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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 HOFFMA.N relating to possible
civil disorder at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; 92/
The Los Angeles Division 1-111 not conduct any interview with LIPTON 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
former coffeehouse owner who authorid the inflammatory poem, "T was a Foot -
for the FBI in the mid-19E's. He is the subject of Bule 100-1423153, aniLL file 100-36bSLu Pending Bureau approval of an interview,no interview will be maw
I1 The Bureau will recall that LIPTQN was interviews by 5.4.5 of this Division .
on 3/25/S3, following the release of the'above scurrilous POEIEH Although he
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 °
he is fantastically incoherent, completely senseless and seemingly a person 0 _
considerable mental instability. 92 "Nation" magazine. Previous contacts.1rith LIPTON resulted in the finding that ,.-as
The L-.. ....geles Division does not have aseilale at this ties an crigmel
clipping of LIPI0N's article in the weekly avant-gard underground newspaper the
'1-cs lngdes Free 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 JB/16-22/68 edition of that periodiqnin, M __ ,¢__ , /71 _/ 4, y --Uuil REC-138,. I / 9, -g J W!
ON: As stated above, Io interview t LIPTON will be c duo without
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a front page story in the "Les Angeles Free Press" in an attempt to dis~
credit the FBI. He is not the type of individual who feels any remorse
in misquoting persons he has interviewed, nor would he have any hesitation
in deliberately attributing erroneous statements to the interviewing agents
if he thought it would enhance the sale of additional copies of the "Les
Angeles Free Press." In making its decision, it is also pointed out to the
Bureau that the "Les Angeles Free Press is edited and published by ARTHUR
GLICK KUNKIN, who is currently maintaind on the Reserve Indexrection 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-
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-
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_ .92-ha: .92t:ou'r the Yippte Festi- many of those groups are coming i
- vat of Life sclieduled tor August in, We got three tliousand letters ' i
25-30 in Chicago? in July alone, at the New York lags '7
4 who's Dirt"? who iSrtl oin ? office. And we couitin'tcoordinato ywho will e 1:1»-e? E g all the stuff. " I03 Angeles Free
' . According-to a telephone con- AUGUST 26th p.m.: Beach P338363
. versntion t had with Abbie iiol'r- party on_ttie lake across from IQ5 Angele 5, Calif.T, man who, with Jerry Rubin and Lake Park, called North Avenue 1
_' _i' others on the East Coast rst Beach; iolk singing, laartiequc-s, , .
< if proposed the idea and are acting swimming, lovemaking. _ -E - as coordinators, the plan ts to go AUGUST 27th dawn; poetry, t
u :15 forward with the festlvalas itwas mantras, religious ceremony led _ i," _
- first announced, by Allen Ginsberg,
,1 .92 transcript oi my phone con- AUGUST 27th afternoon:Worl<-
_ versation with ltoitman follows: shopsandscenartosessions.Also
" ' film sno'.':ings and mixed media
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - event at the Coliseum, I513 South
' Wahztsh Ave, [tuqttst 27th, even-
HOI-FM.-'92N: I'll give you aschc- é ing; benetitcozicertin conjunction
Cute or events; _ with the Natlciial MobilizationI ' T . . .1 . -___ _.. m rt». on l92 l92 4-son -i nU92':;L|ST Ztikt-Quit: {here will Cvitttilillvtc at Hi: Cull.-'i::uFi, 3:53 i
- 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 ioll<singing,beacharea.Aug- 1
activities are focused on Lincoln ust 26th, afternoon: Ylppie 0iym- '_ Park. pics, Miss Yippie contest. We're Date: B/16.. 22/58
AUGUST 24th Mayor Daley is boycotting the regular Olympics Edmow
-» _ .- going to do g1;-0 -O,-ks M Lake and having our own. Pin the tail '¥ Michigan, on the don!-toy, pin the rubber on 5-""°'= L8.NI0 I106 L1pbOI'l
A Mllaiteriioon; wet- the"P'op, a joint-t'ol.iing contest, Editor: Art Kunkin_ ' v I.'Uu|u|5 U1 utg u|;iGEi°1i dé1é- 3 ¬ui'|.}' 92.|_Gf}f. uGIu3l5 C5l'3'|r'¬?n9219H- _ -2- T Eatos in downtown hotels. Exact We're Eoin; to tr? and get the Tm" "Y1-PP1°5 ta V135-t
'4-' plans to be announceit. Thercnre d¢'1£'92'$ lgether and have the Hg Cpit 8.1
, theater shits planned and things price lowered, And other normal, _
_,.; like that, August 25th p.m,; music healthy times. *,;,,,,,,,,,,,,, IS-1;] festival, Lincoln Park. AUGUST 28th, the night that 1
-_,,,- _ AUGUST 26th a.m.: workshops Humnlrrey L"-ts "9111!"-limit P11-"8 °'T in untlergrountl conimuttications, will be announced at a later dale. Clclllllcolion:
"" drug problems, how to live tree There is n mobilization rally 1 : T ._ guerrilla theater, dean ;3;;t;.. scheduled tor Grant Part: at 4 s""' " om '93 n 919.
£55 I -J taacq. sell-detense. how tosetup |I.m. '-. i '
i" communes, etc, Workshops deal-
tni with protiir-r.s that wefaoe is l-: M roe talent! to do anrthtns
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siiopieacersshoutueatma-szas. I Inside?
T There will also be scenario ses- : ll: There is =1 march scheduled . -In ~_ J; »
I-' ilons to plan small-group _pcti- at Convention Hall. These are the .
' 5' vities, rnohtltzatton's plans and thorn is- 1 lot otditlerence otopinton, Our i / .-._ U LIPTON: Why do you call them Melina ls "wt Monte livlnt: in / {Z., , scenario sessions? Lincoln Part: will do lots of dtI- _ /_ - , H: We think in terms of ltteat§'i'T"_""' lerent things. Some people will t' S Theater groups will plan theater slay in the park, some wnt-go-one U SF _ unit, L ---_._.. I the march, some will :0 down.'- 7 - ' ' I Qmvn ~ __ _ ________F . ""'I.15--.!~'-1--.--_ :o6:1"_ qt-fuwwumns-warn-p-wnn@$Q§I _ _ . , .""=""'=. 4- 'F""9'_ _-,"5"1_ ;'F'_-J . _w,-F-,:_l Ia F .-'13,-_ ._'-;_-'.': -e ,_ -t . -- - - i;?:-;a,.,.-...~- .. . .1". _ ._. . - -- - K ~-*1,:.'.1~~',»='f.',-~t»' ~ 925_;.- .-.1--§','!_"-5-7;, "_-'_'-'.- -1'-%.'1 ?;'- _'*"f-'5-1?-~ at-: '- .' ---- -' = "~ - -
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There is definitely it march that
the mobilization is planning.
L: Those 92.lD9292'lSillO§O?l other
words its optional for those who
wish to go on the march? -
H: All the eve-:'.t_s are optional,
of course. _
L; What are you golngto dowhen
you get there?
H: They plan to have a rally and
vigil. Our feeling is that people
who plan to go on that march or to
pztrtlcipate in civil disobedience
tn downtown Chicago, as many
groups are planning to do, ought
to be prepared for ti. very heavy
scene. There are ten thousand
National Guard troops here.
'lheres an eight root barbed wire
fence with a mile circumference
around the Amphitheatre and an-
other tence within that. Very
heavy scene.
AUGUST 29th and 30th: We have
unscheduled events, although we -
plan to stilt be in the park.
L; What events?
H; We're unsure what's going to
happen that night. We do have
plans to do a death or Yippie
ceremony, where we l:-urn all theposters and buttons, etc.
L: is that like the death of Hip-
pie? Does that mean that Yippee
is only for this occasion?
H; Our message is that people
are free. They shouldn't have
labels.
L: But you're not adopting the
Free Man label that they are in
San Francisco? Or are you?
ii; Well, birth oi the free people.
L: Well, that's sinlar to the-
San Francisco event. But they
are keeping the name Free him,
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"ev-:1-its oi the first three daytl. Ind
letting up inforn.-att_on hiioul-hi-1-Dd
preparing maps and tratnlngzna.L-.I -... Q Qx-6|-i::§ nF|¬|' in Hui, ..i
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of this event? _
HI YES-
L: who else is coming besides
Allen? That you know of,
H; Sgt, Sunshine is coming.
Burroughs, Genet.
L: Genet? l dldnt itr"-w he was
in the country.
H: lIe'scovcringitIor ESQUIRE_
Krassner, oi course. Ed Sanders
is coming in tomorrow. He's the
music coordinator. There are two
groups of rock musicians. One
group oi about twenty bands is
matter what. Another group often
which includes the heaviest
bands! is committed to coming
only it we get a permit, They may
be talked into coming anyway.totally committed to coming, no92
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L: Does that include the Alr-
plane? i -
H: The Airplane never was com-
ing in the first place.
L: How about Country Joe?
l-l: That would include Country
Joe and the Fish, Ario Guthrleis
in the second group. it we get a
permit only,
I-low about the United States
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ll; l'm not sure where they are.
Ed's going to start the coordina-
tion irom here. They pledged to
come, but 92vel'.avent been lntouch
with them. ltls very difficult for
us to give them information, They
always ask you is therea permit?
Now concerning the permit sit-
uation. we've had numerous dis-
cussions and negotiations with
Deputy Mayor David Stahl. The
city officials are very scared.
They don't know what the hell to
do, -and we Just impressed upon
them the tremendous number oi
people coming.i71ssuIT.erll'l'0m tjm 511.11,
ll iou could get top;-tlier any.
where from two to thrcclhousand
people in Cliirrago alone,:25: YES, they were at the rallyBI .
IE: I-~'lia t iilioutgtlier cities, onll-19'as an est oasis,
ll: Well, there are bike groups
coming tn. I would expect 20-25,
000 Peile from .92ew York alone.
l-Jvery free bus is already booked
in New York.
L: Have you had any indication
from the West Coast?
H: A guy named Super Joe, the
guy that put the owers in the
ries at the Pentagon came in
yesterday and said that a lot of
people from Berkeley had already
started out. W eve gotten letters
from L..A., from the Coast and
even from Canada that say they're
coming. Our feeling is that we
won't get a permit, but that they
will tolerate the event,
L: Ilow aliopi policing the event?
H: We plan to police it ourselves.
That's what the training session
is about.
L: Oi course you'll have monti
tors, but did the city express any
view on this issue?
H: They have not given us any
real information. They're just
trying to get information from us.
L: ls Jerry Rubin well enough to
attend?
H: Yes. He'll be here in two more
days. I'll give you my own private
number: 312 area code 32'?-9245.
L: I-low about crash pads tor peo-
pie coming, lsthereanyarrange-
ment of this sort? ~
H: We're making arrangements
with people thatllve near the pork
for the housing or people who
come before the 24th. After that
L» 92'.'hat about the tremendous -- tum "mar ha owl-Thad?number of people? What word do '1 ? i we P "'-- we '91 ma: °"'ye" have um me",-e Wm 1,0,4-I-an ltrength is in n1tmbers,1en6~tlvutnumber or people? the police won't do anything itH, w, hm . ram. ,.,,,m-,_»,;,"y"_-'t1ri:-'r1i' are a lot oi people~thor-0.-~
There were two thousand people.
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know anything about the Seed or-
gantzniion.
l-i: it's like the 1..A. Oracle-
That kind of paper. They're very
concerned about the possibilltlf
of violence. They issued it Stille-ment saying that iipeopie pas. e>;=
pooled a. five day festival of life.
iun and flowers they Ouiihi to 1"-3'
think it. That there 18 B Cllme
of violence.
L; Are they cooperating with you?
H: on yeah, tiles/'1"~'1 outline win
special Chici1g0 edition I01 that
week, About ten thousand col'>195.
with maps and everything. A5 i5
the Rat, N.'I'. W5 Piimt. 3 :
100,000 copies, on such subiects
as how to survive in Chicago.
L: Is East Village Other going 10
do anything special?
H: No, but l heard Ramparts is
coming in and going to put out 2
daily newspaper. Thre '33
someone here from them, looking
{gr 3 prlnter, we'd also like to
emphasize that there's a zoo,
the-re*s a totem P°i¢. iii°i'e5Pt7'"'
ntc facilities, and that Ltnolfl
Park is adjacent to Old To-W1,
which is Chicago's Greenwich
Village area. We re ureter people
to bring sleeping bags and to hr in!
enough food to share. We're 0111!
working on one night of free food,
thatbarbcque night.
L; is there anything similar to
the Diggers there? _ _ _
H; They have a tlip Job co-on.
L: But they don't feed and house?
H: Nothingiike L,A. or San Fran-
. clsco or New York.' "_ii'1. E-H_ii'92.
L: Have youhad any appearances
On tilt? media?
ll; Constantly. Krnssnur is going
to he talking about it on the Les
Crane Show in about :1 week,also
the Johnny Carson Show. We're on
television every night here.
92Vere trying to arrange a meet-
ing tomorrowwith 1tlienGinsberg
and Mayor Daley to talk about the
permit. We also have somebody
in the iie:1ltl|Depa|'tmeniworking
on a food stamp pro-._tram. There's
9. possibility we might get food
stamps. But people should come
preprti-ed to contribute. lf groups
from the L_A, area are coming
they ought to notify us, We're
still looking for Hugh Romney and
Ken Kesa-y's group. We're print-
ing up rt whole map of Lincoln
Park. it has pieces on it, like
Church of the Free Spirit, Future
City, Communications Center,
ripp->e Pentagon, Minstrel Area,
Grub Town, Central Stage, Free
Store. We Lope to have a free
store where people will donate
bathing suits, soap, towels, food.
We also have a hogiarm,with the
candidate's headquarters,
L: Do you have any mimeograph
machines or Gestetner?
H; YES. ,.
L: why has corninunicetion been
so sparse? Why haven! we re-
cetved more information from
you? .
I-i: in New York we are twelve
hundred dollars in debt.
L: Have you received any money
from anywhere?
li: Not rnuch. We're having n
benefit in New York in about s
week, but we don't think we'll re-A
ceive four ihousmd from that.
L: it might be necessary tohave
one in Chicago also to make up
the deficit,
ll: Thatii Probably co into bail
L: Are you getting any l=WP¢"' "' 92 """"'
tion from Chicagoans?
I-1; Yes. There: s. :11? "Om ll
1-90¢ company who likes what we
are dointr. There are people who
irrrvwtotlalinrz "tl"|l'_|'lOl't5I"8_"G__T;
storage space tor banners um»L: U0 you have any t'5'5'iT6ii-
nections there, such as the
ACLU? ' _
I-i: Yes, the ACLU is filingasuit
Tuesday. An injunction against-,_*;,_,nc_ q._____-_. the city to let us uu*ti92epe.rit.ii:i..t.m'§a abandoned buildingsart-:1, We t:t|'ti to open a_n_oj_i1Qe
the park, but thcprot:--
tom is tizore-'5 nteleplionestrike.
So we've he-1 to operate from
Flhartments and phones that are
already there.
L: is there nnytalkofmovingthe
convention out of Chicago?
ii; .92'o, iisait rumors. 'Iht-re are
heavy prepamtions atthe .'imptii-
|hc~ai1'e. There are 3,500 guard
troops now training. Thei'e'ii be-92|u92tltnv- -7. fth in f_.--wt 1'}.-..-I. I'I"L..-.--vt-|92.. uluuu an 92.I||Jll92 x qt rt, In:
city makes no bones about releas-
ing statements u'here they're go-
in; to jail everybo<iy:1mlnlikinds
of threats, But the thingthatmust
be stressed is that ifpeople aren't
into that set-no they are not going
to be trampled on, Lincoln Parkis
ten miles :.v.':t!' from the Amphi-
theatre. The city had to hold up
people who stay in the park as a
model of protest, They'll say,
hey, look, these people stayed
liere, nothing happened to them,
I..: You say the Amphitheatre is
being prepared for security,
H: Heavy security, Barbed wire
fences, they're de-foltating the
trees around here, they're knock-
all
"Iron-g~'tlie highway. Thte,--he-ve»
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gen liivri and Haisie-ad Sire-_-t.
L: is the Black community active
at this time, so for as You know?
ll; Totally unpredictable, We've
talked to some groups and they're
interested in coming to the park
and participating, as well as some
of the major bike groups he".
the Outlaws, the Headliuniers.
L: How about the Black Kan;
groups we've heard about?
H; we've talked to them, but
their position is they don't care
what we do. We've gotten very
little feedback about what they're
going to do that night, or that
week. Just the Mississippi Pree-
dom Democratic Party is coming
with it challenge.
L: This we saw last night on
television. ,Th"l»' will <=9m@. 9-"'1
they'll probably put on n demon-
stration. in fact they'll do more
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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
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
to the Bureau it is felt that the Grand Jury subpoena will
be a better vehicle to obtain any information rather than
afford him the opportunity to lisinterfpret any interview
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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
today by the police with jumping bond on the prior charge and also withIhaving on his person today an unlawful weapon; namely, a switchblade .
knife with a four inch blade. He is presently in custody of the Chicago
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to Chicago iile 176-28, and Chicago teletype 9/15/B8 captioned
"Jerry C. Rubin, ABL."
Attachment to referenced letter is article captioned -"Yippies to Visit Hog Capital" which appeared on page seven in /
the Los Angeles Free Press, hos Angeles, California 8/16-22/68. =This article sets out considerable iniormation concerning the Iplanning for the Yippie testival oi Lite which occurred in "
Chicago the same seek oi the Democratic National Convention.lt mentions specifically hhhie Hottman! Jerry Rubin: AllenGinsberg, "Genet" possibly Jean Genet, 'Burroughs," Krassner, =
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n ettort to identity all persons oi interest in the Antiriotnvestigations- Chicago should immediately advise hos Angeles
1 the identity oi any oi these persons who are partiallydentiiied in the article. Thereatter, loo Angeles Division
ould incorporate into a report on each individual subjecthose portions oi the article shich pertain to the individualsubjects. Chicago should also note Boiinan turnishes hie privatephone nuher in the Chicago ari! during the pertinent period priofto the Democratic Iational tion. The address tor thisphone number should he dete_ it not already knosn to the I
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Police Department reflecting that subject participatedin 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 andprior to the convention. Arrest record set forth. Atpress conference in Chicago on 9/18/68, HOFFMA stated
he desired to go to Czechoslovakia to demonstrate againstRussian "pigs " HOFFMAN, co-founder of Youth InternationalParty UIP!,92ns ofthe negotiators with the City of Chicago
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from the Chicago Police Department during the lattnrpart
of August, 1968, reflecting that HOFFMAN participated in
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Convention DNC!.
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that HOFFMAN wouldvuarli fan-I nor: ihfermatign
in Chicago during t e
The lugust 23, 1968, issue of the
a Chicago daily newspaper, contained
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participate in the demonstrations during
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ABBIE Y. HOFFMAN was arrested on August 28, 1968 in a
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Chicano Police Department, as checked by ICy_r?_ _her 2568734 thatév
restaurant on Clark an
8:45 a.m. for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.' word written on his QHOFFMAN had an obscene four-letter
forehead while in the restaurant, and was arrested for
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when arrested HOFFMAN gave his address as
"no home" and his occupation as "revolutionary artist"
HOFFMAN was to appear in court on September 6,
' d was set at $1,000 and HOFFMAN was released
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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
he makes $5,000 bond. No fugitive warrant is outstanding.Patented that uorrmm is charged with a state
c arge of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and a
City of Chicago duge of resisting arrest.
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.
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=:wYorkto recover $900 in bond money that
the 'yippie chieftan owes Chicago."
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. 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
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HOFFMAN in criminal proceedings pending in Chicago.
HOFFMAN was arrested on this occasion on the
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 HOFFMANs person
during a search following his arrest.
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
result of the complaint being filed charging HOFFMAN
with violation of the Crime Aboard an aircraft = Carr
a Concealed Weapon Statute.
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HOFFMAN's attorney requested the court to
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.
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
Statesommmiua-JAMES T. BALOG for a hearing in the
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
press conference from 10:51 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. for
the various newspaper and telelision media in the United
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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 "yippietype" 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 CPOSSig is
permitted in order to hcld a music festial to confront
Russian "pigs" police authorities!. The group, including
HOFFMAN, had United States passports but did not have
a visa for entrance into Czechoslovakia.
HOFFMAN asserted- .that he and YIP do not
approve of Russian "pig"
more than Chicago "pig"
said he does not expect
of physical obstruction
encountered by YIP fromoppresssion in Prague any
oppression during DNC. He
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from Russian "pigs" than
Chicago "pigs." He stated
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everywhere."
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urrmitted to cross the Czech border they will
to infiltrate in small units for an alternate
in Prague for Russian Pig Confrontation Mdsicnot
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for this trip to Prague because of the Federal charge
against him and he will have to be advised ofhis legal
situation by his attorney. He said if he goes to Prague
he will
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that ifthere was a lot of work to be done in
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lot of work remains to be done in the United
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the current arrest was a continuation of "pig" attempts
to stop his work.
HOFFMAN advised he voluntarily returned to
Chicago to answer city criminal charges against him which
came out of his activities at the DNC. These charges
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.
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
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
did not commit a crime on the aircraft. He said the
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
weapon. He stated "I'm living in a police state, but
that's the way it goes in this country from the pigs."
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
the Hell of 1:." He stated he may make a million
dollars from the book. He said that if he makes money
he will offer $10,000 to each Chicago Police Officer
who joins with YIP or will "burn the money." He
stated he does not need money, does not work, does not
have plans to work because he is a "Passive Revolutionary."
he stated that everything is free and he is in the process
of currently redeveloping New York City and has things
well under way from 14th Avenue on and things are well
organized, "free sex, free narcotics, the world is a
ball." He said everyone is invited to Join the activity.
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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
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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
not play a starring role tecause he was not a movie
star. HOFFMAN stated he enjoyed very much Mayor
RICHARD DALEY's film regarding the demonstration
activity in Chicago during the DNC entitled "What
Tree Have They Planted?" He stated it washagnificent,
excellent, and groovy." Be said it was exactly what
the underground movement exhibited.
HOFFMAN predicted the YIP would continue
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of YIP.
During the discussion HOFFMAN stated that he
had participated in the last Columbia University
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
if he was in favor of overthrowing the United States
Government and HOFFMAN replied that he is favor
of the overthrow of the United States Government by
any means possible.
The August 5, 1968, issue of the "Chicago
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
hundred thousand hippies here for our life festival"
HOFFMAN stated, "Last December a group
oi us in New York conceived of the Yippie idea. We
had four main objectives:
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.
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alternative society.
"4. The need to make some statement, eypecially
in revolutionary action~theater terms about LBJ, and the
Democratic party, electoral politics, and the state of the
Iiatitni."
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,
1968, Judge WILLIAM J. LYNCH of Federal District Court
agreed to dismiss a suit filed by YIP which was to
force the Park District to grant a permit for thousands of
Yippies to come to the park during the convention.
According to this article ABBIE HOFFMAN, age 29, of
New York City, a Yippie spokesman, said the group requested
the suit be dropped because "We have lost faith in the
Judicial System and the Park District has failed to
give us an answer on the permit? HOFFMAN stated the
Yippies and National Committee to End the War in Viet Nam
demonstrators intended to use the park with or without
a permit and that many Yippies have been expressing their
opinions without the interference of the police. However,
police officials said the park had been closed at 11:00 p.m
each day and that no one had been staying there.
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during the Democratic Convention in Chicago,Illinois, advised as follows:
She was assigned to Lincoln Park from Saturday,
August 24, to Friday, August 30, 1968, for the purpose
of gathering intelligence information concerning the activities
of the demonstrators she eere using Lincoln Park. A second
purpose was that in the event any officer was sprayed with
oven cleaner she was to obtain the can in order to determine
the antidote to be used. Her department had received prior
information that oven cleaner was to be sprayed in the
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xerty minutes. She fathered from the speech that the
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"Pi 5" have rocks against the police who he called g , ,
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
f llowin da for a march on the Conrad Hilton 1 Grant Park the o g y
Hotel. HOFFMAN said that they were to get to Grant Park any way
i they could but cautioned them to go singly and not n
groups as they would he less conspicuous.
estimates that there were between 60 and 70individuals llstening to HOFFMAN speak, howev r isfigure is strictly a guess as she was in the row and
there were many individuals behind her. Some oi the
individuals appeared to be spectators as they were well
dressed and clean shaven, however, the majority of those
ciall those in the first three rows were present espe y
Yippies and hippies. she hased her identification of the
ds. latter on their attire, long hair and bear
During t me ABBIE HOFFMAN was speaking he
was smoking »wnzt~ believes to be marijuana. She
based her belief 6n the shape of the cigarettethat is the way it was rolled with the ed ends and
because of the way he was smoking it. is confident
she would recognize HOFFMAN it she were to see him again.
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size 0 the crowd. Most of the crowd were "hippies"
and were smoking pot.
He related the plans they 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
was not very good, while the gnaup at Grant Park
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.
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
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tomorrow Hednesday, August 28, 1968} afternoon,
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
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smoked marijuana while making the speech. He
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Mayor DALEY runs the whole show.
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I arrived at Grant Park, Wednesday, August 28, 1968,
at the band shell at about 4:30 in the afternoon at which time
the actual speeches had been terminated and the march was
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
approximately 100 yards north when they were stopped by a
line of Chicago policemen. At this time, it was announced
that this was an illegal march, that no permit had been issued
tor the march and that anyone participating in the march not .
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the marchers waited nonviolontly. During this period,
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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
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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
were violating the law in some way. At the second bridge
which leads to Buckingham Fountain, the marchers stopped
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
gone up to the next bridge north of this one, circled around
and came in behind the National Guard so that the National
Guard was in n single line and was completely surrounded.
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gas. It was new approximately 6:00. The mass of people £011
back under the tear
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crossing the next bridge north, which I previously mentioned,
which apparently had notubeen c1osed;of£ by the Chicago police
or National Guard, thus aining access to the Michigan Avenue
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the road from the buildings on the west side {B the curb
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the marshals had 1ostcontrol of the group and the ruup
was more or less moving down under what might be called
mob psychology. At the corner of what may have been
Congress and Michigan the group stopped for a moment and
I do not recall what was said but certain statements were
made that they would continue to march south to the Hilton.
I do not recall whether it was said they would be violent
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
what was happening ouring its nonviolent stage but at this
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
started to'move south on Michigan Avenue and continuodto
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Balbo by lines of Chicago policemen south oi the dumunHtrnL0rS
on Michigan and west of the demonstrators on Halbo. The
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and spread over into the park. At this time, medical groups
were located on Da1bo.or near Balho east of the demonstration
about 50 yards from the intersection itself. About 7:00 or
7 . _ - e moved in lines to clear the inter-
section. Throughout this time there were provoeations in
the form of vocal insults and physical violence aimed at the
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
although at times I asked the people not to throw them and to
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
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Chicago police. At this time, which would have been about
7:30, people were announcing over the portable loudspeaker
system mentioned earlier that the demonstrators should not
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
any physical provocation aimed toward the Chicago police by
demonstrators. At about.8:O0 to 8:30 a group of 100 to 200
people broke off from the march and proceeded ever to Wabash
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or badge number. I was struck a minimum of twelve times
by n number oi policemen, between four and seven I would
estimate. I was struck on my left arm in which I received
four to five conLusiuns and n broken finger, on my head
blows, including one which
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finger of the left hand was the one that was broken. I
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on my hip and one on my right leg. The first series of
blows knocked me to the ground. Several of the Chicng0
police were there telling me to get out of there and I
tried to get out oi there and while getting to my feet
said, "I!m trying to, I'm trying to." at which time they
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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
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with the demonstrations and with tome of the spectators. In
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would be violence. The basis for this appeared to be the
result of the April 27th demonstrations and the reaction of
the Chicago police force to those dcmonsLrati0n5. There
were also groups of people, I cannot Say whether they were
marshals or exactly what they were, but they were people
who were extremely radical, if not militant, people advocating
revolution and advocating that this demonstration should be
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
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
demonstrations on Wednesday the 28th which were originally
intended to be peaceful and nonviolent were the Mobilization
for Peace and the Yippies. The parade or march as it began
was nonviolent, The march emanating from the band shell in
Grant Park on August 28th was throughout its entirety as
long as it lasted nonviolent. When the march was stopped,
people waited what must have been an hour before hreaking off
from the march and moving as I previously mentioned toward
the north in an attempt to get over to Michigan Avenue.
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lost control of the marchers and it may be that the more
radical elements, which were only a small percentage of the
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
that the nonvioleni uhers prior to the breaking up oi p
the march had not - any way either hhysically or vocally
acted in provocati toward the Chicano police, whereas this
action in terms of vocal insults primarily occurred following
the breakup of the march._ l would say that the majority of
the marchers, which later comprised the mob, were individuals
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who could_be swung either way, either to a nonviolent or a
violent position. These observations are based on my own
personal opinion after a week of following these demonstrations
and the eceurrencelat Lincoln Park. Throughout these
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
violence directed toward the Chicago police. as an example,
I ran into three or tour groups composed oi twenty or so _
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individuals say that "they were going to pct themselves
some cops." I think one of the members of the group saidin; that they were from B1-ooI:iiel<l. told me after leaving these {{J11921pH that this; wa.-4 ¢ D
on the west side of Chicago, Another group of young punks
I saw personally rip up paving stones from a road in Lincoln
Park. These were not Yippics or peace people. My own
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
Yippies. Their primary concern is with the police and acting
toward the police in a violent manner, although no restraints
by the Yippics or Mobilization for Peace people were put on
these individuals as to where they could go or what they could
do. To my knowledge, on many of these ocnsions l have
mentioned, attempts were made by loudspeaker after the
encounter at the Hilton on Wednesday the 28th of August
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to make their presence felt to the people in the Convention
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During the DNC in Chicago, he was quite interested
in watching events at the Convention as well as demonstrations
Ch a o on television He is basically opposed to the in ic g .
War in Vietnam and on Wednesday, August 28, 1968, decided
' to thosethat he would go to downtown Chicago and add his voice
of the demonstrators opposing the war. No one telephoned him
or asked him to go; he said this was his own decision based
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demonstrated during the Convention such as the Students for
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advocate or
participate in any violent demonstrations, and, in fact,
was discouraged with the demonstrations very early and soon
wanted to go home.
Concerning his own observations during this time,-said that he arrived in Grant Park in downtown Chicago
at the bandshell sometime on Wednesday afternoon, August 28,
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
' e some the indwidual who took down the Flag. At that tim ,
people in the crowd threw missiles at the police but
. as not close enough to observe whether anyone was
!njured or to see who was throwing the missiles.
said that possibly as many as 10,000 people
were assembled in the area of the bandshell and he thought
d there were perhaps 25 policemen on hand there that he coul
see. At this time, a number of speakers were addressing the
1 crowd. He remembers these speakers as fol ows:
' nonwm mxtan spoke to the crowd and said he did
not intend to go on any march with the crowd since he did
t arrested. DICK GREGORY also spoke on this not want to ge
occasion. He recalls that GREGORY said that the young people
GREGORY in America represent what is good about this country.
said that long hair is not bad and spoke against police actions
against demonstrators. GREGORY went on, however, to caution
the crowd not to hate the police. He said the policemen were
'th the only following their orders and the problem was wi
superiors of the ordinary policemen.
GREGORY said that white people are now finding
out what Negroes have always known about the police and about
ORY de how it reels to be mistreated by the police. GREG ma
some jokes but at no time did he make any inflammatory
remarks or any remarks advocating violence. In fact, GREGORY
was always Just the opposite in his speeches; that is, he was
d t obe the always conciliatory and always asking the crow o y
police orders and to avoid violence.
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DAVE DELLINGER alsospoke during the afternoon
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
three groups. One group was to form for a march to the
Amphitheatre. This march was to be compltely nonviolent,
according to DELLINGER, and those who believed in violence
were cautioned to stay out of this march. DELLINGER said
that there might be others who wanted a confrontation with
the pobice and, if so, those persOm;would form a second
group. DELLINGER said he disagreed with persons who desired
such a confrontation. DELLINGER then said that a third
group was to say in the park. This group would be made up
of children or people who did not want to run the risk of
being attacked by the police.
Pena he felt that the possibility of such
an attack y police was a real one in view of the fact that
police had attacked nonviolent peace demonstrators in the
vicinity of the Civic Center in Chicago in April, 1968.
ABBIE HOFF so made a speech on the afternoonof August 28, 1968. d not hear all of the speech
but what he heard of MAN's speech convinced him that
HOFFMAN had no serious purpose or belief concerning the
Convention and that his speech would s only to fragmentrather than unite the crowd. By thissaid he meant
that some of the remarks made by HOFF were offensive to
people in the crowd such as when he called candidates forof August
President like HUMPHREY and NIXON "pigs." Also, he s
that HOFFMAN himself, by his appearance, strengthened
opinion that he was not present for any serious purpose
h does not recall specifically what, if anything, HOFFMANto speak out about the anti-war plank but rather,
associated HOFFMAN with the use of narcotics although
said on this subject.
After the speeches, the nonviolent group which
intended to march in the area of the Amphitheatre formed
in the Grant Park area but was not allowed to march. The
crowd then broke up into small groups and alnugh some of
the bridges out of the park to Michigan Avenue were closed
by the National Guard, eventually much of the crwd made
its way to Michigan Avenue. There was tear gas used around
one of the bridges as they crossed.
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About this time on August 28, 1968, it was
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
"Peace now," "Stop the war," "Dump the hump," and "F--
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 and1:0!di no use the term "pig" toward police.
Fsaid it was his feeling that most of the
people in _"e crowd simply wanted to march to the area oi
the Amphitheatre to make their voices heard in protest,
primarily against the War in Vietnam. He never considered
for a momentthe idea of actually trying to get into the
Amphitheatre and does not believe anyone else had that idea;
certainly, no speaker said this was an objective. in reality,
he never felt that they could march to the area of the
Amphitheatre because of his belief that the City would not
like a big crowd escorted possibly by National Guardsmen
marching throogh the Negro ghetto. He felt that Negroes
might object to the presence of troops in the ghetto and
possibly sniping might result. So actually he did not feel
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.
' in the area oi Balbo Strees and Michigan Avenue, .
while the crowd was in the street, a mule train of the Poor
Peoples March which apparently had a march permit, made
its way through the crowd alth other traffic had beenhalted.by the demonstrators. westimated the 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
along Balbo on Michigan into the crowd in an attempt to clear
the street. At first, police were jabbing their nizht Bt1¢k"
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no one seriousyinjured. As police moved into the crowd,
some of them were screaming, "Kill them," and a few police
were yelling such things as, "You f ---- -- obscene! commies.
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.ll
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saw one individual being beaten by policemen who was hanging
onto a railing somewhere in the vicinity of the Illinois
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spoke to the crowd about working within the political framework.
for peaceful changes. Some of the crowd booed PEABODY's
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DICK GREGORY then took the microphone and defended
PEABODY's right to speak. GREGORY then made the same speech
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.
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
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 asubteffufsince everyone
could see that a d or more people could not visitGREGORY's house. said that he believed that the actual
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
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to march somewhere near the convention and peacefully
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advised of further developments.
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investigation will be conducted unless specifically re-
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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
Yippies to come to the ark-durinw the convention.According to this article ABBIE HCFFHAN, age 29, of
ew York City, a Yippie spokesmanesaid the group requested
the suit bgedropped because We have lost faith in the
Judicial System and the Park uistrict has failed to
give us an answer on the permit." HOFFMAN stated the
Yippies and National Committee to End the War in Viet Nam
dewonstrators intended to use the park with or without
a jfiit 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.
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of many people nvo ved that there would be violence. He
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radical if not militant, advocating revolution and advocating
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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
violence was not undesirable.
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k d i h d t ti he was on duty at Lincoln Par ur ng t e emons ra on
held there, and also at Balbo S eet an "' higan Avenueduring the week of the nnc. stated 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
provoke the policemen to act against the demonstrators.
On one occasion, one policeman was so viciously attacked
by the demonstrators with obsc rected toward theoliceman and his famil tha emoved him P ya
from the area for a while.
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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".
HOFFMAN was to appear in court on September 6,
1968. Bond was set at $1,000.00, and HOFFMAN was released
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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
court's jurisdiction, he will not be released unless he
makes $5,000.00 bond. No fugitive warrant is outstanding.
1: t d that HOFFMAN is charged with s a e
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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.
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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."
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Name ABBOTT HOFFMAN, also known as
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Date of Birth November 30, 1936
Place of Birth Massachusetts
Residence New York City
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The 8/16-22/68 issue of the Los Angeles Free Press
contained an article on page seven captioned, "Yippies
to Visit Hog Capital". The article was a telephonic
interview with ABBOTT HOFFMAN by a writer of the Los
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
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Investigation in this matter was predicated upon
receipt of information from the Chicago Division of the
FBI who advised that HOFFMAN reportedly encouraged
demonstrators during the week of the Democratic National
Convention and indicated that violence was not undesirable.
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of the August 16-22, 1968, issue captioned, "Yippies to
Visit Hog Capital". The article deals with the Yippie
Festival of Life scheduled for August 25-30, 1968, in
Chicago, Illinois, to coincide with the Democratic National
Convention. The article in its entirety is set forth as
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9292'l-.0 will be there?
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man who, with Jerry Rubin and
others on the East Coast first
proposed the irien and are acting
as coordinators, the plan is to go
forward with the festival as ltwas
first announced, '
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SCHEDULE OI- E92'i5l92'TS
ll0Fl~'Iit.-U3: I'll give you asche-
t!nZ.'.- of events;
AUGUST Both-2-itti ti-.2:-e will
be training classes in __karate,
non-violent dissent, defense a-
gainst niece, etel 'l'hei'e will be
an information booiii set up in
Lincoln Parir. Almost all our
activities are focused on Lincoln
Park, '
AUGUST 2-lth Mayor Daley is
going to do ilreu:orl<_s on Lake
2-lichigan.
MJGUST 25th I.flf:l"liO0l't: wel-
coming or the ilemocrntie dele-
gates in r!o9292'nto92.'n hotels. Exact
plans to be an::c.;:::cc-ti. Tfierenre
theater skits planned nnri things
like that, .-tugusi 2;-iii ;i.in.: music
It-sti':.t!, Lincoln 'i':t'.'!t,
M.lGL=S'i" 26th s_m_; '.vot-kshops
in unrit'~:"_;ro:n:ti rc. rnmizziicaticns,9I
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many of those groups are coming
in. 92'-'e got three it-.o=i.-sanzl letters
in July alone, at the i92e92v York
oltice, And we couldn't coordinate
all the stuti. '
25th Beach
party on the lake across from
Lake Park, called North Avenue
Beach: folk singing, barbeques,
swi:nn:i.1g, lovemaking. _
AUGU51 27th dawn: poetry,
mantras, religious ceremony led
by Alien Ginsberg.
AUGUST 21th afternoon: Work-
shops anri scenario sesslo.-.s_ Also
film she.-tings and mixed media
even: at the Coliseum, 1513 South
Wabash iii.-el ;tu;m;st 21th, even- i
lng; benetiteoncertin conjunction 1
with the .92atic:-.al Lioltiiiznttcn
Committee at the Coliseum; also
Lincoln Pilfl-¬_IlOiTiii'.tZ1llOll and ral-
ly for Pegasus, the pig. And LBJ
birthday party,
AUGUST Zilih, dawn: poetry
and full: singing, bench ares. Ang-
ust 28th, aiir-rnoon: Yippte Olym-
pics, Miss Yippie contest. ill.-.~'ro
boycotting the regular Oiym.-.cs
and tint-lag our own, Pin the tail
on the donkey, pin the rilbber on
the Pope, a joi;it-roiling contest,
a dirty dope dealers convent ion.
we're going to try and get the
dealers to,;etl-ier and have the ,
price lowered. And other normal, ,
healthy games, - i
AUGUST 25th, the night that
liuar.;~l-.rey ca-is nominated, plans
will be announced at a later ital».I-0-._._,_ Mount Clipping In $pucc Below!l, sf . "" ' ,
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'ihet'e is tionitt-ly a marctt that
the mobilization is planning}
L: Those t-.'1nwi:~h to r_;o?ln other
words its optional tor those who
wish to no 0:1 the march?
II; All the evcnt_s are optional,
or course. _
L; What are you goingtodov.-hen
you get the-re?
ll; They plan to have a rally and
vigil. Our feeling is that people
who plan to go on that march or to
participate in civil disoliedience
in ctov.-ntot-.'n Chicago, as many
groups are planning to do, ought
to be prepared for :1 very heavy
scene. There are ten ttiottsniiti
Natioital Guard troops here.
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fence v.-ith~:t mile circumference
aroitrzd the Amphitiientre and on-
other [once within that, Very
heavy scene.
AUGUST 29th anri 30th: We have
unscheduled events, although we '
plan to still be tn the park.
L: What events?
H; we're unsure what's going to
happ-an that night. We do have
plans to do a death of Yippte
ceremony, tvl-tore we hurn all the
posters and buttons, etc.
L: Is that iii-ie the death of lilo-
pie? Does that moan that fippee
is only for this occasion?
H: Our message is that people
are tree. They shouldn't have
labels. .
L: But youi'e not adopting the
Free itlan lnlvei that they are in
San Francisco? Or are you?
H: Well, birth of thcireepeople.
L: Well, that's similar to the
Ban Francisco event. But they
are keeping the nnrne Free hittn,
_ Tlit-Hrntw, .--it; we ore working matnly 01111193- "-rant; 0! the fii'sithreeI'la3'8,192'K|
Prftorlng maps ondt;-nliitng; 595.
92-., Tl .1 -T .-~rt..-121:1-;t yo-.92tl t|:t92-.- tin.~_iEHi'."Yippie, amt that will be the end
ol this 1-vent? I
II: Yes,
L: 92'-ho else is coming tusiries
Ml!-It? That you ktiotr of.
ll: 5',-l. 5'-.1:ishine is coming.
Burt'o.t;!1s, Genet. '
L: Genet? I til-;2n'i kt".-9292' l".:- was
in the country.
it: lte's covering it for ESQLFIRB.
Kras:-sner, oi course. Ed Santiers
is coming in tomorrow. It-:"s the
music coo;'tiii.ator. There are two
groups of rock musicians. One
group oi about twenty bancls is
totolly committc-cl to coming, no
matter what. Another groupotten
which inclurles the heaviest
bonnie! is cc-rnmitted to coming
only it we get apermtt. Thcyxnay
be talked into cominganyway.
L: Does that include the Air-
plane?
H: The Airplane 1'lt?920l."92.'35 com-
ing in the first place.
1.; how about Country Joe? '
H: That vrottlci iriclttdr Country
Joe and the Fish, Arie Guthrie is
in the srconrl 1::-oup. it we gr-t a
permit only.
L; Hov.' about the United States
oi America?
H; I'm not sure win:-re they are.
Eli's going to start the coortiit=:t-
tlon from hero. The! itledlel I0
come, but wchaven'tt»ee.i in touch
with ti-.e:n. it's very difficult for
us to git-3 them lnto':n1atio:t. Tito?
c1wa!-.=- ash you is there a permit?
itow coitec-:'nlrt3 the permit sit-
uation, 92'.-'e've had numerous tits-
eusstons tltttt nr~gotietio:i.-1 with
Den-.ity Mayor David St.-ml. The
city officials are very sc:'.r<¢LThey don't l:nO.v 92-.'l::'92.t the hell to
tlo, -amt we lust tn»;n'esi<ed upon
then. the trernennous nuir-her oi
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that you rm-:l-rt 5--1 |¢,;;r-tit--r any.
wttore from I-.-.0 tothrt-t-thousand
people in Cl:ir:t_'0 310:1:-_
H: :'c..l"., lit-.';' 92'.'t-i't': at the rally
yestr-rm!.
L: 92'-h:it oliotitotlu.-r cltit-s,outhe
East :'.r.d 92.';sl Coasts.
H: Well, ttiere are tithe groups
coming in. l wotzitl e:-;|-iect 20-2-3,
000 people from New Yorkalone,
Every tree tins is :~.lre:.tiy hooked
in New York.
L: Iinve you hrttlnny indication
Iront the West Co:..¢.'t?
ll: A guy n::n1eclS:tpei'Joe, the
guy ti-:'.t put the Crt'.el's in the
ries at the Pent.-._".o:. came in
}0htOi_ l1!- and mils} that :1 lot or
1'»r.-opiv from lit-rl:r-icy hnti already
stat-ted out. We're gott-.~n letters
from L.A,, Ire.-n the Coast nntl
even from Canacla that say th._-y' re
cor.1lti3. Our feeling is that we
won't get ti permit, but that they
will tolerate the event,
L: Hot: aliottt noliciii the event?
H: We plan to pol ice it on rs elves.
"ii1nt's what the training session
is about,
L: Oi cont 2 you'll ii.-we man}-
tors, but cit-.1 the city u!Ijrl£'S$ any
view on this issue?
H: They have not git-en us any
rent iiirornizttiort. Th:-3":-o ji.-51
trying to get into:'mation fromus,
L: is Jerry Rubin well enonghto
attend?
ii: Yes. He'll be here in it-.'~'.t more
days. I'll give you ntyown p:'i,'.';1tc
number: 312 art-a code 32!-9243.
L: Hot: about crash pads for peo-
ple coming. Is there any i"i"i?l'l§u-.
meat of this sort?
H: 92-e're maklz-.3 lrt".u1g=.-ntents
with people thatlivo near the park
tor the housing; ol p-ac-hie who
C01!!! b.-fore the 2-lttt. it Stet" that
- '9292te"vn'.-uld rather have e-.'J:'5'ltt:.i_-,'
L- what :-bout the tremenousmlr-be. 0; Nome-, 92t_-M; 92._-O,-5 do sleep in the pa:-i'..92.-e t'ce'.th:.:c::rFcu have that there will boa treat 5ili¢"£?3: is in ==92:"l':li'l'5.'Tl=t:_3-E?___ .. V . ... ,, t . ' c ' 92'.'o.t no nu! mtsetting u,» into. motion 't._-.-At-tr-..-11 I nt-tribe. 0! IL Ollie? I ' ,____ ;_';_§°;re" a ore: }_u_OE__:'_;_£'!:_:_;"_1__
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_ gine t_h:-it tin-~yre active. _,_._..
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L, Afo ti,-_-y numerous? l don't
kl-lo,-In a y[[|lI1|; :il>0Ut I0 Sllcd Di-
gntttznilozt.
11; it's lthe the l-.'92. 0!¢92¢1¢'-
That kind of p_:1per. Th¢'l"lP; f _"!', c°,_,c,,,.,,cd nhom tt~;> possibility
of violr_-nee, They issued n state-
meni saying that ifpeople 1ust_ei--meted a five tiny festival of life,
iutt nhci flowers the? °~=$ii'~ 9° Y9
think it. Titnt there is :1 chance
of violence.
1,; Are they co aperaiinz with you?
H, Qh ye;-1,, they're putting ottta
special Chicago edition for that
week. About ten thousand copies,
with mnps and eve-l'92192"t!- 55 '5
the Rat, 1~'.Y. It's nttitinq out
100,000 copies, on SLLCH subjects
as hotv to survive in ohte-;-go.
L; is Cast Village Other svillstv
do zmything special?
1|; No, but I heard Rztntpnrts is
coming in and going to put 011! 8
daily newspaper. There was
someone here from them, looitlng
for a printer. 9292od 1'-150 W4" '1°
emphasize that there's it zoo,
there's a to-om D°1¢,"°""5P5'-"
nic fttciiities, and thst Lincoln
Pat-i: is adjacent to Old 'to=jn,
which is Chic:t,','os Grceili-'lCh
Village area,92.'e'rettr;;in;;ieopieto bring siec-pingimgs and to brtnit
enough food to share. We're C1115
working on one night offree food,
that barbeque night.
L; ls there anything similar to
the Diggers there! .
I-I; They have :t iiip Job Co-op.
L; [tut they _do;t'i feedandiiou-<0?ll; Nothing lllh! t..A. or Sun P "=1-
. cisco or i92'ev.' York.
1,; Are you gt-tting any coopera-
tion from Chicagontls?
1+ Yes. There's R Sui "°=" it
food company who likes what we
are doinil. There are l'"°E1'- 'it°
":ti't""-rl.:t'tr'.li:t17 their hoI:¢i92'-*"7¢-daw;-age 5pitC ' for banners an"i-""-"-"' -"" '-92.
1-: [lave youhnd:92n§':t1tpe:tt':ince$
on the nit-die?
Ii: Constantly. i'Ct':~.s:=tterts going
to he i:tii:ing niiozti it on the Les
Crane Shot-.r ht about it tt'eek,:92lso
the J'Oltt:|t!' C:t|:iOt| Show, '1.-rt-on
television every night here.
We're trying to arrange a meet-
ini; totrtorrow t-.-llh Alli.-it Glttslit-rg
and hiayor Daley to iniiaahottt the
permit, We also have somelotiy
in the iieztlih De;92:tlllt1t_-nt 92'.'ori:ht3
on a. food sin l'tip}!l0i_Tl'P.Iit. Theft-'5
a possibility we might not food
stamps. But people should come
pt:-pareti lo contribute, if gt-oups
from the L_A, area are coming
they ottgttt to notify us. We're
stiii looking for Hugh Romney and
Ken Kasey: group. 92-e'rr.- print-
ing up n whole map of Lincoln
Pat-k, it has pieces on it; ii!-ze
Church of the Free spirit, Future
City, Contntunicrtiions Center,
Ylpptte Peiitngott, itiinstrel Area,
Grilit Tomi, Central Stage, Free
Store: We Lope to h:~:ve e free
store vrhc-re people will donate
h.*.ihin;; suits, soap, towels, food.
9292'e also have :1 ho; farm,'tVithtltc
cztttdidntt-s he.-tu'r,i|:trters.
l..:' Do you h:we any mirneograplt
m:i_c;htn_es ot- Gesteltter?
H: Yes.
L: Why has communlcatlort that-n
so sparse? 92-'hy h:tveui we re-
t:et't'=:d n-ore inform:-.iion from
you?
ll: in l92'e92v York we :tre twelve
hundred dollars in Ilebt.
L: Have you received any money
from attyt-.-ltere?
ll: Not much. 92-'e're having t92
benefit in New York tn about :.
week, but we don't thinkn-e'ii re-
ceive four thousanrl from that.
L: it might be necessary tohave
one in Chicago also to make up
the deficit.
lt: 'Ittat'li prohal-I? no into bail
fli'l'l-5,.4- ______....-.-
"l.:_IT5r3'ou h:t';e any 1"t-:st'i-*¢1i-
neetions there, such as the
z92CLt".'" -Ci 0 ' '
art-:t, -9292'-- trit-at to op-.-it :i_:;_nffig;r~
t-i"_:l1i-1:-.'.tr lite 1-er}: ltitttlu-prolt-_"'I
|Ili ta ii;-~rt-s :iit-l--gtltotlvstrike,
$0 92'-'1-Vii hi;-l to 0,1--rate from
?i1'.=|tiiit'ttt5 and pi;o:it-s that are
alt-t-rut; tin-re,
l.: ls ih=-re :t:t;'t=tlkoftt:0»'in,: the
conv-.-ztttoh out of C'hic;_';o'.
ll: .92'o, its:eil rn=.tor.<. 'l'ht-re:trt-
iivavy p:'t-pm':1tio;i$ at the .tm;"-hi-
lhr-rttre, flit-re are 3,.-00 i:'.t:t|'tl
troops not-: training, TliI!|' -']| ht-
ottoth-.-r 3,030 in Grnttt l'arl:. The
city ntalzt-s no bonus abottt rt-lt-:~..<t-
tn; statetnettls r.'itnt't_- LIg y}";.;'£'_Q-
in; to jail eve|'5bo-ri3'ntnl:.1| kinds
of titt-tots, ltut the thing; iieunntst
be sit-t.-s.-it-ti is that ifp-:-opte at-o:t't
into that set-ne lttr,-;; illv not going
to he tr::ntplt-ti on. i.trteeltt Ilnri; is
ten miles :t92'.':t!' from the Amphi-
tht-nfre. The cizy _la:!d to hold up
people who sin! in the |1:ti-it as a
ntori-.'»i of protest, Th0}"ll sny,
hey, look, these people siayeci
in-re, nothiztg happened to tin-m,
L: You say ti:-:~ -92n.1t!:itit=_-:.tt'e is
is-sin; ptep.:t-ed for security,
H: Heavy 50Ct.ii'ity_ Etnrbt.-ti trirc
ft;-noes, they're de-foli:1iin;; the
trees arountt here, the!" re ktzock-
-lii:.';_£.o:---"=1 ttttandonul btilldiitgs all__i_,
Trout;-'itte lti,':lt92-t-gy TI:rj;='=:-.'.=e~-checkpoints setttpal.l:lton::1iiciti-
grin Ulvti and ll:tl:=te:id Sii'~:-at.
L: is the filaci: co:t~.mt:ttity it-titre
at this ti:n:-, so far as you ktzow?
|i; 1ot:tliy ut92_'92t'et!ir'lttt-It.~. 92-'e'92'¬'
talked to some grottps anti iite',"re
irtterestc-ci in con-ting to !ite par-<
and p:trtiri;:.'tiim_:, as troll as some
of the n-.:tjor hike groups here,
the Outiavrs, the iteadttt|ntets.
L; llow :t.>o:tt the Bidet: gang
groups we've i-mat-it rtitout?
5-I; We've tallied to them, but
their position is in-.-3' don't care
92t|t?.l we do. We've gotten very
little feedtmck about u-h.tiii:ey're
going to do that night, or that
week. Just the .92iissi$$iiP1FT=i"
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hat Art Kunkin, during alecture 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.
Subsequent to the above lecture, the masthead of
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that Kunkin was arres e
Department on September 22, 1968, at a "love-in" atElgsian 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.
This document contains neither recommendations nor
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is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to
be distributed outside your agency.
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T° = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 27. 1968
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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.
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.
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ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless
specifically directed by the Department.
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vestigation.
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will be advised of further developments.
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further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re-
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York into providing services to hippies and to close St.Mark's Place to through traffic. $9,
it was 1 ar e 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. '
Students 1! Hemlo ! ! ! era 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
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% successfulin getting national publicity thanks to the news media. XL,H¢
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TO = Assistant Attorney General DATE September 2%, 1968
1 Criminal Division
FROM = Director, FBI . FILE COPY '
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
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memorandum dated5UUECT= ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN
ANTIRIOT LAIS
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A. [:3 This covers the preliminary investigation and
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by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.
B. The investigation is continuing and you will
be furnished copies of reports as they are received.
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.
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by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.
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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-
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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.
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further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re-
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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
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
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
program and that it is a public record of all his own and all
YIP plans, and that no disorders were scheduled or even suggested.
HOFFMAN stated that YIP has no membership, no dues, no
membership list, and no officers. HOFFMAN stated that
he nor any YIPS with whom he is acquainted in New York City, or
elsewhere, made any plans to cause any disorders in Chicago nor
did they discuss any such ideas, nor did they bring any weapons
or similar items to Chicago to protect themselves from attack
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' ABBQTT HCFFHAN, also known as Abbie Hoffman, '
30 St. Marks Place, New York, New York,was interviewed '' in the hallway of his apartment at 30 -it. Marks Place 0- heme" *5 A and by $7g¬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
stated that he was in Chicago. Illinois, during the
Democratic Convention held in August, 1968. _ ...
_ HOFFMAN, to whom the interviewing 3A3 identified
r themselves as representatives of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation FBI!, was advised that the interviewing
agents desired to ask him certain questions regarding '
his participation in the Chicago disorders; that he was
not obligated to speak to the agents and that he did not -a
have to answer any questions which_might possibly incriminate-
him. -
HCFFHHN stated that his life is an open book;
that he had no objection to the interview; that he under-stood his rights, and that he had received e lettir from
- 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.0
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, -
C with others, with the Chicago Parks Commission to allow
demonstrators to utilize Lincoln Park, later changed to HGrant Park, for their "thing" during the convention period;
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.
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was left in the hands of the Chicago people who also
wanted to use the park. - _ _ »
'_ HOFFMAN stated that about five days before the
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
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.
~HOFFMAN stated that his experience indicated that
city offficials usually hold off until the last day, then
issue a permit; but that contrary to his advice to Chicago
officials, this did not happen. HOFFHAN'stated that he
and others were told they could, within local law, use
Grant Park, like_any other city park, each day until 11:00
that they could not sleep in the parks and would have to
vacate them by 11:00 PM. _
HOFFMAN stated that on Sunday, August 25, 1968,
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 parkand that he was told that his group could legallg stay
there until 11100 PM, and that the police unit f rcing them
about would be withdrawn. HOFFMAN stated that the police
did not withdraw, but continued to pressure people out of
the park. o - :
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
discuss any such ideas, nor did they bring any weapons or
similar items to Chicago to protect themselves from attack
or to use in attack.
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no plans to cause any disorders, that he gave no orders
for anyone to become involved in any disorders,and thathe has no knowledge of any such plans or activity on theEart of any individual or any group inChicago, iew York
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' HOFFMAN stated that the YIP issued a calendar
of events for the Chicako Convention period; that he
helped to prepare this program, and that it is a public
record of all his own and all YIP plans, and that no
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
and policy in this regard has been quoted in the public
press several times and was included in an article relating
to him which appeared in the "New York Post", a New York
City daily newspaper, on September 1 or 2, 1968. I '
. 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 ~
anyone else. _ .
HOFFMAN stated that he heard general gossip of
absurd statements made by persons unknown to him, about
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such things were so foolish and impractical he never tookthem seriously, but took them to be just talk and "lettingoff steam", ' ' 1
HOFFMAN stated that he could only speak for him-
self concerning motivation to visit Chicago during the
period the Democratic Convention was being held. HOFFHA
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
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. _
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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
group with its own aims and establishment type objectives.
HOFFMAN stated that he is against all political
philosophies, that all presidential candidates hope to -
retain the establishment although they don't say so.
Further. that he has expressed himself as favorable to
George Wallace, only because Wallace is.the least-hypo-
critical_candidate in that he is truthful and outright;
that even though you can't agree with him on many points
you know where he stands. HOFFHsN stated that he has .
made statements to this effect in public gatherings, in
television interviews and interviews with the press, and
that he has worn Wallace buttons at such gatherings and '
at public demonstrations. '
'_ HOFFMAN stated that "I presume that I will
eventually be arrested for conspiracy because of my
presence in Chicago". HOFFMAN stated that he did not
know what the conspiracy charge. if any, would be.
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
of former Senator Leverett 5altonstall of Massachusetts
and with a New York City law firm, if successful would
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
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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 -
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home of a friend, whom he declied 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
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that he attended Norcester Classical High School, a public
school, which "kicked" him out between his junior and senior
year. HuFFHAN stated that he wrote a paper against God; tat
his teacher tore it up; that he "belted" the teacher and was
expelled. - . '
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C Pool halls of Worcester and was then enrolled'in Worcester
Academy, a private school where he completed his senior year..
HOFFMAN then attended Brandeis University, Waltham. Massachu-
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Berkeley, California and he took courses in some school in l
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Board in Tiassachusetts; that he is l+-F; that "all nuts" 1i/be
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
- as a psychologist; that he has held numerous jobs including
that of'a wholesalesman in Massachusetts. HGFFHAN,statedthat he has always been able to make money as a p%f1 hustler. '
HUFFJAN-claimed to be a su erior pool player. HO HAN statedthat when heirst came to gew York City he opened a store' -
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
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
claimed that he book would be out in October, 1968, under the
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HOFFN stated that+his parents are successfulmiddle class Amggicansg that his father could be classed
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
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
call him. -
HOFFMAN, when.interviewed. wore tight blue jeans
and a dirty sports shirt held in by a large black leather
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
during the interview. He made no complaint about being -
interviewed but made it clear that he felt that he was on
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By communication dated September 10, 1966, the
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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:
Name ABBIE HOFFMAN
Address No home
Place of Birth Massachusetts
Height 5 feet 8 inches
Weight 145 pounds
Hair Bro nw
Eyes Brown
Occupation artistrresting Officer- Arrest Number
Build Slender
White
Male '
Date-of Birth November 30, 1936
Narcotic information Non-Med addict
' Steady source-~yes
. Marijuana--yes
Source of supply--unknown
Cures attempted--none
. Original cause of addiction--has
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Waltham ssac use , ember 12 lyoo thatABBOTT H. HOFFMAN attended Brandeis from September, 1955, to
June, 1959, when he received his A. B. Degree.
to Brandeis from Worcester Academy,and his home address was lij;E2j5b
Massachusetts. -- . __,,,»@1310 /we ' THe was admitted
Worcester, Massachusetts,
b Ruth Street, Worcester,
B County Cour!!ouse, ester, Massachusetts, ,. advised on September , l A/;§pat§ou;t docket number 3u22o
reflects that SHEI OFFMAN 6" gra ted a divorce decree N181 on
November 4 l9ob on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment.Mrs. HOFFIvI1?92.I¢s divorce suit was not contested and it was
agreed by both parties that $72.00 would be paid per month
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born December 31,_l96O, and ILIQ born.NQ!embe; 19, 1902, of
which $22.50 will bepaid to the hildren. Accor'ding .
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The above decree reflects that the HOFFMANs were
married on July 10, 1960, in Providence, Rhode Island.
ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN, 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,
from.0ctober, 1955 to June, 1959. As a result of a physical
examination, subject was found not acceptable for military
service due to bronchial asthma and defective vision. .
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New York, w w d on June 2b, 19b6, by Investigative
Clerk IC! , and revealed the following information
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lff _ -j/yf/~* " ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, residence 30 St. Marks Place,
New York City, born November 30,,l93b, Worcester, Massachusetts,occupati "iwriter, parents JOHNKHOFFMAN, born Russia, andl!@§_g;;FLORENQ£2gCFB§AN, nee%¬CHANBERG, borglintgg, Massachusetts,and ANITA S.1»USHN residence_3Q_§t,,§arks Place, New York
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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 Rabbi NATHAN.A. BERILMAN, 150 East 69th Street, New York City.
Witnesses were M. L; ZANK and DAVID H. GOODWILLIE. The records
revealed that this was ABBOTT HOFFMAN's second marriage and
that his first marriage was to SHEILA KARKLIN which ended in
divorce in May, 196?, in Massachusetts, on the grounds
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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
parents at time of birth was listed as 264 Chandler Street,
Worcester. .
On February 14, 1968, birth record was corrected by
mother FLORENCE to read ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN, born November 30, 1936,
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
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: _
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B/Q/53 Speeding Worcester File $5.00 costs
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6/3/54 No license Worcester Filed
6/3/5% No registration Worcester Filed
6/3/54 Speeding . Worcester $5.00 paid
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ll/29/55 Failing to follow Worcester $5.00 paid
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On the evening of May 11-12, 1966, at At Random
television program which was aired on CBS-TV, Channel 2,
Chicago, Moderator JOHN MADIGAN, was monitored by the Chicago
Office, Among the participants on part two of this program
was an individual identified as ABBIE HOFFMAN, who identified
himself as a representative of the Youth International Party
YIP! who was in Chicago for a teachin. During the discussion,
HOFFMAN stated that he had participated in the recent Columbia
University uprising in New York. At one point, Moderator
MADIGAN asked the general question, "Does anyone believe that
the communist element was_in any way behind the recent
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
HOFFMAN replied that he was in favor of the overthrow
of the United States Government by any means possible.
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
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On April 10, 1968, Special Agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation SAS, FBI! from approximately 11:00
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 SheepMeadow in Central Park, New York City, on Easter Sunday,
April lh, 1968, for a Yip-Out" music festival!.
After much discussion and an intermission of one
hour from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM, the group was advised by
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" musicf stival!. : Tgdir
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
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
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
The_item then states as follows: '
_ "Sid Davidoff, assistant to Mayor Lindsay, tries
to placate a group of yippies camped outside City Hall
today. The yippies--Youth International Party-- want
the Sheep Meadow for an Easter Sunday Yip-Out, an.
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.
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At 6:00 AM, approximately 200 hippie-type individuals
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
at the Southwest corner of the Sheep Meadow. Stands were also
set up at which YIP posters were passed out advertising
a "Festival of Life", in Chicago, August 25 to 30, 1968, with
free music, lights, theater and magic. In addition, in one
section of the Sheep Meadow a small area was also set up to
accept donations of canned food goods for the forthcoming Poor
People'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
Easter Sunday strollers.
. 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
with various hippie-type music. '
At 3:00-PM, a small single engineairplane
circled over the.Sheep Meadow three times and dropped
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. -
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On April 29, 1968, the representative of the -
Bureau of Special Services, New York City Police Department,
was made available a YIP flyer supporting the striking
students at Columbia University.
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.
"NE SUPPORT QQR E3oTRERs AND sIsTERs
"IN THE EVENT POLICE ARE BROUGHT IN
"IN TEE EvENT PQLlCE ARE BROUGHT IN
"IN THE EVENT POLICE ARE BROUGHT IN
"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.
We shall engage in civil disobedienceT_such as
interfering with police vans and subways.
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"CALL the YIPPIE OFFICE -- 9o2-52oo; 9oz-090 to be placed
our phone network. Listen to the Columbia Radio
Station, WKCR 89.9 FM for up to minute coverage.
'"IN THE EVENT POLICE ARE CALLED IN:
so IMMEDIATELY TO 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
brilliant white flash of light and approximately fifty
hippie-type individuals gathered in the street cheered at its
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packed with hippie-type individuals and usual weekend crowds when
a second flash bomb was ignited in the vicinity of St. Mark's
Place and Second Avenue, New York City. - ' -
At approximately 9:5 PM, 100 hippie-type individuals
began milling around the block with lighted candles Jeering
and shouting obscenities at the police.
_ _ JERRY RUBIN and ABBE HOFFMAN, YIP leaders, were-
observed commingling with the crowd throught the evening.
By 12100 PM, Midnight, the majority of the
demonstrators in St. Mark's Place had dispersed.
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 C
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