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SAs on 11/3/68 observed demonstrators from NYC enter’ the Fort Dix, N.J. Military Reservation. Abbot Howard Hoffman, one of the founders of the "YIP" was not observeed at the demonstration. No one was observed to be enticing or assisting soldiers to decert from the US Army. 42-4-60629 encl. p.2 (228 The 10/11/68 issue of "Open City" an avant garde weekiv 4 newspaper in the Los Angeles area carried an article entitled -.' “yipanther Pact”, Abby Hoffman, one of the initial founders of the sia YIP, was one of the signers of the second part of his article. The article consisted of two parts, advocating general disruptive tactics to be held on election day 11/5/68. 100-447251-102 p.1 encl. p.1,5 (74) bw 176-1490-4 encl. p.2 3) * a The following references in the file captioned "Youth ‘ International Party" (YIP) aka "Yippies" perta’n to the activities of Abbe Hoffman, one of the founders. These activities took place no in NYC, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., between January 1968, until - 11/25/68. One of the activities was closing St. Mark's Place to Z. traffic with the purpose of pressuring the city of NY into providing |. a services to the hippies. he] Hoffman spoke ae :: press once Wo He participated in the disorders at the mocratic National Convention in August 1968. He was one of the signers of the Black Panther article to disrupt the National Election in November 1968. Hoffman also helped to plan strategy for the Presidential Inauguration in January 1969. He was arrested numerous times including during the HUAC Hearings in October 1968 for wearing a shirt that appeared to have been made from an American flag. The "New York Post" in its continued ) aa -10-