optional, L: Genet? l dldn t itr"-w he was coming tn.I would expect 20-25, of course. _ in the country. 000 Pe i le from .92ew York alone. H: lIe'scovcringitIor ESQUIRE_ l -Jvery free bus is already booked L; What are you golngto dowhen Krassner, oi course. Ed Sanders in New York. .- . {Ti you get there? is coming in tomorrow. He's the H: They plan to have a rally and music coordinator. There are two L: Have you had any indication I. J vigil. Our feeling is that people groups of rock musicians. One from the West Coast? who plan to go on that march 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 -'.~ tn downtown Chicago, as many mattertotally what. Another committedto group coming, oftenno92ri es at the Pentagon came in groups are planning to do, ought which includes the heaviest f i l yesterday and said that a lot of to be prepared for ti. very heavy bands! is committed to coming people fromBerkeley hadalready _ y scene. There are ten thousand only it we get a permit, They may started out. W e ve gotten letters f National Guard troops here. be talked into coming anyway. from L..A., from the Coast and 'l here s eightan root barbed wire even from Canada that say they're fence with a mile circumference L: Does that include the Alr- coming. Our feeling is that we plane? i - around the Amphitheatre and an- won't geta permit, but that they other tence within that. Very H: The Airplane never was com- i will tolerate the event, v- heavy scene. ing in the first place. 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 in the park. l-l: That would include Country That's whatthe training session Joe andthe Fish, Ario Guthrleis is about. L; What events? in the second group. it we get a H; We'reunsure what's going to permit only, L: Oi course you'llhave monti happen that night. We do have tors, but did the city express any o plans to do a death or Yippie I-low about the United States view on this issue? t ceremony, where we l:-urnall the rnnlliru H: They have not given us any posters andbuttons, etc. ll; l'mnot sure where they are. real information. They're just Ed's goingto start the coordina- trying to get information from us. L: is that like the death of Hip- tion irom here. They pledged to vr -I pie? Does that mean that Yippee come, but92vel'.aven t lntouch beenL: ls Jerry Rubin well enough to is only for this occasion? with them. ltls very difficult for H; Our message is that people us to give them information, They attend? are free. They shouldn'thave always ask you is therea permit? .&_6 labels. Now concerning the permit sit- H: Yes. He'llbe herein two more uation. we'vehad numerous dis- days. I'll give you my own private L: But you're notadopting the cussions and negotiations with number: 312 area code 32'?-9245. Free Man label that they are in Deputy Mayor David Stahl. The San Francisco? Or are you? city officials are very scared. L: I-low about crash pads tor peo- ii; Well, birth oi the free people. i They don'tknow what the hell to pie coming, lsthereanyarrange- do, -andwe Just impressed upon ment of this sort? ~ l them the tremendous number oi H: We'remaking arrangements L: Well, that's sin larto the- t San Francisco event. But they people coming. with people thatllve near the pork are keeping the name Free him, for the housing or people who come before the 24th. After that -.3- H- .~ I'¬U"|92PJ- W- u.-.-.-_-- .-~.--=4; it; we are worktnt; mainlt mule L» 92'.'hatabout tremendousthe tum -- "marha owl-Thad? Z I . .._¢ " ev-:1-its oithe first three daytl.Ind number people?of Whatword do'1 ? we P "'--i we '91ma: ° "' letting upinforn.-att_on hiioul-hi-1-Ddye" haveum me",-e Wm 1,0,4-I-anltrength isin n1tmbers,1en6~tlvut L-.I preparing-... Q maps Q and tratnlngzna. number or people? the policewon't anything do it x-6|-i::§ nF|¬|'in Hui, .. H, w, hm . ram. ,.,,,m-,_»,;,"y"_-'t1ri:-'r1i'are alot oipeople~thor-0.-~ -_'._',.1 '-r There were two thousand people. I r--'-r_-1 . q..-.-0 "_" """ _.I5.'-l, ,_t :-_*,_-_ -;.f_-..$ I I " '1'? " ' " - _';_ "" I_' A ; t.v.H.-»~ .-;,-,P,:-wr7 _ _ ' . .t_..'._ ___ 7-1/R'lf:.' I. _ __ _ _ r ' __ It ~- i" 92~__ - - - - .~ > ,'....;,.v92- r - .1 ,-1,_~--11. , . :_».;- . _,_. . ..-__ st-14:;--pi;--up-92._ --.-...... '~|*1'_- _ .> ' ' a I, - 92 1' -' I 0 '.,.| F- 92-F 92 r 92 . ' T. 5 t '4 i J O r l ~'- § I ' '. ..-_i,_,_ L: Are tilt! Seed people demo =vW~ n92_:__ l92...i l._ 92..-.lnl'|.1lr9292,I tI'!||l Y92 .. Q . lllsll Ia llclylul ad ""-' "I.-'' "_ii'1. E-H_ii'92. gine that they're active. art-:1, We t: t|'ti to open a_n_oj_i1Qe -.e__---- L: Have youhad any appearances the park, but thcprot:- - On tilt? media? tom is tizore-'5 nteleplionestrike. H- Yes they are. ' - - -"- I. ' I ll; Constantly. Krnssnur is going So we've he-1 to operate from to he talking about it on the Les L: Are they numerous? tdon't Flhartments and phones that are .- Crane Show in about :1 week,also already there. know anything about the Seed or- the Johnny Carson Show. We're on |92'P92 television every night here. >1-'_ . gantzniion. L: is there nnytalkofmovingthe 92Ve re trying to arrange a meet- convention out of Chicago? ing tomorrowwith 1tlienGinsberg ii; .92'o, ii sait rumors. 'I ht-re are l-i: it's like the 1..A. Oracle-and Mayor Daley to talk about the That kind of paper. They're very heavy prepamtions atthe .'imptii- permit. We also have somebody n concerned about the possibilltlf |hc~ai1'e. There are 3,500 guard in the iie:1ltl |Depa|'tmeniworkingtroops now training. Thei'e'ii be ofviolence. They issued it Stille- on a food stamp pro-._tram. There's-92|u92tltnv- -7. fth in f _.-- wt 1'}.-..-I. I'I"L.. ment saying that iipeopie pas. e>;= -.--vt-|92.. uluuu an 92.I||Jll92 x qt rt, In: pooled a. five day festival of life. 9. possibility we might get food city makes no bones about releas- iun and flowers they Ouiihi to 1"-3'stamps. But people should come ing statements u'here they're go- think it. That there 18 B Cll me preprti-ed to contribute. lf groups in; to jail everybo 1" 92.-' 92- . in» L- I 92 / » - .!.;f" _.' J /I A7 92_ *1 r-Y -. '2 -42;"Z -L :-__ Z9 !!! I PLAIIITEXT 9/IQ/Bl TELETYPI Q URGENT am: m lzm . 92§l - 1- .-- i 0. . n1n;cr%§c,'1%1 /75¢ 34 //Z7 ABBOTT H !'I'IAIl,AKA, ABBEY EFFIAI, ABBIE Y. @1181 ; AFTIRIOT /ii In I RB UH AIGELBS IJTTEB III! EL!- UH HIT. mp mam manna; 1.31-rnnaxm IEIORMIDUI concmggm " 9: Laramie: LIPNI mcmsm A 001'! I rm: Anncnn mm in an 2.1:: gang; "um: mass !E_l ERl:!1!¢_l 1-o an 1-zzuzmonzcf, i~ nrrmvn-I mi maarr urrm. mcwnn xx mm mnonmwif Ingm- 1-i i. aim-10! coxcmum mm : ausrxzm . mmuza nu: nu ujjniy j - - Toil u " "' - . '1"-1 OILOICI a"'r192-rzuzn uwr 1! nu or mu msrxu-n plum za low axnm lloln BI Cllldan .-..-.i- Ii'i HYIII@. III IICIIPI? Q I'll IEPIERRAD IEDRMIDUI GI- 'I -""' Conrad _.i_ Pal! ._...._..i lbmnuol nu. as own m rmnnmn rr so tan nsmmmn ;72=7:': 3? Gil! ii- F '.. > ".: " .3-of ggqi ii r.-5 _ 1- .- .- ' Sulllvm i. 2 Tuvll ii IIII I IIIIGBTIOI Ill! I-BY Kill N OMB! ._l'gl, _ llIBPORIA ¥2 ;1";..-.-_-;92"' W UV "'" 5 "_% '-;*eTL- .'7' 1- ~' 1 . ¢=...¢,'68UUT'.§ mm; . mnwzum:~.':.¢'"..":"':7_._{i'- Qnx IJPIOI V Hal% l!DI1L@ V VIA E ?- |-EH.%_'";.~. Iw921? - _____,.. §'iIL1 " 92. s -_92_'* - VIe - J _ I 4 f ..~ M,__ .1 . '.T? »'-r . ._ :*.~_= r . NOTE: Lipton is a "beatnik" poet and former coffeehouse owner i who is openly hostile to the FBI, An August 16 - 22, 1968, ,_ -_ -. edition of the Los Angeles "Free Press" contains an article by Lipton reportedly relating to a telephone interview with Hoffman in which Hoffman relates activities planned for the Chicago demonstration. If in feet Lipton eio interview _- _A.- Hoffman he could possess information which may be pertinent to the prosecution of Hoffman for possible violations of the Anti-riot Lave, however, in view of his open hostility -~.. ._ 1. to the Bureau it is felt that the Grand Jury subpoena will be a better vehicle to obtain any information rather than T. afford him the opportunity to lisinterfpret any interview with the FBI in the Les Angeles "Free Press". i 1 1 I!?f§ 92 I 92 -.vA 1. , .,..~,4' I- _ .__ - _-5' J ; .,,, , -.. -vs.- '. ~. . .__ -. - C 92 _ _ I . -- ~- .0 7.».- .1 /1. , , _ g 1- - '1+.»- ., :1 , - .5, _ ._-4..-., " 4- - " . 4 |..__ _;a.g_:1._ §,i|r@':Q . P -'_'.-5 'f;"-.' I -- Q '-1-r;. .- ., 92_ _ "fr"; '_j! . if "I ' a. .. 1 ._ _ "=_. .'< ..1. ,: -.i- E1 __T:_ " ,"'____ , "_ ',____ _,______._.._._ .._...---___.___-.--.._- _ . . _.__ - *¢'p §QC'é_' _i,,__.__...a._ ---1-- .4-_.__ -5- ..~, -"--~'- -I 92-- -- ' on..v +3-,92 I? 1,! _, -.. . . .-. w .. .- . -..-- ., . a..-.4--92-92--- -...... Q-_. e- -92 . .-vv--1-1--a--In--4. - 1 -- ~ - ' ' 1/' H0 : QIIIOHAI |°ll92 I00. IQ I ;g|g.| I quv In I IQHIOII 4 If I UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT S ggz Memorandum [F TO Demag / we September 1'1, 1968 92 - -V. 92 ,_~_ e R I. _ 1 - Mr, Dell-oach 1 -M I- RIOM ..A. Rosenz co y 1 _ "M1 - Mr. Rose I i.1 5UB~'E°T ABBOTT HOFFMAN 92b4 sseiaimcams, CRIME nlsoanzn _ - Mr. Sullivan 1 AIRCRAFT, SWITCHBLADE KNIFE ACT Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kyle Clark of called to furnish the following information: Abbott Hoffman, co-founder of the Youth International P F arrived at the Chicago Airport shortly before noon, Chicago time, today 9/17/ 68! aboard TWA Flight 315 from New York. I-loifman was 92 I ' accompanied by his attorney, J. Lifcourte. Hoffman was arrested by the Chicago Police Department for failure to appear on 9/ 6/ 68, in connection with his arrest for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest during the disorders on the -night of 8/ 28/ 68. He has been charged Ihaving today by on the his police person with today jumping an unlawful bond on weapon; the prior namely, charge a and switchblade also with . ,_-,4 knife with a four inch blade. He is presently in custody of the Chicago .4 ;~.__. v |Police Department. ' A ACTION; . - -:' e E i The Chicago Office is discussing with the U. S. Attoriioy the possible violations of Crime Aboard Aircraft and the Switchblade _ 92KniIe when traveling Act in connection from New wi York th Hoff to man Chicago c ar rying today. a switchb "'9 -I32 "' e e 4"_ ;' '. _ r _ ,_ EX @315 s SEP I 19 was §92 .--. -r. b -__-_ a n 92 ! - .-:";'- 92 .T:.=1 ;=;¬;;,f ' I C I .. .. I": .~ v. _ e-.'- = --, V ' ' I: é iL- 'I-.-r- . - .7 ' 47-%': , ! ~_ v i: _ C .. L:¢°;- 5 ALL INFORMATION -an Q; '3 9; o ,_;_ cowmwtoF51 HEREINIS NCLASSlF_lE 54 s£Pso Essa: DAT BY ~ I _¢ .. K , I September 17, 1968 ALI. INFORMATIONCONTAINED =.<' I *1"°1 HEREIN IS UI92IOLAS-SIFIE l BAT;/,n-.¢eBv ~ if -7 92, D To: SAC, Loh92hnge1ee ; ' 00-72113! J Q - ;: » - 1 . 5 From: D rector, FBI / -e ,_..- - "1 "1 ABBO¥l _JHOFP4AN, an , _§ ABBE horjunn t annm Yimorruax; L, I AHTIBIOT news .,»' 92 O0: CHICAGO '.-x 92 he hos Angeles letter 9/ll/68 to Director with copies _ '1! to Chicago iile 176-28, and Chicago teletype 9/15/B8 captioned -_-_-i..._i,_.,,¢ "Jerry C. Rubin, ABL." 192/IJAttachment to referenced letter is article captioned - z "Yippies to Visit Hog Capital" which appeared on page seven in / 1 the Los Angeles Free Press, hos Angeles, California 8/16-22/68. = r92. 92 This article sets out considerable iniormation concerning the I . _ -.7 planning for the Yippie testival oi Lite which occurred in " 1 1 Chicago the same seek oi the Democratic National Convention. 4 lt mentions specifically hhhie Hottman! Jerry Rubin: Allen Ginsberg, "Genet" possibly Jean Genet, 'Burroughs," Krassner, = nd others who might be oi interest in the Antiriot investigations. i :2. . hos Angeles and Chicago should review the article in .- n ettort to identity all persons oi interest in the Antiriot nvestigations- Chicago should immediately advise hos Angeles 1 the identity oi any oi these persons who are partially 1-,4. 4 -. dentiiied in the article. Thereatter, loo Angeles Division are-.,_,i M . ould incorporate into a report on each individual subject hose portions oi the article shich pertain to the individual _.t':."_?__ _.|. subjects. Chicago should also note Boiinan turnishes hie private 7 V . "., ant "».;,;, .1 phone nuher in the Chicago ari! during the pertinent period priof '11- " ,§':I,': to the Democratic Iational tion. The address tor this Telsoa .____ phone number should he dete_ it not already knosn to the I DeL_ouch ._-.._-._.. 5, _._*.y '1 '4; rt /.I .=-" F1_rloin i____ Chicago Division. _,n;4 I ,':I II» _ - . ,1 *1; _- , F - T 1!" 0 --~-- -. _ . ._ _ _....._' ___,-_ _-.-_--_ .-.,.- _ __ 4 _ _7___ . _ r .2! . _A,;=.,- 1:-e _._. _. i ___ , Y - L- -HI-1Iev.86-6'7} x _,_- g r H § '0ER."3 .'BuREAu OF IN92i;;"!;-STIGATION -s=s=11.:=2;.;;=." 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Will discusst thatwith further United action,if any, obtain his opinion. as._ o ._ . -x h is warranted. - . : 92 . 92 z F _ . I » V-t ' muxnlsrmrxvn | _/ _ _ __ One ofcopy thisreport being is furnishedto L. C NewYork Officeas subjectresided New inCity. York C " 8/16 $3? In articlein Los Angeles Press Free dated an1..- a;___ p ies to VisitHog ital"-9248 gs» - 22/68 entitled "Y1 p , . = sa. u.192na{;- -J-we ~é74iriD In _ gs - COVER PAGE COMLIMAIM______i .._. .. _.. I ,..i_...-,_-- --,_- ----a _~;-_- _ ~ 1- e > _'_' Eco»? --~_*:* -- __ _ _ _ ._..-1 -__.-.- 1- :_ -_',92a 92 <92. J-J-59! _ _ .5; ur: to STATES DEPARTMENT or ]sT|cE '. I I FEDERAL BUREAU OF mvEsr|sA"r|or~i §£¢- 5673191.: -_.. ac/as Copy Io: 2 - usn,Chicago 131/ 2&6 * S F I l M leper! 0| mi Q11./ om , Chicago, Illinois Dole: September 20, 1968 Field Oillco Filo I: 176-28 Qua." p". n Till» HOFFMAN. E _: HT BY 2, I '_ c|355if| REISOPFFC if. I aw» . 1- om M1 ! Q! =- if ' |p- - L I'i " _s_._~ - nvrP?'i1!~3 " , .W"|s=> PT.~1---_,-1.-_~;;15 11 921 . .2. ._ -- I 1=-/ '"-"5?- QIBGII: ANTIRIOT paws 1";§_;;;,..3._._;; 0;,-J-,;1sa. '- -.-..:__ .|.~....._. 924l92l92i'Id92 Qynopals: Investigation predicated upon information IIUM uni» a 5v Police Department reflecting that subject participated in denonstrations in Chicago during Democratic National Convention. The August 23, 1968, issue of the "Chicago Tribune" reflecting subject would participate in the demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention. HOFFMAN, from New York City, resides at 506 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, for two weeks during and J prior to the convention. Arrest record set forth. At press conference in Chicago on 9/18/68, HOFFMA stated he desired to go to Czechoslovakia to demonstrate against Russian "pigs " HOFFMAN, co-founder of Youth International Party UIP!,92ns ofthe negotiators with the City of Chicago I -0-Jiw ..-. nlI nnl I] se .. P en,» Au U:-zn**'1 r»" c ' HER: ISEUN AS$|F| "ET 1 ,/Z» ....~.. J Lu1lrF7uLf_@__4;|4yf§42gy¥- T0-_1¢ q,-1,-,,,-,-;.p§ ;-,-mun». npqqlu-v 1--I-.-.|>.-v.--.l»ns--, ..,- ...... -|....._t,_ -ta n_._ rm: u 4- .1... .92..---.-o.. -0 -an k"D' --wl lr I-rYI'H° I _ .. " .,i " ,__._..Q._..____._.__--- ._._ 92. ' I , ._ I 5.? Q J 92n I I cc 176-as 92/ f nan1 LS: This investigation is p.eu.ca.e_vuarli fan-I nor: V ihfermatign. ." m from the Chicago Police Department during the lattnrpart of August, 1968, reflecting that HOFFMAN participated in the demonstrations in Chicago during t h Democratice National Convention DNC!. The lugust 23, 1968, issue of the "Chicago Tribune", a Chicago daily newspaper, contained an article on page 5, column 5, section 12, which reflected that HOFFMAN would participate in the demonstrations during the DNC. Investigation was institute d to determine if V C _ - ; 41_._|_.1 4-41-ii? subjec t was in violation or Federal antiraot stat F". _ r0_... Arrests i'_ 5. I" The files of t he Bureauof Deco:-ds wn5, _I>_1 Chicano Police Department, as checked by ICy_r?_ _ onzéeptember 3, 1968, reflects under num ABBIE Y. HOFFMAN was arrested on August 28,her 1968 in2568734 thatéva restaurant on Clark an d Lincoln Streets, Chicago, at 8:45 a.m. for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. ' word written on his HOFFMAN had an obscene four-letter Q forehead while in the restaurant, and was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after politely being asked by the police officers to come with them. -J . A <1 .1 -.92. CG ]76~28 feé CUNFIDE IAL 1 2 when arrested HOFFMAN gave his address as "no home" and his occupation as "revolutionary artist" -5 HOFFMAN was to appear in court on September 6, 1908' Bon d was set at $1,000 and HOFFMAN was released 92-r on bond I Q Cook County State'sAttorney's B?" Office Chicago,9 a vised on September 10, 1968, that I--a --..... Q Jf..__, HOFFMAN failed to appear for court hearing on September 6, 1968, in Cook County Criminal Court. His $1,000 bond was forfeited and his appearance bond increased ,, from $1,000 to $5,000, If HOFFMAN comes within the court's jurisdiction, he will not be released unless Patentedhe makes $5,000 that bond. uorrmm No fugitive chargedis warrant is witha outstanding. state .4 :- c arge of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and a City of Chicago duge of resisting arrest. ii-|-p The September 10, 1968, issue of the"Chicago American", page 4, column 6, stated that "ABBEY HOFFMAN, 'hippie'leader, apparently will not be extradited from New York City to face disorderly conduct charges. F|___i-I-0 HOFFMAN had been arrested for writing an obscene word on his forehead and failed to appear in court Friday." "RICHARD ELRDD, Assistant Corporation Counsel, said it is not an extraditahle offense. Bet he said he plans to wait another week and file a civil suit against HOFFMAN in N=:wYork to recover $900 in bond money that the 'yippie chieftan owes Chicago." ptember 17,1968, 2 Chicago Police Depa, amenv -e -; . FFMAN, self-proclaimed leader of YIP, was arrested at 11:20 a.m. on that date at O'Hara International Airport on arrival from Hew York City aboard Flight 315, Trans World Airlines. HOFFMAN was accompanied on the 7% :,. ! Z""'92 -3.- 5.. 1 -; I ct1m.F1L1a,92mAL 1 I I , I CG 176-28 __.i-_ 1-» i_ H L > _ D b-.s.an._-n- flight by an attorney J. LEFCOUHTE, who was to represent HOFFMAN in criminal proceedings pending in Chicago. HOFFMAN was arrested on this occasion on the F?-1: 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's arrest by the Chicago Police Department on August 28, 1968, charging him with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest which occurred during disturbances while the DNC was in 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 search following his arrest. .--1 ' 1 On September l7, 1968, HOFFMAN was arrested by a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI!, Chicago, upon his releasezfrom custody of the Chicago Police Department. HOFFMAN was arrested on this *?* occasion on the basis of a Federal warrant issued as a ;j' result of the complaint being filed charging HOFFMAN with violation of the Crime Aboard an aircraft = Carr a Concealed Weapon Statute. Special AgentsThe followiniinvestigation and conducted wasby» on September l7 " ' ABBOTT HOFFMAN appeared' before Judge LOUIS . . °° cownnimt appear on Local Court as directed on September 6, 1968. HOFFMAN's attorney requested the court to D vacate the bond forfeiture charge which was granted by Judge GILIBERTO and the matter was continued until October 17, 1968. The court granted permission for HOFFMAN to travcl to New York City which he claimed was his residence and his same bond was continued The Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago, advised that additional charges had been placed against HOFFMAN after his arrest at the airport and the 16th District, Chicago Police Department, had not finished processing him because it was necessary for them to bring him to this hearing. e requested the court to allow the Chicago Police Department to finish _,,,.,...,_.-_. processing HOFFMAN before he is released. The court granted the request and HOFFMAN was taken into custody by the Chicago Police Department to be returned to the 16th District, Chicago Police Department. .-_i-- On September 18, 1968, NICHOLAS KARZEN, Assistant United States Attorney AUSA!, Chicago, advised that HOFEMEE, with EDWARD TED STEIN, appeared at 10:00 a.m. on September 18, 1968, before United States ommmiua- JAMES T. BALOG for a hearing in the C Crime Aboard Aircraft charge filed against him. At the request of his attorney the hearing was continued until 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 1968, at Chicago. BALOG restricted his travel to his New York State residence when HOFFMAN requested permission for travel to Czechoslovakia ?ress Conferences .,, _ Following an appearance before United States Commissioner.on September 18, 1968, HOFFMAN held a 4 press conference from 10:51 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. for slj» the various newspaper and telelision media in the United éé é s»-M1States Federal E Buildin 57¢ Chicago, which was observed by ;$E§§ -.5... CONFIDEN IAL I I ' , 92 cc 1715-28 norrnnw announced his plan to depart from the United States on Sunday, September 21, 1965, with a group oi United States "yippic-type" people, none identified because he did not want to have them delayed in their travel, for a meeting with 5,000 "yippie type" people 1 in Elsen, Germany. The assembly in Germany is 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 "pigs" police authorities!. The group, including HOFFMAN, had United States passports but did not have F _ a visa for entrance into Czechoslovakia. 6' it HOFFMAN asserted- .that he and YIP do not approve of Russian "pig" oppresssion in Prague any more than Chicago "pig" oppression during DNC. He L said he does not expect any different kind or type of physical obstruction from Russian "pigs" than _,___ encountered by YIP from Chicago "pigs." He stated "Pigs are pigs everywhere and beating is beating everywhere." HOFFMAN stated that if the group is not urrmitted to cross the Czech border they will to infiltrate in small units for an alternate attempt r...._.... in Prague for Russian Pig Confrontation Mdsic meeting i, '. I ;-nci IIIIJUJ-VIII. inn! | HOFFMAN stated his plans are now interrupted for this trip to Prague because of the Federal charge against him and he will have to be advised of his legal 1; F = r- _ - situation by his attorney. He said if he goes to Prague he will probably never return to the United States. V.- He said that ifthere was a lot of work to be done in Europe he would not like to no-undersuch circumstances because a lot of work remains to be done in the United States. : *1 Q HOFFMAN ascertained that the series of arrests of him are harrassments by"government pigs" to prevent him from carrying out his work. He pointed out .._;w--ecu g%e I -'0'-a.-_.; G §§§Q 1,, --H - ...--T1". CONFID TIAL '1 1-_' ;n.._'. - cl - _ _ . _ _ i 92 0 I 1 _ G c0!~:r1os92mL £7 he has been arrested twenty times, never convicted, and the current arrest was a continuation of "pig" attempts to stop his work. HOFFMAN advised he voluntarily returned to I Chicago to answer city criminal charges against him which came out of his activities at the DNC. These charges 1 92 were absurd and he could not have been extradited on them. He said he returned to Chicago to obtain court permission to leave on the Prague trip. -92. HOFFMAN pointed out the obscene charge against him is also ridiculous and his being arrested for having an obscene word printed on his forehead is not a violation of a law and further the nation's outstanding photographer ,_.-.~ is going to exhibit a large face portrait of HOFFMAN _ -,._ F.i . with forehead printing, in a photography show which makes HOFFMAN an art object. HOFFHAN advised the Federal charge of Crime Aboard an Aircraft is ridiculous. He ascertained he 'q--- did not commit a crime on the aircraft. He said the L4 knife in his possession was a three-inch penknife which .. _ he purchased in New York City which he voluntarily surrendered to the Chicago Police Department. He said the knife was not a switchblade and was not a dangerous W weapon. He stated "I'm living in a police state, but that's the way it goes in this country from the pigs." Pr r HOFFMAN advised he is under contract to Dell Publishing Company, New York City, to write a book to be released some time in October, 1968, entitled "Revolution for r the Hell of 1:." He stated he may make a million i dollars from the book. He said that if he makes money he will offer $10,000 to each Chicago Police Officer 5 who joins with YIP or will "burn the money." He stated he does not need money, does not work, does not is ; 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 well under way from 14th Avenue on and things are well . f-"EN organized, "free sex, free narcotics, the world is a ball." He said everyone is invited to Join the activity. .s H. l - '=~ comma TIAL I ~| 1 I ' I CG 170-28 run-niuuniu P92__ W i l " I r I I > Q t __, 1'-Q.I It-1 .- . HvFFrAN ohscrved he has done such n good job in New York City he docs not know why he wants to leave it and asks "why I'm thinking of going to Prague, I don't . . knon. " -1 1 .1 HOFFMAN also stated he had been approached by an unidentified motion picture company for making a movie of his life's story. He stated he would ant not play a starring role tecause he was not a movie E"?-'.-~r'star. HOFFMAN stated he enjoyed very much Mayor » RICHARD DALEY's film regarding the demonstration J _ " activity in Chicago during the DNC entitled "What Tree Have They Planted?" He stated it was hagnificent, excellent, and groovy." Be said it was exactly what the underground movement exhibited. HOFFMAN predicted the YIP would continue with activity in the United States and would appear at polls on election date and vote for the candidates I P 1 I C017:-:-2s w at .' mo n" it ored b sy pe g. cial /92'ent_ /92m0n'{_, the participants on part two of this program was ABBIE HOFFMAN. He identified himself as a FOpf¬R¬ l tiVO of YIP. During the discussion HOFFMAN stated that he ,_ . had participated in the last Columbia University -Q: uprisings in New York. , .._ 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 United States Government." HOFFMAN stated "In that case, I'm a Communist." MADIGAN asked HOFFMAN $1 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. ii E3 . The August 5, 1968, issue of the "Chicago American," a Chicago daily newspaper, page 3, column 1, contained an article reflecting that ABBIE HOFFMAN, eb- founder of YIP "made fools of the television reporters." HOFFMAN stood on La Salle Street, near Chicago Avenue, at noon on August 4, 1968, and stated, "We'll have a H 4 hundred thousand hippies here for our life festival " HOFFMAN stated, "Last December a group i oi us in New York conceived of the Yippie idea. We I had four main objectives: I Y1. The blending of pot and politics into a political grass leaves movement and -- a cross fertilization .,.__, of the Hippie and New Left philosophy. "2. A connecting link that would tie as much of the underground together as was willing into some gigantic national get-together. 5 ¢ -9- CONFENTIAL i . { I 92 CG l76-25 _ __.__-. A CONFIDENTIAL "3. The development of a model for an alternative society. rm-Jul-u-0 = . "4. The need to make some statement, eypecially K in revolutionary action~theater terms about LBJ, and the V Democratic party, electoral politics, and the state of the Iiatitni." N The August 23, 1968, edition of the "Chicago Tribune," a Chicago daily newspaper, page 5, column 5, section 12, contained an article stating that on August 22, | J 1968, Judge WILLIAM J. LYNCH of Federal District Court I r 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. n 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 iii 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 said the park had been closed at 11:00 p.m F .-___._ each day and that no one had been staying there. §ctivity;During the Democratic Nationa1mConventi0n f' . I F . I-', . -,.. 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You will be advised of availability upon return ofthe material to the FBI. __.__ Pa,ge sl withheld for the following reasontslz U Foryourinformation: _ __ _,______7 The following number isto be used for reference regarding these pages: it , __ _ E111 I F" , r_|I {.JLId- W _ ,_ DELETED PAGE S! NO DUPLICATION FEE xxxxxxXXXXXX g mmmiFORTHIS PAGE XXXXXX I'll/DOJ . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ;,' 1 Qowav im I ' > .5 _ |¢ . W33 during the Democratic Convention in Chicago, . ' ; Illinois, advised as follows: I ' 1 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 /""-92 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 92._.../ the antidote to be used. Her department had received prior information that oven cleaner was to be sprayed in the fa faces of the officers and she had been informed by the department doctor that different kinds of oven cleaner J 1 I 92 required different antidotes, theref vit was necessary to obtain the container from which the material came. i Pu-In-u-n ABBIE HOFFMAN came to the attention of - on Ionday or Tuesday, August 26 or 27, 1968, when he was pointed out and identified by a fellow officer. The first and only occasion on which she hearfd HOFFMANspeak was around 9:00 p.m. or -9;30_p.m. the day before the mass march on the Conrad Hilton Hotel. HOFFMAN was in the 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. Immediately around HOFFMAN was a row of individuals who were seated. Behind this row nae another group standing I Ind behind Q 92 yr ', i i I on e/1a/ea __,,___ _cn1e:,,,~-;1i1n9_.~n¢_p_i _FM_ ice 1:1_s_-¢§_p__*W _ a__.l 41.6: by 5* /sf9 § ___ _ pp... .|..,....,,_e_p 9/1s/es_ __, M 92 l In-92 dmunnqn!92-nnmuu nmlhevvewmmeudehonl nor cenclunenn el The FII It 5| In pI §pQlI| ei the F-5| and In loaned vo your cqomiy 92. ll one »I| cw-uni; um no! to be d-m-ibured suludl your egency. . 4'1 -*eta In i 1 ,q _ __ , :, t=- u _ __ _QONF|D 92lTlALp F . Q 1 CONFID TIAI- : _- _~' i. . . Q . I bu. __ , . I ,i > 4I92 - 4-; Regarding the instructions given to the listeners H OFFMAN_ , told them that when they demonstrated they should wear helmets, bear arms of any kind which could be used against the police who he called g "Pi 5" , have rocks , n_-i-1 bottles, and sticks in their possession. He told them that the park and streets were theirs and that they should stay in the park all night. he told then they were to meet 1 Grant Park the f llowin o g da yfor a march on the Conrad Hilton F-I-1-3 Hotel. HOFFMAN said that they were to get to Grant Park any way they could but cautioned them to go singly and not i n groups as they would he less conspicuous. individualsestimates llstening thatto HOFFMAN there speak, were between howevr 60 is and 70 J figure isstrictly a guessas shewas inthe row and there were many individuals behind her. Some oi the individuals appeared to be spectators as they were well 4 dressed and clean shaven, however, the majority of those '- J , 1 | present espe ciall those y in the first three rows were _ Yippies and hippies. she hased her identification of the latter on their attire, long hair and bear ds. During t me ABBIE HOFFMAN was speaking he was smoking »wnzt~ believes to be marijuana. She based her belief 6n the shape of the cigarette J that isthe wayit was rolled withthe ed ends and because of the way he was smoking it. is confident I she would recognize HOFFMAN it she were to see him again. Ed??? She _-_Aid no. ---r can _.-_""HOPPIAN _,___ aeain__--_after he hag gogplgggd his ., " a. speech. F 1 J I FEDERAL aunsnu OF INVESTIGAM-.! N M! D .. .$%a?_@3."R@r_.l3_,,_sl§§IL _. I1 : _ T ENT92AL ° F_.: ;,_-. . ._" v 42?._ Lincoln Park, rem r ,1; to Friday, August so, 1963. F 7 On Tuesday, August 27, 1968, at approx- imately 9:30 p.m., ABBIE HOFFMAN was observed giving a speech to 2G0,or 300 or possibly more, the row indi uals and in Lincoln it was Park. difficultHeto said he judgewas thein A i size 0 the crowd. Most of the crowd were "hippies" - : and were smoking pot. F." He related the plans the y were going to ensue the following few days. He said there were two groups, the second group being at Grant Park. He said they were in a bad area because the lighting -_- ---v was not very good, while the gnaup at Grant Park __k._ had good lighting. He told the crowd they were not going to leave the park that night at 11:00 p.m., and they will meet the police with whatever violence is needed. ¢92-w He suggested that they wear motorcycle or football helmets and gas masks if they have them. He told them to get whatever weapons were available to use to combat the police. He told the crowd to use golf balls and drive pails and spikes through them. He also said beer bottles are good weapons and half bricks are better than stones because they are sharper. He said that tc counteract mace to use vaseline on their face. He told them to use oven cleaner if they have any, but that is not good because you have to get close to use that. E i on-_-a./1;./es . -n _¢1 1°*B°.-, ,,1_11_£9°1§ i Fae: CG 176-2° -- - SAs by Dole dlctolo I * J CONFIDKNTIAL CG 176-28 He told the crowd to be in Grant Park tomorrow Hednesday, August 28, 1968} afternoon, F because they are gOing to raise "hell" and march on the Conrad Hilton Hotel. He told the crowd to bring their helmets and gas masks if they have them. He did not say what they would do when they got to the Conrad Hilton Hotel, but stated 1/ there probably is going to be a "hassle". , . He wore a white motorcycle hehet and L.- smoked marijuana while making the speech. He said "we" are sick of this society and said Mayor DALEY runs the whole show. »- He was not observed at Lincoln Pak after that Tuesday evening, and he left the park before 11:00 p.m. He was not observed taking part in any of the demonstrations. '. ._A -$---nu ?_'§ t 51 Y . C E - L._;.1 :3:-_. -_-|__ II ..= I i |1, lq" if . . _ 0 FFWEQALluJ?FbL CM H4VE5TH3A|g A CUNHYXN 92 AL ____e15/0% l.-__ __ ndvised ax: iollows: b D 1 He is assigned to the 20th District of the Chicago Police Department and was on duty at Lincoln Park ~ during the demonstrations hold there and at Balbo and Michigan during the week of the Democratic Convention held in Chi c:~.;';c. ! I I I f f ohr:ervcd numerous i nstances r--- 0 during these eemons'rn ons when the members of the Press 1 covering these demonstrations disobeyed Police instructions and were generally very uncooperative at all tines. In spite of Police requests and protests, TV eamernmen ? continuously blinded Policemen on duty with their television 5 camera lights. It was very hard to distinguish members of the Press from other individuals because so many people had cameras and professed members oi the Press without 1. i having proper identification, In some instances, when ordered I to get behind the Police skirmish line, the Press would L_-..._ make verbal insults to the Police such as "who the hell do you think you are?" and "we have s right to be here". The demonstrators not only abused the Policemen n II -w verbally by shouting obscenitics and personal insults at them, but also hurled such objects as bricks, rocks, bottles, balls with nails protruding, spears of wood, knives, and bags and bottles filled with human wastes. In addition numerous Police ears were damaged D omen injured during these demonstrations. F A-92;-1 H-HU 1 It was obvious that cars, usually old ones, owned E by the demonstrators had their tires punctured by the ! demonstrators in an effort to cast suspicion on the Police Department. stated his men showed remarkable ¢.---- restraint n ace of all the abuse they had to withstand - ' .'r and he saw no ir ee of sore force being used by Policemen H vc 1; * '1 Cm... ___.._ .u....___.__. by...... 9/5/68 Chicago Illinois 44-1160 Hal "-1- _ _..-.-. .. __ _. . '_ ___-.. .._.F-ile #..._.... -...... »._ .. .--- __.- _- _-.,---- i lH'ln~: sn . .. _h_jz . ,, . .. .-. L . . ..._. ,_ _ Du- e 92!§{P .. l!'kI__9/5/as.. .. M .__..-,. --- I |--u-! t M--v nu |r..-. . ., ..-.. |,,'g|'.9|92~. nu ;.1¢.92!|,||i.m; 9- ling iii. it It live |v|.»|.'c"l7 Ir? #511.-iii-ill : i-1 -H1 i : :5-' -'u 'i' Ian so in 92ll-ll - - -- f7- -=v w » u||u|92 f. cournnqum I ___< . W COM-92DE9292T92AL /-'*" 1 CG /14-1160 U1:m 92l.".'1.*= nCC "'; S.'?1 §'to protect Uzi,-m!-it.-192'-'. E§ and to effect y 0! :*.p;>J'ehn~:92r=ion::."o l.1c.-.r.n .1Ll.'1c1:r. when nocc.-.=;s;,1"y. <1 p|l;,92,u:=]15 Ilv by saw thr..o nuznm-ou.=; demon. ir.!~:L.':nec~s IL1..11.r»r:=-. 7 c I vI"'<~1vc-d .. _ :1 P, rrqon . , ]:~.tv1-iclr.-nti'Jc-d _ J , . D to him 35.115}! !E ;1~ i.*'§1t-'¥T!gin ti-r~1nor:';L1'riL0;s orders to zero in _ on S[!QCiEic } o'!.i92:e1 .t:n with 92:nu5u.'1]1y abusive v0rb.'11 ni.'Lnc1:s c- ! in an c-fit».-t to p1 o92ln~l:c tho Pulzici;---.-r: L-.> dci. ::;';ain;-rt "UM. dr';mo;"!1,t>.'::t0.92 :s_ On one oc-c:=- -ion, one Policeman vms so vic.i.o;1.'=Iy :1ttncI-".o~..' by the :" :=sOI'::tI ; :{O1?S92~.': L'h 01".-see it-:=l i cc . ton-.'m*c1 the i. o1ir;c.n:-_n and his family ilmi went over to the Polhscmun and removed him from area Ion; awhile. The viciQu5n@S$ and the obscene attacks directed at the Policemen is nmbeliovcnhle. _-..,- -q. n].:-o noted that some tear gas; v.'ni::h was release at ..nco.n ark we: not released by the Police V. 1. Dep:I.1-t.-.1-1:1. nor was it of the srzr e type as us;cr.3. by the Police D0pi1J.'L..-;:nL. It was obvious that some of tbs cI:.mon:-st:-M;o1':-. were doing this in an effort to cast arwe:-siozusz on the I-92.»15c2 I | 4 Dcpartwent. A190, during clayligln. hours the Policemen were threatened almost continuously by the demonstrators to the eilcet that at night it would be n lot worse, indicating they would save their most violent acts until nightfall. False noted several inst:m<:e.<: in which omons rntors would approach a Policeman, engage him in conversation then suddc-:n1y fake a pose as tlzotagh they we;-0 being :i§s-:1.92=.ltr_.-tl by the 1=olic<"_-man. This 1 fake po=c would be photographed by other demonstrators, 1 ..» It was also noticeable that numerous; demonsu-ators had obviously frko bandages wrapped around their heads, 1¢$ § trying to indicate they had been beaten by the Policemen. e . I i i F =5H 4 _ I comm: TIAL l *...= 1- A :1 1 ~ i rEDERAL aunmu OF INVESTIGATI~_."J CONF92D&W9292_ D¢.._ o$@pt_¢v1*ae: 1,q,_1,9§8- 92 _-M . . B7 I a!vise! !Lat !e has no a a n orma on concerning ABBIE HOFFMAN. He stated he cannot identify the policeman he removed from the area because he was so viciously attacked by the demonstrators. | > . i ii I 92 .~/ L. , Q;-up--n i . he 1 ; ~v _,!.._ __.-1'. oi Q,__§_[_l?Z_5_§ _Z __¢¢____,§h1¢l,$0,- o1111I101-B Fm; Q§o,175-23_i__ _* ______e by BA gist: dlctc|iod..9./.131-5-3__.___,___.____._ Hm lewlinal zunlomu author uliommn-datum mu zpntlullpn Q1 lhn Fl! It :1 Oh; pmpn y 0! uh: FBI and In loaned In yO92J' °9" ¢ I ; ll and an sompum pm am In in dmlrihulod Quintin your gammy o 2» i CONFQENTIAL 1 Q- 1 | n 1192 _,I' - ll : J ' -' one/u. BUREAU or lNVESTlGAT' 1' P 0 l ___ comm! HAL Date -._. .-. 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AA -r I 4 , | s 1 I ; F '. 92 r r»-. ~~i I» . 1- - 1 E;-I. t !'.'!- v-aé-,-' I arrived at Grant Park, Wednesday, August 28, 1968, I at the band shell at about 4:30 in the afternoon at which time the actual speeches had been terminated and the march was In--vwu-v-1'being organized. At approximately 5:00 the march then began l to leave the park heading north on the Inner Drive. To my knowledge, the Chicago Police Department and National Guard had completely blocked oif the nren south of the parkCTllowing only one exit to the marchers. The march proceeded north along the Inner Drive marching eight nhrenst. They proceeded 1 approximately 100 yards north when they were stopped by a 5 - . 1.? line of Chicago policemen. At this time, it was announced .--V_ ¢ that this was an illegal march, that no permit had been issued _-.,,, tor the march and that anyone participating in the march not . 2:, i'~1 : -'$ r crossing_to the west side of the street was subject to arrest t . 1' Q ..- 2 -. 1' I I _ I -. . . _,-.___,_ 92;--' ' 1 " » n -n-~ -'48- -I-31* 9 ,5-< . r CONFIDQTIAL-r - + ' . NM for violation of the law. For R period of approximately one-hu1I hour ._. 1 '5 the marchers waited nonviolontly. During this period, Name Unknown! Dollinger, who l believe is the louder of the _ ! n for Pence; the group responsible for organizing --J l , g *3--'-;_I 3 -*-231 ._92-» the march, announced to the group that there was n possibility they may got permission to conduct the march and they should wait awhile until they could got permission. At about this time, which would have been about 5:30, people started to leave the march and filter around to the west of the police toward the bridges leading to Michigan venue. The first two bridges which they encountered were closed by Rational _~, -| i 1 c0NnnE92T92AL semblance of a march, just n great deal of people walking in groups of three or four or simply inst walking toward the bridges. The Chicago police ht this time made no attempt to either stop the people or announce to the people that they ; K? » , were violating the law in some way. At the second bridge which leadsto BuckinghamFountain, the marchers stopped F_ and it would appear some of the marchers were arguing with the National Guard troops. Some of the marchers who apparently circled around behind the National Guard had at._u , t gone up to the next bridge north of this one, circled around ,' : and camein behindthe NationalGuard sothat the National Guard was in n single line and was completely surrounded. I I I- '-n-.| At this time, the Natiopal Guard opened fire with the tear 1i | gas. It was newapproximately 6:00.The massof people£011 L ! back under the tear | The marchers, who were now demonstrators, continued north :.~T"_ crossing the next bridge north, which I previously mentioned, » which apparentlyhad notubeenc1osed;of£ bythe Chicagopolice J - .,--;~_.'1, or National Guard, thus aining access to the Michigan Avenue _._-an area we _ 4 _ I "'"'.--"_.;'. i_. -i H;- ";._ _'-;*,' I , _ ,_ I .Q,', x - . . _: ; 5'7 LID ' c0Nnn92=;rML 3! r .1 approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people completely covering than, the road from the buildings on the west side {B the curb L On the east side. At this time, it appeared to me that k. r the marshals had 1ost control of the group and the ruup , . was more or less moving down under what might be called P j mob psychology. At the corner of what may have been F9 , " L4---n Congress and Michigan the group stopped for a moment and . I do not recall what was said but certain statements were ;92 I made that they would continue to march south to the Hilton. I """"" ... 92I I do not recall whether it was said they would be violent _ _ 4 if 0 1! or nonviolent. These statements were made over n portable loudspeaker system. I assume that this microphone system was the same one which had been used earlier by marshals in order to organize the march and to inform those members of 1'; what was happening ouring its nonviolent stage but at this ' - . l J.:1 time I cannot Say for certain who was in charge of the microphone or the loudspeaker system. At this time, which was approximately 6:30 or perhaps 7:00, the marchers again _._' is '1 started to'move south on Michigan Avenue and continuodto J"_- - _; .'_'S:_-"'7 ' E . - Z. move south until they encountered a lino of Chicago policemen at the corner or Michigan and Balbc. The mob at this time £0 _ 5 - r ! 0 y " CONFIDEN AL 1 CONFlDEN92A[ c was halted at the intersection of South Michigan Avenue and Fl ? Balbo by lines of Chicago policemen south oi the dumunHtrnL0rS T, on Michigan and west of the demonstrators on Halbo. The I demonstrators at this time occupied the entire intersection 1 I and spread over into the park. At this time, medical groups :1 ._ _ were located on Da1bo.or near Balho east of the demonstration about 50 yards from the intersection itself. About 7:00 or , 1 7 . _ - e moved in lines to clear the inter- 92~ . 1 .1! . H l r L @___ .1; section. Throughout this time there were provoeations in i - r the form of vocal insults and physical violence aimed at the i Chicago police. By physical violence I mean the throwing of projectiles, stones, bottles, and this type of thing. I did not know any of the people personally involved with these things ~ I1 although at times I asked the people not to throw them and to .1 " '~92:l E cool it. At this time also the Chicago police began making arrests and using their billy stichs.. The_Chicago police also made a series of thrusts into the erewd, both in the street it. and in | the park itseli, to try tf push the demonstrators back. -s It was during this time that the first injuries in terms oi 1' < _ : UUMIDENTI weie "i south of l3alho. "_ The Chicago police actually formed a line right along Balbo cutting the demonstration in half. At this time the mob began to move north being pushed by the lines of Chicago police. At this time, which would have been about w 1 | 7:30, people were announcing over the portable loudspeaker l 3 4 system mentioned earlier that the demonstrators should not 4 4 .- - . .. - 92 act in provocation of the Chicago police although this provocation continued to occur, the provocation taking the form of vocal insults, often of an obscene nature, directed toward the Chicago police. At this time also I did not see | ' Iiix ,, ; any physical provocation aimed toward the Chicago police by i demonstrators. At about.8:O0 to 8:30 a group of 100 to 200 tr: people broke off from the march and proceeded ever to Wabash | Avenue. I ,. ' 92 0. followed the group of people north on Vabash for one or two blocks and then vent back to " Michigan' avenueIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII _ ,, when it appeared that this group oi 100 or so people was breaking up and was not encountering any police. The group i or people who were watching what was happening in the street I 92 . I R i 92 -7- ; ...__£;_.'...'.-.-,;'._ 5 _ ii 9.-"it .C0NF'|&NiHA L '."-_ 92.~. _ f 1 M numbered100 between 150and wereand located L of the Art Museum where there is n park above an underground , _ _ parking lot. The people,of whichI assumemany were spectators and not participating in the demonstration, a I were along the railing which in at the Odge oi the park _ _ ...._4 -.|.:._,- *"" " L IIHU I Cy W l c. 9292v'i92l..I Zl 1111: curb on next the Chicago police and demonwtrators in the street. The police at this time were attempting to clear the street of I demonstrators using lines of police as well as their clubs. | r -WI ?-II-1 1 police I came over the railing along the park ope made a series of thrusts in an attempt to clear that area. The people along 1 -u the railing began to run in front of the pursuing line of Chicago police, which at this time numbered between 20 or 25, '. 92 . ,1.- _ n.-_,.r-nun}: nut--.-m".- -I main -.....' .,.iJ .<. _ I had run primarily, I guess, as n reflex when >:é ._. 77" :,!V_i _ 3 - ' l | 92 everyone elseran at the eight of police wheeling billy clubs which is enough to Qake anyone run. Ono policeman overtook me at this time striking me either on the head or Q"11a¢'115{¬?y' E>u,'-£r92'il1enshoulder, I cannot recollect I sure, with his I hm? club saying,stoppec! 1-struck, i ' i ~ ' t . CUNF| EN.TlAL-.._..-.._1._= i F 1 9292 . . . 1 J ' I CONHDE IA[ pi | 92arl whu 1--up -.uv4»-h |'nrv'§|92¢r ; - - | - .-- 5| himi 1'l'hr!|nvh...... ,,.. T., - ,F?/i 1< I . i ' F. k J. -...... -I-."l lI92l Llilli L115 nnu was unable to recognize the policeman or observe his name Q or badge number. I was struck a minimum of twelve times 5 by n number oi policemen, between four and seven I would p I estimate. I was struck on my left arm in which I received four to five conLusiuns and n broken finger, on my head where I received two to three blows, including one which F ? openeda wound requiring five stitehes to close. The index finger of the left hand was the one that was broken. I 3 , . also received three blows on my baeic and at ienst one "- .3 on my hip and one on my right leg. The first series of ! I blows knocked me to the ground. Several of the Chicng0 - J I 1 . -f-1.1-3: police were there telling me to get out of there and I "v--uv- g m tried to get out oi there and while getting to my feet iwk said, "I!m trying to,I'm to." trying at which timethey ' knocked me down still saying, "Get out oi here, get out of . . here."-I managedto staggerawn; fromthe policeand make it :_-§ILiet_owc_1_ where I I _ . » LONFIDEN AL92 in reaction to what was happening on the street below had set up in their suite on the fifteenth floor a first aid .~ i:~.7 ~ ._. { ad a number of doctore and nurses and Station in which Lei I some medical supplies. 92 -N i 1." .Q At the first aid station, L received . ' ] : I | dressing for my wounds and a vice for my hand which at that 1 time was swelling quite ex tcnsively. They arranged for an : ambulance from the Chicago Fire Department to take a number --1 . of injured people from the ir suite to the Cook County Hospital -q----1-- - where I received treatment ier my injuries, Although 1 92 ' .1 I. indicated times above, this is more of a sequence of events than a specific timed sequel duo to the fact that I had no _ timepiece and the vast majority of time I was unaware of exactly what time it was. 1*'r During this period I had time to observe and to talk to a number of people involved .. 1! gm u m.h. with the demonstrations and with tome of the spectators. In Sta?" talking with marshals or people directly concerned with the 3 organization of the march and the Yippies, I was informed that there was n fear on the part of many people involved that there i ' '0' CONF|[!92ENTlNI v 8 0 Q in - - l._,....----1 - -.-..... - i r 1 , .1 . . 92 UU|92lHDE92~|T|Al. would be violence. The basis for this appeared to be the . -I , . __.| ., '' result of the April 27th demonstrations and the reaction of the Chicago police force to those dcmonsLrati0n5. There ,.a' . _> -92- 92 .. were also groups of people, I cannot Say whether they were marshals or exactly what they were, but they were people if who were extremely radical, if not militant, people advocating , I revolution and advocating that this demonstration should be -A-tnF ~ a r 1 one of the initiating parts of that revolution and that violence was a desirable outcome of this week in Chicago in that it would aid in the cause of the revolution which to 1!! my knowledge involved violence in the streets leading to collapse of the present government. Several of the leaders, including Abby Hoffman, indicated that violence was not undesirable. The two groups principally involved with the P-nu-- -|' demonstrations on Wednesday the 28th which were originally intended to be peaceful and nonviolent were the Mobilization | I 1 _ for Peace and the Yippies. The parade or march as it began was nonviolent, The march emanating from the band shell in 5 If Grant Park on August 28th was throughout its entirety as | long asit lasted nonviolent. Whenthe marchwas stopped, I people waited what must have been an hour before hreaking off from the march and moving as I previously mentioned toward . e '.1 U _..-J the north in an attempt to get over to Michigan Avenue. _ ._| in - 11 - _ T 0 1-~ ....-- .- __ __L 3, -4 CONFID Tlltl. . .-...-.-.--B ' -_-u.--- _ _. .-.,___ __:_ ____7__V._ __;_ _ I ' F . _. _,1_____ R. 92 57"-1 . . ¥ 1 < r e " CONFIDEN IAL .-___ 92. | I During this time it appeared that the marshals of the march lost control of the marchers and it may be that the more W radical elements, which were only a small percentage of the J marchers, less than tive percent I would say, actually gained control or the upper hand in the mob. I base this statement nn my person 1 observation cf what occurred in ~ 1 1 that the nonvioleni uhers prior to the breaking up oi p 4 the march had not - any way either hhysically or vocally I I acted in provocati toward the Chicano police, whereas this - 4 action in terms of vocal insults primarily occurred following the breakupof the march._l would say that the majority of .._ the marchers, which later comprised the mob, were individuals ._...I....._.| . . who could_be swung either way, either to a nonviolent or a violent position. These observations are based on my own personal opinionafter a week of following these demonstrations -H10 and theeceurrencelat LincolnPark. Throughoutthese D demonstrations I found it very evident that a number of people who I would consider young hoodlums, people generally not concerned with the peace movement or with the Yippie party, generally white or Puerto Bican, had a great deal to do with the actual provocation both in terms of vocal and physical . _ s 0violence directed toward the Chicago police. as an example, ¢ .'...92_ » I ran into three or tour groups composed oi twenty or so _ T-Q ?-.. :_ _.I'{.-is 2, A individuals a piece at Lincoln Park on the night'o£ Tuesday I . v . 92 > --- .» ._ . in ....---»~-nm -p_-m ~ -----_ -i_-..._q-...-_-- -...... -.-.-_J CONFIDNTIM..... _ .'-.-. - -~ ~ "- - 1 . » the 27th of August. I personally hoard a number of these individuals say that "they were going to pct themselves .- Q: some cops." I think one of the members of the group said ; that they werefrom B1-ooI:i iel +1 I saw personally rip up paving stones from a road in Lincoln RH? :- y- . Park. These were not Yippics or peace people. My own I> -. personal criterion as far as the actions of these individuals are concerned is based on the way in which these people act. They have no concern for what is happening to the Mobilization people and they have no concern for what is happening to the ¥ 92 Yippies. Their primary concern is with the police and acting toward the police in a violent manner, although no restraints Q-1-- by the Yippics or Mobilization for Peace people were put on ,-. these individuals as to where they could go or what they could E do. To my knowledge, on many of these ocn sions l have mentioned, attempts were made by loudspeaker after the , p encounter at the Hilton on Wednesday the 28th of August _ 92 01. ! I 4. A_l J _ _.-_n 4| .Qo. ml .7: ___.L_0____ . to rcxrain Irom aggravating the pOi1CG tnroubn provocations and these requests were aimed not only to people directly .,.. connected with the demonstration in terms of people desiring to make their presence felt to the people in the Convention but also to those who were there not as members of the march :. -~'. - ;3 _ f CON DENTIALM_..._. ;.--.¢Qqn-inn-- - .- - - 92 A _ _ _,_-.._.. -'-.--Q_ __,__' _ .--_,.-_ . ...- ~ - - I 4 I . . - 7 92 : 92 CONFIDE 11Hp1f_ On the night of the 28th, I saw what I consider the indiscriminate use of physical violence in terws of * ? | 1 l | I 92 L if-. clubbing and on part 0! the .0liuc ".-. ! Dcpnrtmcnt aimvdtoward demonstrators,Sp ti lnri, people of the press, and medics. Hy specLaturs I mean puuplc 80mO of thcm dressed in coat and tics who were just walking along ._...... _..._.. . ,--1 1 in some canes and in other cases standing observing what P 1 was happvning in the street. ? ______4.. %i ,_ ',l wa 1 ,.. ._ .; >5 "":, -1.11| 4-750 -T-T95 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX L FEDEBM. BUREIU UF llWESTlGlTl0N FOIPQ DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET Pagetsl withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following statements, where hisindieateo , explain this deletion. Deleted under exemptiontsl B with no segregable material available for release to you. E] Information pertained only to a third party with no reference to you or the subject of your request. Cl Information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. Document s!originating with the following government agencytiesl _ _ . ,, _, ._. _ __, __ _ ,_ , was/were forwarded to them for direct response to you. Pagetsl referred for consultation to the following government agency esl; ____..___ii____ as the information originated with them. You will ____'I .l _.__I|_Lf'|IA.. .__ __A..i _.l Al._ . _A-_'_'| A. LL- '. f'92I' iseu or uvuiiuoimy upon reuirn OI me mawriai to me rm. Q Page s! withheld for the following reason s!: For your infonnation: _ W 7 _ _ ' _ Thefollowing number is to be used for reference regarding these pa s: . f7é"i3t{~" Qp 5+1- . - _ ll ' "= gt!DERALEAU BUmvssnc OF won 92 - I - 1 CONHD AL 1>n..~__ 9/_1_@/6§rc_ _' ll 1 So ! said he understo the vestigation FBI! had been interviewing persons with knowledge of demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention DNC! and said he had participated in these demonstrations and would be glad to furnish the informa- tion he had to the FBI. On Septe mbe ewed §;. I ,|~ . I 1 <1 During the DNC in Chicago, he was quite interested 92,--c92 in watching events at the Convention as well as demonstrations I in ic Ch a g o .on television He is basically opposed to the War in Vietnam and on Wednesday, August 28, 1968, decided . ' to those . i that he would go to downtown Chicago and add his voice "L J of the demonstrators opposing the war. No one telephoned him _. I or asked him to go; he said this was his own decision based .-_;_= on his be 1e1' f He s. is not a member oi any organization that . .._. . demonstrated during the Convention such as the Students for a Democratic Society SDS! or the National Mobilization 92§ Committee NBC!. 4. = < A friend of his, visiting from out of town, went I uiLh_him~t0sthe site oilthesdemonstxations.__Ihis_£riend_is__.__ | P.-fr,92;_ .' ;{' if ' On or _9/14/63 at ¢1921¬Z!B°»_311_1_'1°1,'5rJuan : CO 176-31r c we e by mr r ~~~Datedictated est= Thin documentcontain! neitherrecommendation notcnncluninnn of tho Flll. It is the properlyof tho I- HI andan lulled I0 mm M N manta are not lo he cli-trihutcd n--» outnide your c0~F|onwm Inner- - : J l 2 y comm! mm CG 176-31 advocate or participate in any violent demonstrations, and, in fact, was discouraged with the demonstrations very early and soon wanted to go home. ? u - ' -said thatConcerning he his arrived ownin observations Grant Park in during downtown this time, Chicago .-.: . at the bandshell sometime on Wednesday afternoon, August 28, a~. '- . 1968 He recalls seeing someone taking the American Flag down from the flagpole causing the police, about 10 or so, to go into the crowd of demonstrators apparently to arrest u. the indwidual who took down the Flag. At that tim 'e some , 1- '. people in the crowd threw missiles at the police but 1 . as not close enough to observe whether anyone was ! njured or to see who was throwing the missiles. said that possibly asmany as10,000 people ,--_...-. , 1 were assembled in the area of the bandshell and he thought there were perhaps 25 policemen on hand there that he coul d - 1 see. At this time, a number of speakers were addressing the crowd. He remembers these speakers as fol ows:1 I i ' nonwmmxtan spoke to the crowd and said he did I not intend to go on any march with the crowd since he did not want to ge t arrested. DICK GREGORY also spoke on this occasion. He recalls that GREGORY said that the young people in America represent what is good about this country. GREGORY said that long hair is not bad and spoke against police actions 3 K . against demonstrators. GREGORY went on, however, to caution the crowd not to hate the police. He said the policemen were 'b~ . _r---e . 'th the r-~ : only following their orders and the problem was wi 7-. _. .. 1 ' 92 superiors of the ordinary policemen. . i | I GREGORY said that white people are now finding , I _'> out what Negroes have always known about the police and about , ._. 92 how it reels to be mistreated by the police. GREG ORY de ma -__< some jokes but at no time did he make any inflammatory 2--ru,,..{ remarks or any remarks advocating violence. In fact, GREGORY 573% was always Just the opposite in his speeches; that is, he was always conciliatory and always asking the crow d t obeo y the J '1 police orders and to avoid violence. i . @-.-- comm! nm f : .. i _ .1 3 CG 176-31 count! N1- AT DAVE DELLINGER alsospoke during the afternoon of August 28, 1968. Whereas GREGORY made no mention of plans for organizing the marches, DELLINGER stated those plans, which were that the crowd was to break up into L,-- 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 Pr 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 F0-5-. *___ . such a confrontation. DELLINGER then said that a third i. group was to say in the park. This group would be made up of children or people who did not want to run the risk of i! _ being attacked by the police. h Pena he felt thatthe possibilityof such an attack y police was a real one in view of the fact that F police had attacked nonviolent peace demonstrators in the 1 5109!vicinity of the Civic Center in Chicago in April, 1968. of AugustABBIE28, HOFF 1968. d notso made a hearspeech on all of the the afternoon speech but what he heard of MAN's speech convinced him that I -u--an J HOFFMAN had no serious purpose or belief concerning the Conventionrather and thanunite that his crowd.thespeech would By this said s only to he meant fragment that some of the remarks made by HOFF were offensive to people in the crowd such as when he called candidates for President like HUMPHREY and NIXON "pigs." Also, he s at 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, if anything, HOFFMAN said on this subject. j | After the speeches, the nonviolent group which intended to march in the area of the Amphitheatre formed ad! in the Grant Park area but was not allowed to march. The crowd then broke up into small groups and al nugh some of - i ; the bridges out of the park to Michigan Avenue were closed 1 by the National Guard, eventually much of the crwd made > its way to Michigan Avenue. There was tear gas used around one of the bridges as they crossed. -1 =9» f comm ENTIAL I '_¥ P > | _ . - ' ._.._-. 4 cowno that CG 176-31 92 About this time on August 28, 1968, it was 92 I getting dark, and the crowd moved out onto Michigan Avenue in the vicinity of the Conrad Hilton Hotel and completely hbcked traffic. The crowd was yelling such things as r uh - I "Peace now," "Stop the war," "Dump the hump," and "F -- L _ obscene! you LBJ." Occasionally, some individual in the _ crowd would yell "Pigs," at the police, although it seemed that most of the crowd disapproved of this and di1:0! no use the term "pig" toward police. Fsaid it was hisfeeling thatmost ofthe people in _"e crowd simply wanted to march to the area oi the Amphitheatre to make their voices heard in protest, t primarily against the War in Vietnam. He never considered for a momentthe idea of actually trying to get into the I Amphitheatre and does not believe anyone else had that idea; 1 certainly, no speaker said this was an objective. in reality, p-.---u 5 he never felt that they could march to the area of the 1 Amphitheatre because of his belief that the City would not 92 like a big crowd escorted possibly by National Guardsmen I marching throogh the Negro ghetto. He felt that Negroes might object to the presence of troops in the ghetto and Li possibly sniping might result. So actually he did not feel F 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 confronta- tion with the police and henever heard any speaker advocate any attempt to disrupt the DNC itself. 1 ' in the area oi Balbo Strees and Michigan Avenue, . I while the crowd was in the street, a mule train of the Poor I Peoples March which apparently had a march permit, made I its way through the crowd alth other traffic had been 92 halted.by demonstrators.the westimatedthe crowd at this point at from 2,000 to 5,000 people. From his position near Balbo Street he saw between 50 and 100 police march east -ow along Balbo on Michigan into the crowd in an attempt to clear the street. At first, police were jabbing their nizht Bt1¢k" ahead ct then and later, started swinging the night sticks- The Er¢;¢cleared thestreet and moved eastinto Grant Park. 5 40o CONFI NTIN. --inn: .: ,4; 92 I L- re- "< ,.l r-'¢2 ' ] l i r___? a i 4- I : F *1 92 ' 92- J 5 CO »|F|D" TIAL - ¢ co 176-31 I E 1 '1 :7 . I ! ' i 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 L"! ll were yelling such things as, "You f ------obscene! commies. He recalls that earlier, the crowd had been asked by tn police to clear the street, although not immediately before they moved in swinging their night sticks. he said that it was his observation also that most of the poeple hit by the police were not"hippies" or "yippies" but were well-dressed people who appeared bewildered by police actions. He also does not remember seeing any missiles thrown at police in the vicinity of Michigan and Balbo. After the street was cleared he walked north and 19saw one individual being beaten by policemen who was hanging 1. onto a railing somewhere in the vicinity of the Illinois 92Central Railroad Station. The police did not arrest this F § n 92 J 1 1 { } 92 F . _ y S6 176-31 C0NF!92E?'%T AL speakers said that the radicals had been beaten the previous day by the police and now the "liberals" had taken over and there were no more beatings. 1 ENDICOTT PEABODY, a former governor of Massachusetts, spoke to the crowd about working within the political framework. , .. for peaceful changes. Some of the crowd booed PEABODY's P Sp¬8Ch. I-, DICK GREGORY then took the microphone and defended 9 1 PEABODY's right to speak. GREGORY then made the same speech 1 . he made the previous day and it contained nothing inflammatory. In fact, GREGORY also seemed to him to be advocating a peace- ful approach and always tried to persuade people against the 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 a number of candidates he favored for Senate seats but that he would not support Vice-President HUMPHREY. i ,....__ 4 DICK GREGORY then announced that he would lead a 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 go to his house and he was inviting the crowd to go with him. At this point, about 7:15 p.rn.,-said he had » to leave the area because he had a dinner appointment later 92 e 1 that evening so he did not go on the march that GREGORY led. It was his feeling that GREGORY's remark about inviting the crowd to his house was asubteffu fsince everyone could see that a d or more people could not visit ,.. KsGREGORY's house. saidthat he believed that the actual f»h 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 I . . Amphitheatre and it waslie reeling that the crowd wanted simply i to march somewhere near the convention and peacefully demonstrate. ¢ comm! TIAL I .. we 92 _ 92 .1 --./ h... __.< 3 X 1 " rt ! '.'-'-""1! { cc116-13 92 He stated he felt that the purpose of the demonstrations was that primarily the demonstrators were r5_"92 against the War in Vietnam. He has no descriptive information concerning -1: demonstrators throwing missiles or concerning policemen he saw beating demonstrators and he cannot identify them. F?-- L i P 2 I 0 I SJ! i 5.95:4 -5'. . -_- ': _. I I u i 1 l . 92- Y ' 92 n llil xliql 1 ._ _- _ w--u-up CG 176-28 .;Quinn: rug .-1 . ':n ion ; i The following is a description of HOFFMAN: ''! Name I I 2-.-- - 1 p. . Date of Birth Place of Birth ABBOTT HOFFMAN, also known Residence as ABBEY HOFFMAN, ABBIE Y. I-lain-ht HOFFMAN Ii -tall : November 30, 1936 A Weight Massachusetts , . Eyes New York City 50 8" ts"! Hair 145 pounds I-__.... Complexion Brown Fuiid Brown Zr--'r~ Medium Slender ,_.5 ~92- -§_..- _,- I K- j 's ...¢ ! »wt$' 1- ' 6-94 Rev, 1-31-63! OHIONAI Ionano :0 ggup.-uu mu nu lemon -. ' an on um. no. 1! { 2 UNITED STA YES GOVERNMENT Memorandum Q we 3 1 assistant attorney General oxneseptember 24,1968 trlmlnal DIVISIOB yr FROM 1 Director, FBI Q. SUB] ECT: ABBOTT HOFFMAN ANTIRIOT LAWS ¬92L';['92'§QB';* *T*?i*§" f ?. 9.Q!*!_[A'NED f §J;' DATE_;L4.,61_PH|:Kl:lN IS UNULASSIHI:BY ' '- 4/ Reference is made to memorandum ated your file !. r-1 - :7 There enclosed copyone ofthe reportof Special d t d ti. at ;hi c* ,se; ~ . i A. E:] This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken .,q__-;_...-.1 by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. B. EE;]The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received. 3. ;..' 1' D u.H | |f'l'92'l-92-.4-v,-.4--I._|in= investl5ation requested Q by you has now. been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. D. [::] Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless I specifically directed by the Department. -_-. i an 1-. it will be [:1 Please advise whether you desire any further in further F. [:3 This is submitted for your information and you quested advised of further developments. G. [::IThis is submitted for your information and no further sees investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- P . .g,'.. . by the Department. H. I This covers the receipt of s complaint and no action will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs, 92 I 6-94 Rev. 1-31-B3! OWIONM POM! HO. IO gm-|.g on an on-. nu ma. umnnno. n | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum To = Assistant Attorney General own; September 24, 1968 Civil Rights Division FROM = Director, FBI $ "1E¢T= ABBOTT norrmu 511,f__q;_Q|31 mu R101 uws J ..__ -. 5 » 1 Reference is made to memorandum dated your file !. c losed one copy of the report of Special ,.J, 7 gent dated W 9/20[68 _ Z_ sai- A. [::]This covers the preliminary investigation and Q further action concerning a full investigation will be taken,__i,.i-.--...._-_-. i. this Bureau unless the Department so directs, ,1?- = no 1 by B. i ij The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received, E. C. ! !The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- L quiries will be made by this Bureau. D. 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" ;F=lm , M -» .' J" r I ' "-5 I r - ""-'- "9 " '1'- I -: , . ,I - Thu document cantata; nouhqr ncommcndauonn not eoaelunlona of 92he FBL I1 1: the 8 iIke?!f 92.'£ U . 92 -' . B. '. your agency; ll and its co:-atom: an not to be distributed outtidn Your ¢qOn=y- s_ - I 92 v _'-0.. * - BI:--.1 M C _. 1"; _ ?§_M? ' CG 176-25 I A -;._.v_'- -- i-"c_'92_".,_ =.;|V_. V. -_ P _ _A,_ V ' _ I -jg-_-1.2.? --_:-__{'_ ,r_"';__--92"___92._._'s, -t ';_ ,1- II.' 1 -9.:¢1_---- I'D-. b'_ 3,. ___.____ _,__ ¢_-_ _ .- ..'. 1|:-an __'__ _3 _..q--».5 ;u.;'f-|§_92_,--:»_?-_~_q:-T; --_ A '__H. .. 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V _ - I mjf¬>!».jg>2c. 1 CPI " '_."Z"_ . ._ w -- .:n.» ---_, -.7. we:-;' F ;s._ £..- . __ , '_,,,....- 92. 35¢, v'92 _} .9 §Et1V1§Xn?Fi°r_E9_9§Q1 5'17 I- The August5, 1968, issue of the "Chicago American,"Chica a o daily newspagzr, page3 olumc 1, _- containedan artic%e reflectingt t ABBIEHOFFMAN, .._ ; co-founder of YIP "madefools of the television reporters."M HOFFMAN stoodon La Salle Street, near ChicagoAvenue, at Y T - 0 1 noon on st 4, 1968 and stated, "we 1 havea hundred ,*' _.? s__ T - _ §I;housandI '_. her cfor _ w life Iiippies ourfestiva. l -. - - 1' ' HOFFMAN stated,"last December a group of*os_ in NewYork conceivedof the Yippie idea. we had four main objectives: -7 h ----c--~~--H----_e~#»J -----~- " Th bl ndin of pot and politics into a politicalgrass leaves1. e e movementg a andh -crossfertilization of the Hippie and New Left phiolsop y. "2. A connecting link that would tie as muh of the undergroundtogether as was willing into some gigtic national get-together. '_ 3 X!; "' J *1? .',"'Kw.;, ... ~ wt -921. H . - 2- CONH ml lm 00;;=?1:'3L'i11vFnt@- _ . Y 3. The development of a model for an alternative an society. i < "4. Theneed tomake somestatement, esgecially in revolutionary action-theater terms about LBJ, t e Democratic party, electoral politics, and the state of the nation. 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 22, 1968, Judge HILLIAM 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 /*92 AccordingYippies to come thisto to article the ark-durinwABBIE theHCFFHAN, convention.age 29,of ew York City, a Yippie spokesmanesaid the group requested J 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 __..__i_- Yippies and National Committee to End the War in Viet Nam dewonstrators intended to use the park with or without a j fiit and thatmnny Yippies have been expressing their oginions without the interference of the police. However, police officials said the park had been closed at 11:00 r. H. each day and that no one had been staying there. C -i--I l,1cD > L Diana»- ,._-_-. -3- CONFI TIN. 4-750 -7-79! l XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX it FEDERAL BUIIEMI OF IIWESTIGITIOII FOIPQ DELETED PlGE INFORMATION SHEET [Ii Pagelsl withheld entirely at this location in the le. One or more of the following statements, where [:1 indicated, explain this deletion. Cl Deletedexemptiontsl under i_L__. we withR0 396985519 material available for release to you. lnfonnation pertained only to a third party with no reference to you or the subject of your request. information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. 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He said there were also groups of people, who were extremely U -v'*-_ radical if not militant, advocating revolution and advocating that the demonstration should be one of the initiating parts of that revolution, and that violence was a desirable outcome of the week in Chicago, in that it would aid in the cause of 5 _CO_NElDEI U,AlI C6.';; i¥}§NTl3~1 CG 176-28 .,_ the revolution which to his knowledge, involved violence in the streets, leading to collapse of the present Government. Several of the leaders, including HOFFMAN, indicated that C violence was not undesirable. mem er 0 t e cago Po ice Depar , ss gne 1e th District, advised on September 5, 1968, that he was on duty at Lincoln Par urk d i ng t h e demons t ti ra on duringheld there, and week the also theat ofnnc. Balbo stated S eet an "' higan Avenue he observed a person, later ide 0 m as ABBIE HOFFMAN, give demonstrators orders to zero in on specific policemen with unusually abusive verbal attacks, in an effort to ! 8 provoke the policemen to act against the demonstrators. On one occasion, one policeman was so viciously attacked by the demonstrators with obsc rected toward the P yaolicemanhis and famil tha emoved him from the area for a while. 23 arrests The files of the Bureau of Records and Communi- Clerkcations Chica on 0 PoliceSeptember Department, checked3, 1968,reflect by Investigative under 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 was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after politely being asked by the police officers to come with them. When arrested, HOFFMAN gave his address as "no home", and his occupation as "revolutionary artist". /""'92 HOFFMAN was to appear in court on September 6, J 1968. Bond was set at $1,000.00, and HOFFMAN was released _/.,,_- on bond. .,-,;;_._,_,;;_. I 1~-. -I-I"!-u- 6 . C -__. 3 w I U-u '1 00ii;.IX:.1:'w;" CONFEz'192lT!Al CG 176~2B Cook County States Attorney's Office, cago, a v sed on September 10, 1968, that 3 '. HOFFMAN failed to appear for court hearing on September 6, 1968, in Cook County Criminal Court. HOFFMAN's-$1,000.00 bond was forfeited, and his appearance bond increased from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00. If HOFFMAN comes within the .1 court's jurisdiction, he will not be released unless he makes $5,000.00 bond. No fugitive warrant is outstanding. 1: s a t e d that HOFFMANcharged is with State charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and the Chicago City charges of resisting arrest. The September 10, 1968, issue of the "Chicago American", Page 4, Column 6, stated that "ABBIE HOFFMAN, /'" another hippie leader, apparently will not be extradited from New York City to face disorderly conduct charges. &_ HOFFMAN had been arrested for writing an obscene word on his forehead, and failed to appear in court Friday. 92 _-.._--_~_ "RICHARD ELROD, Assistant Corporation Counsel, said it is not an extraditahle offense. But he said he plans to wait a month and file a civil suit against HOFFMAN in New York to recover _$900.00i in bono.money that the 'yippie' chieftain owes Chicago." The following is a description of HOFFMAN: Name ABBOTT HOFFMAN, also known as I! Abbey Hoffman, Abbie»Y. 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Bureau airtel to Los Angeles ated 9/17/58. 92 e ::¢ 2s1:::B::- °i% #51" j;" .1; 92 u ENCLOSURES evb T0 BUREAUmo cmcaoo 1/ Attached for administra ive purpos for each copy p »-.. /47y ; /2* 0 repf ort is a letterhead memora n m setting rth informaton _ A pertaining to the osL An g eles Free Press and publisher, ARTHUR KUNKIN. its editor and 92 92 -P.~ . - <*. .¬'$ msH :: a ;'. "lg;Y /1;/:7 ..._ - /4, ' =92 if i M _ if *_ pEi0FR:-V1V ' if 4_'_ii_2.iif W _i V__W A . G i i if lVlNGi Iccovsmzsf pf TALS_ k c_o§~4v17¢%n.u1B.lp_ 4_ 4 iéficco~.P1.|s|-n.92eu1s Flrfaii ~53; _ i c1_§mE_oi _0 _7 _ii_ __ f i W i _ * i f * * *c°u|T%.6__",i Pluomc¢'§j w oven one van: [jvss7EJMJ PENDING PRQIECUTION OVER Ill HONTHS I !YE! DMD 7 _./{A7 i j i s}=:¢u1_ *** AGENT I" **T Q};;:7;,"j;;; Bureau H-A,991.~ » _ K /I 1 e"4 DOB HOT WRITE I ll IN SPACES BELOW ! REG4 o §¥ - Chicago 76-2 !SEnc. B! w ax! 110 J !1;, - USA Chicavo ._- 1 , 17 ssr éawsss _-1 n 3 - Los Angeles 7%-19! Enc. 3! - 100-72113! I I113 2!!4;oee _ ..Ia , -II-'0 P _;, 92 ii _Di§semir 92oli3nLRe§_oldoljltlache 7 RepqH __ i _7 Agency ' ' , V fr i i Rcquf-Vs: Rcccl.i i i _ i _ L 3 Dale Fwd. I/9 Z££______-___1_ _ [low fwd. 92 _ _ _ _ be !_____e______92 __ __ CD13? NIIAL Bv _ ._ fee e _' - 5'/zi _ _H__ M__ ,__,q_L ,.,ml K7. _,_ ______,_,_ - - --1- . 92 , 4 1 1 - _ -0 Q 1 ~ I u ' " P . .~f:_%f;s,; 1!92¢I I! c0NF;q¬vnAL _ LA 176-19 5 AIMINISTRATIVE The indices of the L osAn g eles Division reveal that the name ofABBIE HOFFMAN,65 Hadwen, Worcester, Massachusetts, appeared on the Nationa1 and International Fund Raisingmailing list of StudentNon-Violent Coordinating Committee as of 7/B/68 ,- @ >a 9 b7 D MW F1 '- 5- ; >- n E: -. iIci@;E§*§i;;: c0N}!@921T"92L ! FD-204 Rev. 3-3-59! - ' 1 .*¬.» 92 '' ' um -toSTATES DEPARTMENTo|= ..é" TlCE ,1 d 1 n " ' FEDERALBUREAU OF INVESTIGATIGJ K | »r"92 92;92 4... C<>pvI<»= 1- USA, Chicago ,2 -r..,.- 1 I B IhwI~l=- °'"=¢=Los CaliforniaAngeles, .0 23ole: . '1 Field OfficeFile I: Bureau File ll 5&1 Tm" ABBOTT HOFFMAN . iC.._;; .;-;-_,, _ "" tgla . <'*="=='="ANTI -RIOT LAWS _.k- i Synopsis: The 8/16-22/68 issue of the Los Angeles Free Press I 4 contained an article on page seven captioned, "Yippies to Visit Hog Capital". The article was a telephonic interview with ABBOTT HOFFMANby a writer of the Los 1 Angeles Free Press. The article dealt with the Yippie Festival of Life scheduled for August 25-30, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, which would coincide with the Democratic National Convention. The article is set forth in details concerning the interview. r 1 - FUC - DETAILS I! Investigation in this matter was predicated upon :¢ -. receipt of information from the Chicago Division of the 92._ . FBI who advised that HOFFMAN reportedly encouraged demonstrators during the week of the Democratic National l *- 1. Convention and indicated that violence was not undesirable. 1.7 7 ,1»; I 1 ALL INFORMATIONCONTAINED > HERFINUNCLASSIFIE IS e '4, ,- - ---4? I1 -v-lg | P7} DATL/&'&~BY¢;.:1,;;£% ;, Thle document|:un92lI!I1l neitherrecornmendcnlcne cencluelene not ofthe FBI. Ii le the prone!!!0! "ll FBI '-""1ll 3° "'d '° your eqency 11 andhe eenlenle ere not to he dun-lhuled eutelde your eqeaey. 92..I w 92 , ,.- .._____. ....-- . .-..__,__.__.__..______.___...-92___.L--A- .,.- -' V, l.' 12.25-7-W1 ' O O F .'_{ S: "5;_' " 1':-:_r- ' -V:._L-2 :3 .. 92l"q I -21--"7: lI',,'-5'.' LA 175-19 "_>-..-. - F '-_ --PI-I-. E- AT LOS ANGELESL CALIFORNIA - ff The Los Angeles Free Press, a weekly avant-garde underground newspaper, contained an article on page seven of the August 16-22, 1968, issue captioned, "Yippies to C Visit Hog Capital". The article deals with the Yippie Festival of Life scheduled for August 25-30, 1968, in 1... Chicago, Illinois, to coincide with the Democratic National Convention. The article in its entirety is set forth as follows: / -rl'vY» _ '.;~92 sv If E E--J "t~< -. .1. 1-,7 - 2 - J i. 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"" ' , -a-.¢-Q rv -n-. _ -0-._._,_ I"_ 7- J'**vI--Q -.--.5-_ t I9 _92_._-.1- @ -J-_-u -P"-'*=t .~_ -. 1 I-.1 l92 _ ii |" -.- / A.7l ' it - l .t. _ --'""' '-9 _ _' ."_ "' l L;_'i t._!sis torstreettl*.ewe-r?--- l !...ti92.'=RE.92-CE i.iP'i 0.92I l-i; res. 92. !e have no it;-.-n new Nha: i'ti3OU'l the Yippie Festi- many of those groups are coming val ol Life scheduled tor Auwst in. 92'-'e got three it-.o=i.-sanzl letters _ _l O 25-so in Chicago? in July alone, at the i92 e92v York ,1 .92'i'io's goir.;',' Wiio isn't going? oltice, And we couldn't coordinate 92 92'l-.0 will be there? all the stuti. ' - -92 According to 2. telepizone ccn= 25th Beach versatton l had with Abbie lioif- party on the lake across from Q; Ti-1.1 man who, with Jerry Rubin and Lake Park, called North Avenue others on the East Coast first Beach: folk singing, barbeques, proposed the irien and are acting swi:nn:i.1g, lovemaking. _ AUGU51 27th dawn: poetry, c as coordinators, the plan is to go forward with the festival as ltwas mantras, religious ceremony led -.1- | first announced, ' by Alien Ginsberg . A transcript oi my phone con- AUGUST 21th afternoon: Work- versation with llofinian follows; shops anri scenario sesslo.-.s_ Also film she .-tings and mixed media SCHEDULE OI- E92'i5l92'TSeven: at the Coliseum, 1513 South 1.-.' Wabash iii.-el ;tu;m;st 21th, even- i ll0Fl~'Iit.-U3: I'll give you asche- lng; benetiteoncertin conjunction 1 t!nZ.'.- of events; with the .92 atic:-.al Lioltiiiznttcn AUGUST Both-2-itti ti-.2:-e will Committee at the Coliseum; also i be training classes in __karate, Lincoln Pilfl-¬_IlOiTiii'.tZ1llOll and ral- non-violent dissent, defense a- ly for Pegasus, the pig. And LBJ gainst niece, etel 'l'hei'e will be birthday party, an information booiii set up in AUGUST Zilih, dawn: poetry Lincoln Parir. Almost all our and full: singing, bench ares. Ang- Pf? l7 *3 _r=;s,: activities are focused on Lincoln ust 28th, aiir-rnoon: Yippte Olym- :f_E;92'.|v1i_ £¥ Park, ' pics, Miss Yippie contest. ill .-.~'ro AUGUST 2-lth Mayor Daley is boycotting the regular Oiym .-.cs going to do ilreu:orl<_s on Lake and tint-lag our own, Pin the tail 2-lichigan. on the donkey, pin the rilbber on MJGUST 25th I.flf:l"l iO0l't: wel- the Pope, a joi;it-roiling contest, coming or the ilemocrntie dele- a dirty dope dealers convent ion. '1 i vr , gates in r!o9292'nto92.'n hotels. Exact we'regoing to try and get the I s plans to be an::c.;:::cc-ti. Tfierenre dealers to,;etl-ier and have the , |'. theater skits planned nnri things price lowered. And other normal, , __' -= like that, .-tugusi 2; -iii ;i.in.: music healthy games, - i It-sti':. t!, Lincoln 'i':t'.'!t,AUGUST 25th, the night that M.lGL=S'i" 26th s_m_; '.vot-kshops liuar.;~l-.rey ca-is nominated, plans in unrit'~:"_;ro:n:ti rc. rnmizziicaticns, will be announced at a later ital». - -- --l---..~_...n...-...._;i.'.-.__.,. __~l92a~nn__92-n-l- ' _...__...._..-.-= -... . ._-.._,.______'; t- 92 Q I .-_.= - , 0 , . . -:~ P- .-1-s--X» , . . t 92»'... f .. 15-'-. '4- lb-r t . "I -1,1} . .-,._~.'. -.." .-;v _,_ '. In .-'f¬'»'? :.-,' A. - 1 -'n- J 92 ' . -"R 1t ' ~..._..1_---.'l lv.- mnrciz to wit-:t':."=' "' ' -3 at 1?}: I 0 t..-121:1-;t yo-.92 tl t|:t92-.- tin.~_i EH i'." ti: 'Tl:r- l:ite:'t'.itt'to:inl -'92I': .[t'il.l.92l|t'*t92-Yippie, amt that will be the end . . F ':;._-...----- n--__..__p ol this 1-vent? I oi ire, vriiore the convention ts. II: Yes, 'i het'e is tio nitt-ly a marctt that the mobilization is planning} L: 92'- ho else is coming tusiries Ml!-It? That you ktiotr of. L: Those t-.'1nwi:~h to r_;o?ln other ll: 5',-l. 5'-.1:ishine is coming. words it s optional tor those who Burt'o.t;!1s, Genet. ' "-.: !-h:'.'.'-1 : ..'ia'lII l"t| frtnii _l_n;_.=,t:t;'t wish to no 0:1 the march? that you rm-:l-rt 5--1 |¢,;;r-tit--r any. II; All the evcnt_s are optional, L: Genet? I til-;2n'i kt".-9292' l".:- was wttore from I-.-.0 tothrt-t-thousand 2"? , or course. _ in the country. people in Cl:ir:t_'0 310:1:-_ .'V :1 . H: :'c. .l"., lit-.';' 92'.'t-i't': at the rally F.-#4 it: lte's covering it for ESQLFIRB. i .,: L; What are you goingtodov.-hen Kras:-sner, oi course. Ed Santiers yestr-rm! . F'- is coming in tomorrow. It-:"s the 92_'="' S you get the-re? Q1 ' ll; They plan to have a rally and music coo;'tiii.ator. There are two L: 92'- h:it oliotitotlu.-r cltit-s,outhe .1-'1 ' vigil. Our feeling is that people groups of rock musicians. One East :'.r.d 92 .';sl Coasts. H: Well, ttiere are tithe groups .-.="*__ , 4;.,. who plan to go on that march or to group oi about twenty bancls is i participate in civil disoliedience totolly committc-cl to coming, no coming in. l wotzitl e:-;|-iect 20-2-3, . -t.__ in ctov.-ntot-.'n Chicago, as many matter what. Another groupotten 000 people from New Yorkalone, groups are planning to do, ought which inclurles the heaviest Every tree tins is :~.lre:.tiy hooked to be prepared for :1 very heavy bonnie! is cc-rnmitted to coming in New York. scene. There are ten ttiottsniiti only it we get apermtt. Thcyxnay Natioital Guard troops here. be talked into cominganyway. L: Iinve you hrttlnny indication There's on eight Ioottzartiecl wire Iront the West Co:..¢.'t? fence v.-ith~:t mile circumference L: Does that include the Air- . ll: A guy n::n1eclS:tpei'Joe, the aroitrzd the Amphitiientre and on- guy ti-:'.t put the Crt'. el's in the other [once within that, Very plane? tri es at the Pent.-._".o:. came in } 0htOi _ l1!- and mils} that :1 lot or heavy scene. AUGUST 29th anri 30th: We have H: The Airplane 1'lt?92 0l." 92 .'35 com-l1'»r.-opiv from lit-rl:r- icy hnti already unscheduled events, although we ' ing in the first place. stat-ted out. We're gott-.~n letters 0 plan to still be tn the park. ;from L.A,, Ire.-n the Coast nntl 1.; how about Country Joe? ' even from Canacla that say th._-y' re cor.1lti3. Our feeling is that we L: What events? H: That vrottlci iriclttdr Country Joe and the Fish, Arie Guthrie is won't get ti permit, but that they r.'. --."- H; we're unsure what's going to -' ,.' V in the srconrl 1::-oup. it we gr-t a i will tolerate the event, ~. 3 happ-an that night. We do have '3"? permit only. plans to do a death of Yippte L: Hot : aliottt noliciii the event? ceremony, tvl-tore we hurn all the " .11 L; H ov.' about the United States H: We plan to pol ice it on rs elves. . ..,'_.' _ posters and buttons, etc. "'v.' oi America? "i i1nt's what the training session H; I'm not sure win:-re they are. is about, L: Is that iii-ie the death of lilo- 1'. .l-' Eli's going to start the coortiit=:t- 3' _,.:_§92 pie? Does that moan that fippee 1.51%"? - tlon from hero. The! itledle l I0 L: Oi cont 2 you'll ii.-we man}- is only for this occasion? come, but wchaven'tt»ee.i in touch tors, but cit-.1 the city u!Ijrl £'S$ any J . H: Our message is that people with ti-.e:n. it's very difficult for view on this issue? are tree. They shouldn't have us to git -3 them lnt o':n1atio:t. Tito? H: They have not git-en us any labels. . ._-.- _ I c1wa!-.=- ash you is there a permit? rent iiirornizttiort. Th:-3":-o ji.-51 _u an itow coitec-:'nlrt3 the permit sit- trying to get int o:'mation fromus, L: But you i'e not adopting the uation, 92'.-'e've had numerous tits- Free itlan lnlvei that they are in eusstons tltttt nr~gotietio:i.-1 with L: is Jerry Rubin well enonghto San Francisco? Or are you? Den-.ity Mayor David St.-ml. The H: Well, birth of thcireepeople. city officials are very sc:'.r< ¢Lattend? They don't l:nO .v 92-.'l::'92.t the hell to L: Well, that's similar to the tlo, -amt we lust tn»;n'esi . v - - 92 - ' I 1 t. .- L- - P -l '=' 1['5 -it-H4; .' -_:.|..f .1 : ,1. ' ,,_,,_.-_._. .2 ;--- ._ -5' -.34 . t".-" 1.? --. . " -.".. - .i-. "1 ".. - ..-._1 -"'1 -"I=T . -_ .-or " -Ci 0 ' ' I =;='~- ii . n______._; - - -c , i__,_-_, L, M-@11,@.' The masthead of the "Los Angeles Free Press indicates that Arthur Glick Kunkin is the editor and publisher? $1»of this publicat io n . W 7 LF%7 The SWP has been designated by the Attorney A General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 101450. 8", .4 .,..-.- L -. .-__, 1' The JFG has been designated by the Attorney .3_,f!_ _ 5 _ ~-_-. c_ General of the United States pursuant to . _, 92 Executive Order 101450. ._ _7 __ '92 - . G wit?u @:»'w romunoa..ou'm1um ~_e...___: We Illllm in mace...-sings I E? -"I 1 I-'-'- in E12 .. . ":i;"_ : 2. ;..1 vi .'_-'.--.i<:92 a .- s . 1 sfl» 11'-'. | K 4 J-- Q1» "Q , ;J.._ -,. I ~92 . -. _ _ I - -~ . .- -v'r.:*-, E-"1' ' .'92..92-- ,*=~:. - .1.- ABBOTT HOFFMAN 4-r.';. -""'-* O 0 =;=.i;¢;~=.X@ri:: F92I 1-.-':"-- ,- F ~_-.-s1' ..._.. . ._S, 1.'7 =:-*- I- 1» a...,3 hat Art Kunkin, during a . 1 lecture en ."e, -_"e._-" e- e Free Press on September 26, 1965, to a college age group at 2936 West Eighth Street, Los Angeles, announced himself as the editor and sole operator of the, "Los Angeles Free Press"; with the exception of free material that mightbe contributed. -9»,- Subsequent to the above lecture, the masthead of the "Los Angeles Free Press" has included such names as .~--. Fred Hoffman and Allen Zak. l 1: an S St a peace a 111 the Los Angeles area. Southern California District Communist Party. "..'a that Kunkin was arres e - _ Department on September 22, 1968, at a "love-in" at _~, or Elgsian Park, Los Angeles, California, for violation of / 14 PC, interfering with a police officer. The "love-in" was sponsored by the Los Angeles Free Press. "ii_- - This document contains neither recommendations nor ''v_ -.-'- conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to c be distributed outside your agency. Y. ""-. In - 2 - ~ . , ._ ,_. |'|fE!92".'F ..- -'-'- 1- . siuiii R. 1...- _ _ ,__,__:_7__';. w.~ _:..__ _ eve _ ' - W P-""" ' -<. _ --._.--.- -.. _,_. __ ._ ... _-.- ,- _ H. _,______; r- ,4-,; ..- __ e ; _ 92_- .._7 p _ _», 92 [ <-I--fl - _»-_--J1, - rs. 1'1 _ _ f. 1' -1'.-_§§¢_.. _--_, _ '. 1 _:. "_ . ._ _ .- _ . J _.-__ A_ -_,|_,.92_|'___92._'__ L-.-_ . .4 !_. A - ":___... r. _ , 92. » - .;. __ .. _ _ #, __; __; _ _ _ _,..,_. _.:,...... _ .. . .- ..._.- - - .. _ -.4. _. .»A_...._- .., - '-, . r1 92-I 0 0 " m man . » . _ 1 * APPENDIX 51 L-as gfucmpgfsLoonye;§<;cI§L1sT_T3:p,xE_. 1= vs °"={'IY E- * L-" W° _ .=_,;!_ .3? the LAI SH as een in ex stcnce sinc t 93 1;§* to exist.,- - The source further advised e thathe the1 LAL 0's SWPandis a iocal continues branch of the National SUP with aims and purposes identical to those of the National SWP The SWP has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10550. - R. ~ ; 5 1? ' 12- " 1 + "-, . . Y_,-_ 1n ¥" APPENDIX I1 . ' 192. 92-E Jr: r - _ ;._, ¢II _ 30 4 - - :-'.-a 1. ~ CUMi}92V|WT U E/F»'=';7e§s?i§§ A[I. M ~ I _ '92 ______r______ ______.:_____ 4__,92.- . __._,._i __ 4_ _ -_:_;_.. ,-_ -_._ - __.._..-=_-Y n...__. .- ~92.7;:I. 92 i '5 -- I :?_.- ='- '.-I ¢-e '5; _' ~' E - . 7 :8 - I . -,'.'-__r, " FD-323 mu. |1-20-on *-1 $5 5'17-*:i.;_' V; L cnvnmtkuvr 9 L P, _,"~"9 Q £113. a--1--1'-2 ' -92 , r". UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A Q- FEDERAL BUREAU eszsvsswzesrzon 1§%éEéé§F'Los Angeles, California we-51. September 23, 1963 .1!" In Rqaly, Plano W F"'N¢- LA 176-19 ';-.-, ' ea 5}: Title ABBOTT HOFFMAN afl MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Character CONCERNING - LDS ANGELES FREE Reference PRESS L_tterhead _.E--__-_____ memorandum _--'..___e-_~ee dated_r~ _ Rio and captioned as above, at Los Angeles. _l- 1- All sources except any listed below! whose identities are concealed in referenced comunication have furnished reliable information in the past. 0 R = ";.'..s_, 1 1 -=1 '--' t '32; »*3?*' :5- 1}: 1/4 . A .-ii ' ,..>v.',. ".- af '1": 4 5 6 .1; ' 1 J 92 r _ 9Y This documenl contains neither 1° ; 0; 1| |.-BL H I 9,. p~ ."Y 1 -,1 92 I~ J92..r, i X 1 J 5'94 Rev.1-3163! 1- . swlcnuvounoni llll-Ill L: _ _ I. -' ,_...-,..- yr,_._,_ _ UNITED STATES ~ ./znnmsm" 'L ,1"-""._ .-~r.-..', 7:- ,' 1'". ~uv$ »i. ='~."-T-:=:~;Memorandum . e 1;* - I T0 = Assistant Attorney General BATH sgptgmbef 21. 1963 l ~ .-<_ _ - Criminal Division I-1-2->2.. '1. °¥.~'§_FBQM = - Director, FBI 1. iii; ' -:~'-I ~ '- .3. 1.1. - . I we .>.~ SUBJI-=<=T= ABB011HOFFMAN f_1_L§_¢_Q B-5 ANTIRIOT LAWS gi DECT.-ASSIFIEDon [if -Z21 as as 1 1: _ ~§92, .4' your file Reference is !. made B to _ __ m_n memorandum dated k _B w There is enclosed one copy of j g/ gp ggggggsgggggz ai [asA Mgllgrgnglnl gnggje, . dated A. [:3 This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken if _ _ . by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. .1}. g B. [;%]Theinvestigation continuing is youand will be furnished cop es of reports as they are received. C. [I] The investigation requested by you has now 1 been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. D. [I] Pursuant to instructions issued by the Denart- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless , +1 specifically directed by the Department. v E. [:1 Please advise whether you desire any further in- O vestigation. - *1», F. |[:] This is submitted for your information and you ::§.=~ will be advised of further developments. I-as G. 1 }This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- , - 4" J. .. - g'~e-"n{4¢";.~-quested by the Department. 92' ¢' e H. [:;]This coversthe receiptof a complaintand no further action w 11 be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. -U ' pon removal enclosure sf, ,I . _ ._ . _-1-.-'..-L-7. ...-92.|-,j.¢..-.n--no-.-3|.-.,92-.--.-;-,-.3 -4 '1-1- 92--|.--...-.--.--¢.....-ak -- -.~¢,.- ..- .»...-i J- 6-94 Rev. I--3|-.531 ' - 92.n ' @'l@llllO_KI§.IQ _, _|._|.. ° 92 ' £: "J " .1 J UNITED STATES~ JERNMENT :',.:; .+.:..'§'w A -.2»: " L-Eu 5 O __ e r ,_ , .LAl'..l _ - I ~ y 92.. -~ -r. -I '1. . . v. 2- -= »..nu 4 1 -T0 = Assistant Attorney General DATE Septggber 37. 196$ _ Civil Rights Division FROM = Director, FBI EIL.E..§$1H SUBJECT ABBOTT HOFFMAN ANTIRIOT LAWS 2-"zones_ 1-" _ _ -_ !_ oslié s lt! D T A .6"Z .- Reference is made to memorandum dated your file !. r' There is enclosed one copy of j jf _:.., -_ _:._,e dBted 73;} Q wl 'I . .-in _ A. [I] This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. ' - .- , _ ..__ a§.',,§_>"."_. .5 y p3. > I»! 92 6-94 mew. I-3|-53! ' '1 ' OWIOIMIIQIIIIO.IO |||g_| 92 ' ouo|n.|u.uo.nIL 1. | l."Q~ . '. 0 ~. ;_ UNITED STATES CL. /ERNMENT _ | - I ~@<; Memorandum __.92,4 '-_'If{,|f.___ Q . . TO = Assistant Attorney General DATE: SQpt¢mb¢P27, 1968 ...,, ,'..._:-_' Criminal Division - j-"L.1 _ F*°M = Director, FBI 1 » SUMECT ABBOTT HOFFMAN ElLE_§QEI .'-'.,5.~. 5_ Q , -bx. _ ANTIRIOT wvs ALL I@ .'F ? "!;"JE-'3? - T""=T .|:~.;ED _-,<.92§._-, I. _ :5 F112;; A ' 1 is-iv-0»al .- . _ . . U ' I 0. e. ._._y _ Reference is madeDATEM2JLBY to memor ndum dated - 7*-_ | your file ______!. - l ncloed one copy ofthe r fort of Special if. 1 Agent dated 9/2 /381 .[;[ at '7" A. [:3 This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. $971 B. Baa The investigation is continuing and you will ; -J; __ be furnished copies of reports as they are received. .5 ,, . __ -1' : 92" ~.'-1 C. [I] The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in= quiries will be made by this Bureau. D. [::] Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless _, -A-1'_. specifically directed by the Department. .' .-ice --=.>,' . E. [:3 Please advise whether you desire any further in- ..;s, vestigation. is F. [:3 This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further developments. G. [:3 This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- .__.v¬ quested by the Department. "I-S,Ti .3, , ~z-'1?H. [:9 This covers the receiptof a complaintand no -'.~.;"_;~".*='.further action w_ll be taken by this Bureau unless the Department .';.-'-- >.:'¥ >.-_.'r-:L _-. <. so directs. :- _:_"._ 1=~ n . I Enc- 1 I cc Civil Rights Division ._ ' L3 :92 P -".5 _-'1.r.¥. :1 6-94 Inn. l-3|-£3! " A -L '' _ - svhauulupnlu. so am-m . _ xiii _ umon nu cannon la.0-nu. avno. £3 O ;. :=,_:-13» UNITED STATES JERNMENT K 92 " Memorandum L ,_ .- I -. 1- -*5 " -*.:t.-" T° = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 27. 1968 _ 13:. 51%_ Civil Rights Division :-gr;-:". = g-,~. _A. 1 :- : "T52" FROM = Director, F131 It ? -2- 1 s°" ° ABBGTI nor- nun U_L§_¬.QEI mmuor ums Al_[_!-. '{3'1f?921. 92T§f-" 1"---1.q;;.;ED h'ERF.i-.'L?§lL U1;.?i§'fF|ED E, ms P;'5=?'1- Reference is made nmE,zi.22iz2_BY§zs%Q,;: to memora um dated ._,:1_i_-.i.-..-1-i your file !. " There is enclosed one copy of the report of Special at we _ . A, [::]This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. B. E53 The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received. [T3 -I 5 , C, I |The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. .- »-u~-.- D, [:1 Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- 4|- r F.» ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. _'1 E. l::] Please advise whether you desire any further in- E ,§ vestigation. I .92.I F, [::]This is submitted for your information and you ,_ will be advised of further developments. G. [::]This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. M H. I [This covers the receipt of a complaint and no . ".~9! 92' Z . ..4' further action will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. ,. y. Enc- 1 1 cc Criminal Division .. , ,___ W? -I I17 - ; -rt ' 'r * ,___ _ _t t J - a o- :|-|-nun-ununlueu ~ o - -92-'0 -Ilnvtwrvilll ' _ . . IJNHTTHDnAnunST?¥TES quIJn|-an HD92EJTT - 0 '_.,,,---we _ K _Mem0ra1zdu1;;&-7;,_é _ - nnu:-.c'ronram 5--$.21 3 *5 9/136 ro . ' m;~a.; ;-1151 ;* -; 7% W;_/ °E" °"- newt!Q D,YORK 7 ' '6IE3 AI»:-rnom i6! I"'h ii iiexrcolrnd I - W" 3° _cI W Q3,= p all aIICIPIIHRESHIIIanmulstmcusslrilb,, grgw-HELL $323r ° '" "ml" . §.5.A Z 5$ ?.1."1 "- 31' _ . Abb mm e ' En o'Ffvn4v92, : I U _ I Abbi offman mrxawr mus 92 g,L5:0";.c~|-2-A bob _. :] '5 929292 3/ o0- . O cc! Enclcl herewith OFfo?"¥FieW B eauq iesare r 1 cop orb! _ V art e. repdated and of capt sm dclos tour ed for copies Chicago mm areQ] threeor "'4 . copies ofthe reportand 3 copies of the LB!-1. _ The Buegentawho madeobservations esset orth in _ mclo d report are ea follows: 3/19/68 ."> , i1+/1o' B ¢ l J; _ 1 @- 5 *3 um/11+/ea l ;. . 5/21+/65 92 ;f A! .¢-Ii" _'-' [ii SEP 3819 L §920 Bureau En1 me 6! ma! ° 3 - Chicago ¥ - lieu York - lieu York IDVISEDBY ' P Alnrxnnn O SLIP SJ or D 9 £%F-,_/I .'.S aving:_§un_ Bcnuir ..]@iton the P n;: J" Plan F NT92A92.' o . q ~ ,_J4e*¢fe y s~ _ _ _ , A _ - 7 _ * in-I Inl- 1. l . _Q O 4 nus-6I _ . to H _ » c0NF@ 'A'-* ""r""" *W * Thesource ~ thatfurnished information at<. ' I c Worcester,FFMAN rllass., ft was statusABBOTT of Local Board HOWARD HO Street, Worcester, ass. ' 167, 3140 I18-in mg J 1,, 92 -2- courlagqnm; . C Q ,1 ! F I E N Li o - * . i, UNITED STATES DEPAR%ENT OF IUSTICF i_ xi/Q: nznsmu. nvnmu or INVESTIGAT ION ;,, gq,;_,_p;,,,,g,;,-,, ew York, New York mm September its 1 as -. 9° nrcussxéz 12$? 5 of Abbott H . H01 fman ll 92 | Also Ken .-In As Abbott Howard Hoffman PIFZO hg5[!¬1"Abbey Hoffman CL}/5 5- d Abbie Hoffman an nwmonu ma connnul nus-:~tI-~ , or Abner Hoffman f .1 Y 5- - "_EhEIL Is uucusslrli Abby Hoffman F. cs -=1 1' amt snow! " q',]'¢>Z1/1*153 ,_i -__.. 92 1,71! This document contains neither recommendations nor cone} sions of the Federal Bureau or Investigation It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, 7 Q Qlll It at 3NJ K I __ 92 ; &;.:';.1 rt ; 4 _ GR I ;"'LS9:-1*}:-1 J V 0 av mu.1 mc1ua~ ea f om' automatic downgrading and declas ific tion l lom1r. 1* c1z9"!92_ ' ;*--17" """"'' C45 ~ -. ,7: ,--» - ~- 'n 1 K. moo tof "-oyfgz ¢¢_,k--F , |:r=:;~.@;;;;;.¬.{ ,- L9 N F L12 El; T. I ii L i Abbott H. Hoffman aka . _:___ 92 -15 W. Y'""' /v vi the Eastside t on V ?arty YT?! ous groups Lower New York City, including the Youth International participateand the Eastside Service Organization E350! would in the closing off of St Mark's Place between i,__._._.,___i_i 2nda rd Avenue in s e N w Y or Ci k t y, with a t s 0 1 enl p aystreet hat at 9 PM a one pound magnesium s1s.gflash bom_ was,_gn__e_ on a rooftop which would be a "signal from GOD", signaling the beginning of of the "-6. Dustreet 'rpose of thisclosing and activity towould be traffic.it that theB ty of ewN York into providing services to hippies and to close St. 92_I Mark'sto Place through traffic. $9, it was 1 ear n a y o a gone to icago to look over the possibility for August 25, 1965, He reported that it was a very bad scene. ' StudentsHemlo era1 ! c ociety! ! SDS!! sponsore a c in" on Rockefeller Chapel lawn, University of Tllinois, on May 10, 1966. Among those appearing were Abner Hoffman, a Yippie leader who stated that the current electon politics is a game that is decided ahead of time. He urged the stopping of the present system in favor a a directly .1.'_ representative government. He also suggested ways of using words that attracted the news media like, change the "H" in Hippie to "Y" for Yippie. This change was 100% successful in getting national publicity thanks to the news media. XL,H¢ r92 comrinsn 5 L -2- V ?c_oan 1'-1;n ;~:__'11aI A}, Abbott H. Hbfiman Abbie e l!FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|lllllllllllllll lIIIi55%atan rotew the survival manual called m_ F---_ The System", the costcf which came from the Mayor'sUrb an Task Force via the Judson Memorial Church. The 10, -f a cawFI7C T1ALL -5- $750 -7-T9! XXXXXX FEBEIIQL BUREMJ OF INVESTIGITION XXXXXX FUIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET XXXXXX 4 Pagets! withheld entirely at this location in the le. One or more of the following statements, where indicated. explain this deletion. 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NO DUPLICATION FEE XXXXXX FOR THIS PAGE xxxxxx XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FII/DO-I 6-94 Rev, 1-31-ea! omen: new no. no an-no Q :3 :J.'°..'L. 11 92 I ' LHUTEDSTATESGOVERNMENT ' Memorandum TO = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 2%, 1968 .,__ .-.~*.. 1 Criminal Division _¢ . FILE COPY ' w'_1 -' FROM = Director, FBI I _. -'55UUECT= ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED -J ANTIRIOT LAIS $7-I"1 '3 HEREIN ISUNCLASSIFIED E . s- W .- --I DATL;a;l"aBY¢a"..,%~z' Reference is made to memorandum dated -_-_-. -Z1-_-up--u- yourfile !. u There is enclosed one copy Of IV?/ff ff/ f/ i l Aéé t _g_memorandumy_ _ dated _ 9/13£§§_m_; W__ at New;Yo;k_ * E :g::;: _ 5! : .1 A. [:3 This covers the preliminary investigation and .--a-1-1 no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. B. The investigation is continuing and you will ?fI be furnished copies of reports as they are received. V__ C. [:3 The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. D. [:1 Pursuant to instructions issued by the De;art- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. E. [:1 Please advise whether you desire any further in vestigation. F. [::]This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further developments. .92 ii G. [:3 This is submitted for your information and no .1 further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. Q ~'vA,F 1 H. [:1 This covers the receipt of a complaint and no further action will be taken by this Burea u es the Department so directs. Enc-1 1 cc Civil light! Division 6-94 tnev. 1-31-53! OPNQMI IOIIIIO. IO I1}.-|.g ~ Ill {Ill IDHIOI 92 on an. no. nu. no _ , umrto swvrss GOVERNMENT D Memorandum O = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 26, 1968 Civil Rights Division ; $UBJE°T=H. nornumABBOTT - tr:~ . .-at ' °° '°HEREIN uwcussmto 1s y ,7? virtue/teBY/eelw Reference is made to memorandum dated .,,.,.,...... ; -ur file !. There is enclosed one copy of 11¢/resent/Ar/sseziex _ s I. memorandum _. g dated T 9/18/68 up at newlerk , - A. [::] This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken .-4' ' by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. insi- 1|-ti!- r B. Lx ]The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received. '-'at 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. D. [:1 Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. E. [:1 Please advise whether you desire any further in- vestigation. F. [::]This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further developments. G. [:3 This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. H. [:? This coversthe receiptof a complaintand no further action w ll be taken by this Bureau unle ss the Department so directs. Enc- 1 1 cc Criminal Iivilion I 0 I Q __ -Q ' - I F'l! 2 'i33-S-67! Rev. . .1 . I I FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTINGlOF'FICEORIGIN OFFICE D-IT! lNVIITI§lTlV'I OF PERIOD _ -_ _s/6-1 68 T|1'[_E UFNEW YORK IK55 I CHICAGOt __ 1 newoir 9/iaggbmen: lv 'rvP:o av A ats _ .~-_. _.92 ._..,__ --. i-~_ CHANGED as Cl-IARA FCASEER m§ b_ 'sAbbott Howard/HoffmH. HOFFMAN aka 1 1 -_ TT.. Abbey};-Hof_fman.Abbi? errmen. Q ANTIRIOT mus _,/ , I Abner Hoffman,Abby Hoffman J :92 I rhe title if marked"Changed" reflect to themiddle i I .- name ofthe subjectas reflected in the records ofLocal Board , _ 167, Worcester, Mass. - - J REFERENCES:. '/ 74 41/ CGte1 Albany,to 9/11/68.i 4/ ! ,., 7S_, - CGtel toBu endNY, 9/10/66./ _ - 92. ' New Yorkairte1'Bi1re_8-92-1. 9/16/68¢: MINISTRATIVE . -I Information concerning the subject received from __--- onfidential sources is being furnished in a separate LHM. _ An extra copy of this report is designated for Chic for use in the event dissemination is made to the USA. ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED19210NE Ac°,_"T_ cm: Ms"Em _ Iv Arue. e " nus: nvmcs nscovsmss ' PENDING TM-5 oven ONEYEARElves I panama Paosscuruon oven sux mourns 1:]v:s ,__ 11?WW IL",§°;Q :§§ i noNOT seAcssis wnlrem if snow Bureau RI-1! » 35/- " _. - -I 1% M 3 Qhicazo 76-28! Enee.._1 {ah! ___, _ N w York100-1614115 gal? I. - . T "*1 NI 176-6 l ENCLOSURES: T0 cnxcaso ! . _ ' ~ _ .. 1 One ! photograph of ABBOT H. HOFFMAN i i I __¢4'-.4 _" --_-1-| a -.-----. _ 3 N 4-4 ~4§92.§li-4 V _ -B'l'- _; ' covan PAGE I 1 FD-2 U4 Hey.3-J-59] - _ I UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU or INVESTIGATION . e hi. - Copy Io: jug, '5 is L. ~ hi - ,,,,.Mr= x! omw New York, New York Date: 18, ' Yard,.-. . _ _ 1iI|¢: c _ _ Fieiqf Office Fule F: U I Bureau File I: r Q I ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN Character: I ALL INFORMAT|0N_-QQ_!92[11A|NED _ HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE A i ANTIRIOT LAWS| A - Synopsis: J ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN interviewed by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, regarding his participation in the Chicago disorders. HOFFMAN advised that he is a member of the Youth International Party YIP! and that he was in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic Convention in August, 1965. HOFFMAN advised that he visited Chicago in March, --- - - 1968, and filed an application for a permit, with others, with the Chicago Parks Commission to allow demonstrators 5 to utilize Lincoln Park, later changed to Grant Park, for their "thing" during the convention period. He said the application was not acted upon. HOFFMAN disclaimed any responsibility for any disorders at Chicago, Illinois, and r-* stated that he was arrested and held for thirteen hours the day before the major trouble in Grant Fark and near the Hilton Hotel and that he did not participate in these disprders. HOFFMAN claimed that he stayed at the Chicago home of a friend, whom he declined to identify, and was out of the parks each night. HOFFMAN stated that YIP issued a calendar of events for the Chicago Convention period; that he helped to prepare this 9 program and that it is a public record of all his own and all . i .- .| YIP plans, and that no disorders were scheduled or even suggested. HOFFMAN stated that YIP has no membership, no dues, no .__ -1 LL _ -- membership list, and no officers. HOFFMAN stated that l'l¬1T-I181 -----=1-' 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 . ,92_-gr ,4! 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. . -RUC- I This do Lil-I ll FD-J0? nu-. n-L!-sq F 92 - I - | 92 - - st J . - FEDERAL BUREAU OF lNVE.aTlGA'l'l0Nr- 9 - - . .- . ML "_ 9_/1;/as _ ' ABBQTT HCFFHAN, also known as Abbie Hoffman, ' 30 St. Marks Place, New York, New York, was interviewed ' .__. _' 'the in hallway of his apartment30 at -it. Marks Place 0 '»'.".1.~ -. J"J" - heme" *5 A and by $7 ea g¬ntS %! I - 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 stated that he was in Chicago. Illinois, during the Democratic Convention held in August, 1968. _ ... : _ HOFFMAN, to whom the interviewing 3A3 identified - 1 r themselves as representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI!, was advised that the interviewing agents desired to ask him certain questions regarding ' !_ I his participation in the Chicago disorders; that he was ;&t. not obligated to speak to the agents and that he did not -a have to answer any questions which_might possibly incriminate- him. - 0 _¢_-1-n-4 HCFFHHN stated that his life is an open book; that he had no objection to the interview; that he under- stood hisrights, andthat hehad receivede lettir from Q ;-q - the American Civil Liberties Union; that is, the CLU, only yesterday September 5, 1968!, indicating that the FBI would probably question him concerning his presence in Chicago during the Democradc Convention. ¬¬q HUFFMAN stated that the Chicago disorders were the result of a set policy on the part of Chicago authorities; that as a representative of the YIP, he visited Chicago on March 25, 1968, and filed an application for a permit, - , v C with others, with the Chicago Parks Commission to allow demonstrators to utilize Lincoln Park, later changed to H Grant Park,for their "thing" duringthe conventionperiod; that he then met with Deputy Mayor STAHL, a Mr. BARR! of the Park Commission, certain Chicago police officials and others, and that the application was not then acted upon. 92 ' -n 0n___,9_/_6_Z68, ourr_ Neat York. 1 Ie;:L Y;>lf &- 7 C I ' 92 , 1 . 6 _ I . .- g_ 92_ .' hi 0 HOFFMAN stated that thereafter this application matter was left in the hands of the Chicago people who also wanted to use the park. - _ _ » '_ HOFFMAN stated that about five days before the - .92,.. Convention, he was advised that his Chicago group never received a permit to use Grant Park; that thereafter the application for a permit had been withdrawn. HOFFMAN 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 rd-as Chicago on a student rate fare and met immediately with Deputy Mayor Stahl and others in a last ditch stand to try to get Grant Park for the demonstrators. 3 ~HOFFMAN stated that his experience indicated that city offficials usually hold off until the last day, then 1 issue a permit; but that contrary to his advice to Chicago officials, this did not happen. HOFFHAN'stated that he u_ _' and others were told they could, within local law, use 1 ,- Grant Park, like_any other city park, each day until 11:00 1 that they could not sleep in the parks and would have to X_. vacate them by 11:00 PM. _ HOFFMAN stated that on Sunday, August 25, 1968, 4-?-, he and others then in Grant Park were confronted by Chicago Police between 6100 PM and 9=O0 PM; that he phoned the commander of the Chicago Police Department, 18th Precinct, between those hours to get a rule on the use of the park q-_._- . and that he was told that his group could legallg stay there until 11100 PM, and that the police unit f rcing them V. about would be withdrawn. HOFFMAN stated that the police »~~a did not withdraw, but continued to pressure people out of the park. o - : 92-E.»-*" .-/:- HOFFMAN stated that he 15 identified with Yin; -+_ -. that YIP has no membership, no dues, no membership list, and no officers, but that he did act as a representative of YIP, while meeting with others in Chicago, Illinois. HOFFMAN stated that neither he nor any YIPs with whom he is acquainted in New York City or elsewhere, made any plans to cause any disorders in Chicago, Illinois, nor did.they e--- - <-,¢._- ' discuss any such ideas, nor did they bring any weapons or similar items to Chicago to protect themselves from attack -,-s. or to use in attack. K 9292 }. I U .3 H h _,_ . _ 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 he hasno knowledgeof any such plansor activity on the Eart ofany individualor anygroup in Chicago,iew York ity, or elsewhere. 92w _ ' HOFFMANstated that the YIP issued a calendar ._.-_'-. of events for the Chicako Convention period; that he TT5 helped to prepare this program, and that it is a public record of all his own and all YIP plans, and that no f N disorders were scheduled or even suggested. hOFFHAN stated that he urged persons associated with the Convention confrontation to remain non-violent and that his position ~a,/ and policy in this regard has been quoted in the public press several times and was included in an article relating i to him which appeared in the "New York Post", a New York iv 1 City daily newspaper, on September 1 or 2, 1968. I ' 4 . HOFFMAN stated that he never advocated any disorder, 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 ~ r 4 anyone else. _ . 9 HOFFMAN stated that he heard general gossip of -i;.-'z - absurd statements made by persons unknown to him, about 4.,_.__-A u92~|1§ §- Tu-nu-7 4» C- n__r_; F1-.'-1Ignry rQv1"T92n r'=v'xr- 1,_!n§ v9292»-1 I92I92f {"11-.4 c92 ly"f92_Q }JLi92.;L;J.1_lLJ uuu ,J,1]. bllv Vlllbdbd LILJ-ll-!'92.J.LJ£ u'IQUQ7.L1 C1-H 92J.bl-GU -D,-I--»92-U such things were so foolish and impractical he never took them seriously, but took themto be just talk and "letting off steam", ' ' 1 _-_- . HOFFMAN statedthat he could only speak for him- J self concerning motivation to visit Chicago during the period the Democratic Convention was being held. HOFFHA L stated that he believes in a free, unregimentated life; that he would hope to influence everyone to join him; .. the philosophy of the Democratic Party advocates the con; 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 d could, if allowed by the_establishnent to do so, release everyone from an organized life of work and entrapment, and that he wanted to utilize the Democratic Convention in Chicago to do his "thing", which was to confront the Democrats and to publicize his own philosophy of life. _ J = 7 ls A : 92 r ' ' , . . p . ~ .1+_.' C "}~ i4 92 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 Com- ' munism since it is another absurd, reginented, disciplined ' '1group with its own aims and establishment type objectives. i HOFFMAN stated that he is against all political philosophies, that all presidential candidates hope to - ;;: , retain the establishment although they don'tsay so. Further. that he has expressed himself as favorable to George Wallace, only because Wallace is.the least-hypo- 1 critical_candidate in that he is truthful and outright; - I that even though you can't agreewith him on many points .. I v an-1 -92_ you know where he stands. HOFFHsN stated that he has . -- 0'I 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 ' at public demonstrations. ' '_ HOFFMANstated that "I presume that I will eventually be arrested for conspiracy because of my ,a e presence in Chicago". HOFFMAN stated that he did not c--I know what the conspiracy charge. if any, would be. H. HCFFNA§ stated that it is his understanding that his ' name was among those who_are bringing a civil suit against the City of Chicago and Hayor Daley for 600 million dollars; that such suit started by a daughter in-I11- v of former Senator Leverett 5altonstall of Massachusetts and with a New York City law firm, if successful would 1. :-. . allow the wronged demonstrators to give each Chicago police officer, who resigns from that police force in protest against the policies of the Chicago police, a gr sum of 310,060.00 each. W ' . ' ..-~, r_ -. 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. ' -z_ - 92 I 92 5. Q 92 , I 0 92 '. _'i_-92 !.' ' '92 HOFFMAN stated that he stayed at_thé~Chicago home of a friend, whom he decli ed to identify; that he was out of the-parks each night, and that, to his reco11ection, he was arrested and held for thirteen hours the day before that major trouble in Grant Park and near the Hilton netelfena that he did not participate in these disorders. ;HOFFMAN disclaimed any responsibility for any disorders at Chicago, Illinois. . - ' D t ' 9 'E r I < _,-ill tint-III! / l 4 C F 4 5 , . = .: I 92 92. 6 . ' ,1 '-K.! a was _ J I . - -A" "1 '' _ rEuERALBUREAU o:=u92|v::sT:GAm,.. ;--92..': _. . - Dole, , - B ' w 92JF'1"I~i.~'1I»I', - intervi we fipecial Agents ah = 6, SAS! 196_, a v se a and ewas ra se n vorcester, on 3e Eassachusetts,tember that he attended Norcester Classical High School, a public ffjxa school, which "kicked" him out between his junior and senior year. HuFFHAN stated that he wrote a paper against God; tat 1, -pi ;, his teacher tore it up; that he "belted" the teacher and was expelled. - . ' I 4 - For E year thereafter HQFFMAN hung out in the C Pool halls of Worcester and was then enrolled'in Worcester - . _ Academy, a private school where he completed his senior year.. .,..., .. -~ 1 HOFFMAN then attended Brandeis University, Waltham. Massachu- setts. He took graduate work at University of California, Berkeley, California and he took courses in some school in l France while at Brandeis. A - ._ HOFF1~1ar-I stated that he is registered with 8 Local -92.-1 Board in Tiassachusetts; that he is l+-F; that "all nuts" 1i /be 1- himself are R-F. HOFFMAN stated he had no military service. ' HOFFMAN stated that he worked for about six years after college; that his last job was with 3tete of Massachusetts u - as a psychologist; that he has held numerous jobs including that of'a wholesalesman in Massachusetts. HGFFHAN,stated that he has always been able to make money as a p%f1 hustler. ' _;-_ - HUFFJAN-claimed to be a su erior pool player. HO HAN stated that when hei rst came to gew York City he opened a store' - ~34 ?_=_ - 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 and sells them wholesale to various bead stores in 11 New York City. _ HOFFMAN stated that he wrote a 180 page book, long hand, in three days after returning from Chicago; that he sold this manuscript to a publisher and that he got no _ money for the manuscript because he plans to donate all profits to "the people". He declined to identify the publisher and a claimed that he book would be out in October, 1968, under the _! ii .92. I we--4» On._ ,9/6/68 _ rote New Ifk * ~_1,92{' _ 3"-' Y3 Pk ___ ._ is .__ File #__ .1?_§','__6___ " ' '$'75'.Tf.'¥ ,. .. r r '37:. b y a diclc d e 9/5/58 _ -_ _~ as TM! document conlulna n fhnr tcwmmandoliam IIOI conclullonl 0| "Nu FBI. ll I: lho properly 0| lhl FBI and I; loanlcl lo your gs ifi If and II: conlonis an nu! lo Bo dfliribulod oululdc you: uglncy. ' '-~_ _ 7 . . -f -q.- - I 2-. t fl ' "Revolution for the Hell of It". HOFF N stated that+his parents are successful middle class Amggicansg that his father could be classed ..:i _.92,_.. __i as a " oldwaterite". HOFFHAN_stated that his father, who has worked all his'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. ' - HOFFMAN stated that he has no money, no bank -'._{ account, and that he manages "somehow" to get by and to pay his 690.00 per month rent for his apartment. HOFFMAN - 0 - stated that he does not own an automobile. HUFFMAN stated that his phone number, listed in the Manhattan book, is being bhanged soon to a private number; that too many kook S call him. - is HOFFMAN, when.interviewed. wore tight blue jeans -: - . and a dirty sports shirt held in by a large black leather .1 - belt. EOFFHA 's hair was fully grown, like a female, dark brown, curly unkempt. HOFFMAN, who appears to be alert, _»,_-.-,.__ speaks in the jargon of the "beatnik", using expressions like "man". "my thing", "the establishment", and "I want to turn you on". He is evasive and appears to enjoy being the center of attention. HOFFMAN was cautious but not hostile -r--1- during the interview. He made no complaint about being - interviewed but made it clear that he felt that he was on the opposite side of "things" to the Federal Bureau of , - Investigation. , J I , .{- 92 92 Z I {-3 ' 1 ¥--;_ ' . | -gm--.-rv 92 92 . Q 0 _ _ b - o ii» NY 176-6 u,- YE 1 By communication dated September 10, 1966, the -1 4 Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 furnished a copy of the arrest record_of ABBIE HOFFMAN, by the Chicago Police Department on August 2o, 1900. The following information was set forth on the record: 1 Name ABBIE HOFFMAN t Address No home Place of Birth Massachusetts Q Height 5 feet 8 inches Weight 145 pounds Hair Bro w n Eyes Brown Occupationrresting artistOfficer - Arrest Number Build Slender White F _ Race Male ' -- - - Sex Date-of Birth November 30, 1936 Narcotic information Non-Med addict ' Steady source-~yes .1?-_ . Marijuana--yes Source of supply--unknown - a Cures attempted--none . Original cause of addiction--has . used before _ Charge 1. Resisting arrest? 2. Disorderly _ Restaurant, Clark and Lincoln Place "Streets,ofarrest Chicago _- '1 D Narative:_ on atrol sto ed by two women who complaine I!II!IIII|o a man P walking on PPthe street - with red letters . /did written on his forehead spelling, "F---" followed arrestee into restaurant at Clark and Lincoln and ned tha w ' ?§pE 1' notifieddid to exist. makeCalled arrest. HOFsupervisor s c arged es s ng arrest after officer politely asked him to come with him. ¥v P 9 f I . y c 8 . ';._""l-'. I I NY 1Tb -O } -92 i'92___ __._.___._J _ _ .l_.I _._ Pr . '- by communlcation dated September 13, 1965, the .1:-» - . Boston Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation advised of investigation conducted as follows: . _. .-,»;~' _. . BrandeisV University, 92 Waltham ssac use , ember 12 lyoo that . ABBOTT HOFFMANH. attendedBrandeis fromSeptember, 1955,to .~-"2 June, 1959, when he received his A. B. Degree. i He was admitted to Brandeis from Worcester Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts, and hishome addresswas lij;E2 j5b b Ruth Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. --@1310 /we. __,,,» ' T / te Court, Worcester 11/ B . advisedCounty Cour!!ouse, on September, l A/;§pat §ou;t ester,Massachusetts, docket number 3u22o, reflects that SHEI OFFMAN 6" gra ted a divorce decree N181 on I . November 4 l9ob on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. . , Mrs. HOFFIvI1?92.I¢ sdivorce suit was_ ___.l_ not contested ___-.l___.L_J and___J 44. it was ____ agreed by both parties that $72.00 would be paid per month by subjectfor_support ofhers e lf and twochildren, ANDR§ If::;_; born December 31,_l96O, and ILIQ born.NQ!embe; 19, 1902, of , -;--@ which $22.50 will bepaid to the hildren. Accor'ding . to the decree subject has visita _ n, ights. ' . _ The above decree reflects that the HOFFMANs were married on July 10, 1960, in Providence, Rhode Island. >¢ ABBOTT HOWARDHOFFMAN, born November 30, 1936, Worcester, registered for the draft December 7, 1954, from 12 Ruth Street, Worcester. His Selective Service Number was 19-67-36-168; His parents were listed as JOHN and FRANCES HOFFMAN. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1955 and attended Brandeis University, College of Arts and Sciences, i-~§ from.0ctober, 1955 to June, 1959. As a result of a physical tr- examination, subject was found not acceptable for military '3 service due to bronchial asthma and defective vision. . ,. .rv --_ . _ J III 10, I I ff} » NY 176-b _ The recordsof the MarriageRecord Bureau, New York, New York, w w d on June 2b, 19b6, by Investigative Clerk IC! , and revealed the following information = under certi cate 12 1: lff 92~.., / I/I _ -j/yf /~* "ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, residence 30 St. MarksPlace, New York City, born November 30,,l93b, Worcester, Massachusetts, -'an mm.occupati "iwriter, parents JOHNKHOFFMAN,born Russia, andl! @§_g;; 1 FLORENQ£2gCFB§AN,and ANITA S.1»USHN residence_3Q_§t,,§arksborg lintgg, Place, nee%¬CHANBERG, New YorkMassachusetts, v Cityyjborn March 16, 19#2, Baltimore, Maryland, occupation 3 writer, parents ELIA A. KUSHNER, born New York and LEAH B. I KUSHHER, nee ZANK, b rn New York, were married on July 2, 19b7, by RabbiNATHAN.A. BERILMAN,150 East 69th Street, New YorkCity. Witnesses were M. L; ZANK and DAVID H. GOODWILLIE. The records revealed that this was ABBOTT HOFFMAN'ssecond marriage and that his first marriage was to SHEILA KARKLIN which ended in divorce in May, 196?, in Massachusetts, on the grounds L of mental cruelty and. AN that ;tQ___}.§Q££/e§__'92./_..,.m he: a the_defendantz 7 vat #1 hL[ _%kf, rc.>-/31.8: -_J The records also revealed that this was ANITA HOFFMAN's first marriage. q_" -_; I S Q I .2.-. __i 1,1. w_92¢. I 92 11 Tl c I92'__ . I , ' H. NY 176-6 1!, . The following conducby ted ,-L I Investigative Clerk IC! A review of records maintained by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1968, Volume 115, page 285, for births in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the year 1936 revealed that male No First Name! NFN! HOFFMAN was born November 30, 1936, at Worcester. Father was listed as JOHN HOFFMAN, - born Russia, age 29, occupation salesman. Mother was listed ' as FLORENCE S., maiden name SCHAMBERG, born Clinton, Massachusetts, age 30, occupation housewife. Residence of C parents at time of birth was listed as 264 Chandler Street, Worcester. . _§~.-u; On February 14, 1968, birth record was corrected by mother FLORENCE to read ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, born November 30, 1936, -pi-4» at Worcester. Residence at time of birth correction was given as 5 Geneva Street, Worcester. On June 13, 1968, personnel of the Office of the annuali- Massachusetts Commissioner of Probation, Suffolk County Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts, a central repository for all criminal conviction records within the Commonwealth of ~.. Massachusetts furnished a record on one ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, 7 Bellevue, Worcester, formerly of 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Brandeis University, Waltham, and 6 Ruth Street, Worcester, born November 30, 1936, at Worcester, Massachusetts, occupation student, father, JOHN and mother, FLORENCE: _ H. Date orrenee Court . Disposition B/Q/53 Speeding Worcester File $5.00 costs ,-_____i - paid |.'-_-. 6/3/54 No license Worcester Filed ¢ 6/3/5% No registration Worcester Filed ha -Ae. 6/3/54 Speeding . Worcester $5.00 paid V. . 1.,-,_.._... 7/8/55 Not slowing down Worcester $5.00 paid ll/29/55 Failing to follow Worcester $5.00 paid directions 12 . NY 176-6 _ .3 .._ 3 2222 I < *¬ 12/13/56 I *>e4 Offense 3/5/58 H/2h/58 Speeding 0} . One Way street 4/25/53 6/1 Stop street 5; Speeding ;'§:_~-rr-.-* lib...-..__ £2E£E 2/2H/61 Waltham --_i-_ 12/12/Oi Waltham Waltham 1/6/6h 4, ! Ayer Disposition 8/16/65. Fail obey traffic signal " $10.00 Fail obey traffic $5.00 signal or Allowing vehicle '§.'g.._ to stand unattended $10.00 paid Pair ..- w/0 shutting off Worcester G. motor and l0cking_ Speeding Worcester 1 ..::¥ ..-' . _ '..'~_ $5.00 paid Worcester subject. $5.00 A review of the Boston files disclosed"The Worcester Worcester $5.00 paid J 1 68 erso 4-750 -7-79l XXXXXX XXXXXX l. XXXXXX FEIIERM. IUREMI OF INVESTIGRTIDN >6 FOIPA DELETED PAGE IIIFUIIMATIOII SHEET Cl Pagelsl withheldentirely at this location in the le. One or more of the followingstatements, where indicated. explain this deletion. El Cl Deleted underexemptionlsl bq <7 _ _ withno segregable material available for release to you. Information pertainedonly to a third party with no reference to you or the subjectof your request. Information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. Documenttsl originating with the following govemment agencyiies! ,_ W , _ L _ _, .was/were forwarded to them for direct response to you. Pagetsl referred for consultation to the following government agency esl; l _ _,__, _ _H___e as the information originatedwith them. You will [Ii be advised of availability upon return of the material to the FBI. Page-ts! withheld for the following reasonisiz ii Foryourinfonnation: __ ;_ __ _ E ___, E _.,L _ The followingnumber isto be used forreference regardingthese pages: _ _,l!"'!7:5L'- WT. ll IL fir __ _ XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DELETED PAGE S! X N0 DUPLICATIONFEE § t ff! 1 NY 176-6 _ 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 as a representative of the Youth International Party YIP! who was in Chicago for a teach in. During the discussion, HOFFMAN stated that he had participated in the recent Columbia ;~.- University uprising in New York. At one point, Moderator K-. MADIGAN asked the general question, "Does anyone believe that . the communist element was_in any way behind the recent 2 student uprising around the country?". HOFFMAN asked MADIGAN what he meant by a communist and MADIGAN replied that to < use the standard definition, "Anyone who advocates the overthrow of the U. S. Government". HOFFMAN stated, "In that case, I am a communist". MADIGAN asked HOFFMAN if he was in favor of the overthrow of the United States Government and %I! HOFFMAN replied that he was in favor of the overthrow of the United States Government by any means possible. -..---.--I§.;;.. A newspaper article in the "New-York Post" on September 5, 1906, quoted ABBIE HOFFMAN in part as follows: _---_.-. "They called us hardcore anarchists with plots to overthrow the government, well, that's not a secret. That's always been the case. what'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 state. The second was to present the -realitv - --_ -V ----- and beauty Qf - struggling-- -- JL,-_---'_, _ for-_ -- a new ---- socieU5.9_ - - - ~ < -1.1 5 .._....__ 0 92 Ion L [J » NY 176-6 ;;_:-l__.-. __._._- -1;; On April 10, 1968, Special Agents of the Federal - 1 Bureau of Investigation SAS, FBI! from approximately 11:00 . .r . 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 Meadow inCentral Park, NewYork City, on Easter Sunday, C April lh, 1968, for a Yip-Out" music festival!. After much discussion and an intermission of one 1 was i hour from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM, the group was advised by '1 SIDNEY DAVIDOFF, Assistant to Mayor JOHN V. LINDSAY, that a permit would be granted to them by the New York City Parks Department for the use of Sheep Meadow in Central Park, New York City, on April 1%, 1968, for their "Yip-Out" music i f stival!. : Tgdir ::!i as UBIN, KEI LAMPE, ABBE HOFFMAN, RAUL RASSNER and BOB FASS of New York City Radio Station WBAI, were observed participating in the discussions with the representatives 11:4 of Mayor JOHN Y. LINDSAY and appeared to be the spokesmen for the Yippies. . The "New York Post" in its April 10, 1968, issue on -I-l |-I- page 10,-sets forth an item entitled "Sit-In for a Yip-Out", which sets forth a photograph of a group of Yippies meeting with SIDNEY DAVIDOFF, Assistant to New York City Mayor JOHN V. LINDSAY, outside of City Hall, New York City, on April 10, 1968 C. The_item thenstates asfollows: ' - -J 1 _ "Sid Davidoff, assistant to Mayor Lindsay, tries to placate a group of yippies camped outside City Hall _§ 1 today. The yippies--Youth International Party-- want the Sheep Meadow for an Easter Sunday Yip-Out , an. 5 ! updated version of the old-fashioned be-in . City ,___ ._ officials at first insisted they could use only the ' Central Park Mall, not the meadow. But Davidoff later -relented." A On April 1h, 1968, sss of the FBI observed a "Yip- Out" music festival! sponsored by the YIP in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park, New York City. re? 16 I r S _ "1 t J In NY 175-5 . . i~ J'- :"- At 6:00 AM, approximately 200 hippie-type individuals .-V | were milling around the Sheep Meadow. s , By 11:00 AM, the crowd had enlarged to approximately 1,000 individuals. At that time a band started playing music J at the Southwest corner of the Sheep Meadow. Stands were also I set up at which YIP posters were passed out advertising ' P a "Festival of Life", in Chicago, August 25 to 30, 1968, with . 'i free music, lights, theater and magic. In addition, in one ----1 section of the Sheep Meadow a small area was also set up to accept donations of canned food goods for the forthcoming Poor People's March to Washington, D.C. '/' 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 K Easter Sunday strollers. 1 -1- - . A number of individuals wearing "Yippie T-shirts wandered through the crowd with buckets attempting to obtain contributions for YIP. s During the day numerous small groups entertained ,_-q-¢»- with various hippie-type music. ' .1-l'_J__I ' At 3:00-PM, a small single engineairplane circled over the.Sheep Meadow three times and dropped I bunches of flowers. By 6:0O,PM, the crowd had dwindled to approximately 1,000 individualsiwho were gathered around the platform at the Southwest corner of the Sheep Meadow listening to hippie-type music. - ' | By ?:b5 PM, the majority of the crowd had dispersed. er a 0., . '2 .': J ' L: as W §wuc I -. J7 .. _,.., -._.___ Q.__ .- ., _, _ ! c if! NY 176-6 On April 29, 1968, the representative of the - F Bureau of Special Services, New York City Police Department, was made available a YIP flyer supporting the striking students at Columbia University. F5 This flyer states as follows: - "YIPPIE! YIPPIE'. YIPPIE1 YIPPIE! YIPPIE!_ YIPPIE ._-.. "ALL SYSTEMS ARE NOW ON RED ALERT. "ALL SYSTEMS ARE Now ON RED ALERT. "ALL SYSTEMS ARE Now 0N RED ALERT. "WE FULLY SUPPQRE the demands of S.A.S. and S.D.S. students now occupying liberated zones at Columbia > University. In particular we support the demand for total amnesty and reject the use of police to clear the campus of demonstrators. - .=?= ~ - :4 -ii:-J "NE SUPPORTQQR E3oTRERsAND sIsTERs "IN THE EVENT POLICE ARE BROUGHT IN "IN TEE EvENT PQLlCE ARE BROUGHT IN "IN THE EVENT POLICE ARE BROUGHT IN "92 "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. ,,a/ We shall engage in civil disobedienceT_such as interfering with police vans and subways. ' i 982-5090! "CALL the YIPPIE OFFICE -- 9o2-52oo; 9oz-090 to be placed OH our phone network. Listen to the Columbia Radio Station, WKCR 89.9 FM for up to minute coverage. '"IN THEEVENT POLICE ARE CALLED IN: so IMMEDIATELYTO llbth AND BROADWAY." 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's Place,New York City. This flash bomb gave off 8» brilliant white flash of light and approximately fifty hippie-type individuals gathered in the street cheered at its ignition. I _ I 3 v NY '. I _ | - C T'..!_f.. At approximately 9:30 PM, St. Mark'sPlace was . s._ packed with hippie-type individuals and usual weekend crowds when .-'~_ 'n a second flash bomb was ignited in the vicinity of St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue, New York City. - ' - 1 is _ <' " n'; At approximately 9: 5 PM, 100 hippie-type individuals 1 1;. . 3 began milling around the block with lighted candles Jeering '_"'?.' i. -I V : and shouting obscenities at the police. _ _ JERRY RUBIN and ABBE HOFFMAN, YIP leaders, were- .1: observed commingling with the crowd throught the evening. E-V . Ll i . By 12100 PM, Midnight, the majority of the demonstrators in St. Mark'sPlace had dispersed. IKE .. 1|:-nub in- 1 -" .1-_ , A ,¢ D O 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 of 34th Street and Firth Avenue, New York City. ' At 12:40 PM, this group of individuals walked west on 3#th Street to Macy'sDepartment Store at 3hth Street and Broadway, New York City. - _ - I 5 Q' - , - 19. 1 7 ..},g I r NY 176-6 _. ._.. At 12:50 PM, this group of individuals began to distribute leaflets to passersby at all of the entrances to Macy's DepartmentStore and chanted "Macy'shas been P postponed . ' » 92~_¢ A d, this group of individuals discontinued passing out t flets and by 2:50 PM, the entire group had dispersed. P a An SA of the FBI obtained one of the leaflets _ - being distributed at Macy'sDepartment Store, 34th Street and Broadway, New York City, on June 8, 1968. I i This leaflet, captioned "Macy's", and containing -I-kg.911.6 1-92-adv-92+Q1-I 111- LLIUGU LLQLJLU R nn T.f l; 1'l l'92Ll' J92J.JJ.Ll.L TA M'D |J"J-JrLl 1IJ.;; GNU 1.1+ u|lC4- Inn anti ;ll92A "can mac u-1|.an Qr92n I-au|.92-M-A-|.J92.uu|-vznu "92192r92r92o'mn'n+ that the Yippies,would holda,"New-NationiDemonstration" Q": V at Macy'sDepartment Store, on June 8, 1900, from 1:00 3?Q0 __.___-.-4 PM, with the date and time blocked out in heavy black ink. The "New York Post", a New York City daily newspaper in its June lb, 1965, issue on page 23, sets forth an article .___.-, entitled "Yippie Chief Arrested in Pot Bust", which states as follows} / E "Jerry Rubin, one of the leaders of ' the Youth International Party-the 'Yippies'- is under arrest on charges or possession of marijuana. * "Narcotics Squad police arrested Rubin, 29, in his apartment at 313 E. Third St., last night. Rubin, who was active in the 2 Free Speech Movement at the University oi 1 California at Berkeley in 196d, was one of ur the directors of last October's anti-war demonstration at the Pentagon. He has described the Yippies as politically E. -*:-" oriented hippies . -.1-.5 9Rubin was booked at the E. Fifth St. sad; station, arraigned in night court and_ released on $1,000 bail. Police said more than one ounce of marijuana was in Rubin's apartment. ' . ; 20 ' . _ Y I 11 ""'92'.; -1? :C" my 176-6 "A friend and political associate of Rubin, Abby Hoffman, charged that Rubin had been beaten by police. Rubin was treated at Bellevue Hospital early today, K. . but the extent of his injuries was not -o-n- 1 revealed by the hospital." 92 On July 2, 1968, at 9:NO AM, an SA of the FB1 observed 36 individuals carrying small American flags, who, by their iau W appearance can be described as Yippies, picket in front of 100 Centre Street, New York City. ' The pickets gave out small plastic bags containing - 0 a red pliable substance with a tag which read "Napalm UN Gov ;_Hi Approved Dangerous Drug". The pickets also gave out a small booklet which advocated everything for free. -i--q -1 /A,~.~-__ 92; Fe I » I ,. . i~ ' _.-: [ 92 " ~ 1 ;I_Y 92 _f.. _ V. _ -1; .1 ~~4 S . mr 176-o On September 13, 1968, the records of the Bureau of ,g" ' Criminal Identification of the New York Cit ent -'2 were caused to be checked by Special Agent and ,;. . no criminal record was located on ABBOTT H un er t 5 name or any other names known to have been used by him 1968. B11183 name address _ 1? race u serviceso -.-ip , made available to Special Agent arrest cards on individuals arrested at ABBIE H sex on 4/30/68 in connection with the clearing 30 St. of individuals occupying various University Buildings _The arrest card on ABBIE HOFFMAN reflects the following !.=.-' occupationwhite information: ' -4 1 date of birth male Marks Place, New York City place of --1 birth charge: poet l.Q 4-30-36 place of violation Bolton, Mass J riminal trespassing O2. Resisting arrest Avery Hall Columbia University as -I i O , 92 v . 1 6-94 Rev. 1-31-63! OIIIOIIAI volume. II ill.-IQ] an nu lumen | QB! GIN. IQ. K. I? 92 ' UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum T0 = Assistant Attorney General name September ?6, 1968 Criminalbbivision - '?¥H§F30 = Director, FBI 1!;} - FILE cow " SUBJECT: 2§1 ?§§¢¥'J$§' ALL 92NFORMAT|0N CONTAINED Z E 92~1- DATL,Z_L_/ HEPHNa i3 re UN¬!_.P92SSiriED8*/we/' ' s U5 4 Reference is made to memorandu ated i- _.i-i . your file !. - There is enclosed one copy of the report of Special 92 3 , 'a1 Agent at Negrlor! . dated §£] Z§§ ,} "F A. [:3 This covers the preliminary investigation and - no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. 1 -.-i B. The investigation is continuing and you will. be furnished copies of reports as they are received. <-I _-In-I 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. D. [:1 Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. E. [I] Please advise whether you desire any further in vestigation, F. [::]This is submitted for your information and you _ will be advised of further developments. G. [::]This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. - ' z t, . _ __ H. [::]This covers the receipt of a C omp int and no n_.y- ¢_.. - further action will be taken by this Bureau Department - so directs, _ Enc- 1 1 cc Civil Rights Division D B-94 Rev.1-31-sap ' WNWIAIFOIIIIO.I HI Fl "1.-|Qg A t t ts iy. _ UNITED STA'I ES GOVERNMENT Memorandum To = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 26, 1968 Civil Rights Division »"."-. .. F30 = Director, FBI . -.» , asst;-i$§ " ALLlNFORl.4'§T6If!p E01 -!TA|NED 1 HERF.li92! JN I.AS.S1FIED IS DATE ya/resveaie f_-Pv'~?'-F '4 Reference is made to memorandum dated § your file !. L 0 There is enclosedone copyof the report ofSpecial { ' . sent a___ dated ._=w.w____ New or pp it _.- . ! do at A. [::]This covers the preliminary investigation and HE no further action concerning a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. B. Lx The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received. Q--v-|-u-n C. [I] The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. 3- 3 D. [:1 Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- F ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. E. [:1 Please advise whether you desire any further in- vestigation. F. [:3 This is submitted for Your information and you will be advised of further developments. G. [:3 This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. H. [I] This covers the receipt of a comp and no ' Department 7?.» .'3' further action will be taken by this Burea so directs. Enc- 1 1 cc Criminal Division I 1' " 92 t/A "J TTELETYPF;.],I}_ _ Mr. ;§;;{_f;=3;;;Mob! 9P M VI," SEP261968 / ',-- T MrMr'cUn1'ad- ;§l. 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