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TS Se LIT SE: . « + - Ee FY LES PEL A LIN +L STS ; " Ely ae nn > . LFC:ekf SF 100-65576 DETAILS: OO DapAttet Investigation in this matter was initially ‘predicated upon receipt of information indicating that ‘MICHAEL ALEXANDER BORTIN was engaged in activities..which could involve violations of Title 18, United States \Codesyysc) . Section 2383 (rebellion or insurrection), 2364 (seditious/ conspiracy), and 2385 (advocating overthrow of the: Unite States Government). ~ _ _ During the period from November 14, 1973, through _.° January 1975, perodic and regular ‘contact was maintained _by various agents assigned to the*Federal Bureau of ves— tigation (FBI) in San Francisco/ California, ch - meer’ Department of Adult Probation,County of Alameda, ‘ 5 East 14th Street, Oakland, California 94606, tele- phone number 415-874-6966. Commericing.June 4, 1973, acperereell supervised the probationary activities Of MICHAEL BORTIN, in _. connection with BORTIN's conviction insAugust 1972 for pos- . session of explosives. -Throughout this period, . ‘consistently assured contacting FBI Agents that BOR was exemplary in_his deportment and apparently rehabilitating himself to@@Msatisfaction. During the period of June 1973 to approximately September 1974 advised that BORTIN was residing at 1535 Addison, Berkeley, California, and was employed as a bartender in the Trident Restaurant in Sausalito, California. BORTIN was also allegedly self- employed as _a_ house painters” Effective approximately September 1974, MEE: dvised that BORTIN was residing at 2419 Mc Gee, ‘Berkeley, California. "8n_ September 11, 1975, OD 2c: that he had Ainttaining close contact with LORTIN. I «2 t e< that BORTIN“h: hanged his radical views considerably, and was no “tonge oS in SEEM pinion, a threat as a perpetra~ tor of bombi riother extremist type activities. advised at t ‘sme that he was not certain as to whether EORTIN would be amenable to an interview by Bureau Agents. No attempt was made at this time by the FBI, San Francisco, - to interview BORTIN. - 0. ot . . In January 1975, information was received by %, Sethe Philadelphia Division of the FBI that WENDY MASAKO - * sYOSHIMURA, one of BORTIN's codefendants during his 1972 <erial and subsequent conviction, .had been in the company . .jOf:, PATRICIA CAMPBELL HEARST and BILL and EMILY HARRIS in, |_| estern Pennsylvania. HEARST, andthe HARRISes were a st GENE eo J ee ne ree ee — . +. as i. rare SOO Sr TOR oO nie ee ee Been a a ame aa a_i er