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CONFIDENTIAL NY 100-161445 . , . . 4 . £ 175 to 200 persons that the people in the "Movement" were being "picked off one by one" but that a conspiracy consisting of thousands of persons could not be taken. During HOFFMAN'S speech, he did not make any inflammatory remarks or statements Y and at one point, HOFFMAN stated that he did not wish to make any indictable remarks while in Dallas. HOFFMAN, during the short speech, used many obscene words. / / The above speeches ended at 2:15 PM, at which time, HOFFMAN, WEINGLASS, and WILLIAMSON were driven from the Fair Park Band Shell by KELLEHER to Dallas Love Fiéld where they boarded Texas International Airlines Flight Number 925 at 4:35 PM, en route to Austin, Texas. appeare ,» an attempt was made to collect $2 from each person attending; however, two side gates were open to the Band Shell and most of the crowd d less than 200 people merely walked in the free gates. A collection was made which totaled approximately $235 and after paying $150 rental for the Band Shell, which only left $85, which money was taken by HOFFMAN and WEINGLASS. According to the source, HOFFMAN was visibly disappointed in the small turn out at the Band Shell at Fair Park and stated that he hoped the next time he came to Dallas it would take more than four plain-clothes men from the Dallas Police Department to handle the gathering. The source stated that upon arrival at Love Field, the airline tickets were purchased. with $1 bills which were apparently obtained from the collections at the Band Shell. a: : HOFFMAN was very disappointed at the sma urn out at the Band Shell and stated that the people in Dallas “blew it’, HOFFMAN originally had asked for $2,000 to appear in Dallas and was very disappointed in receiving less than $100, L. University of Texas Austin, Texas \ April 11, 1970 ~ 35 a. CONFIDE