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NY 100~-161445 Te fs HOFFMAN'S speech did not proceed in any orderly nor planned fashion, but he began by saying he had the flu, but in coming to Stiliwater, Oxlahoma , it was ‘always a pleasure to visit the United States." He said he was followed by FBI Agents on his trip from New York to Oklahona and thereafter made a series of critical remarks concerming the FBI and other Federal investigative agencies. HOFMAN then spent a large portion of his speech in a criticism of thea Viaetnem noalicu af thea Imited States Snvernmeant wherein he wee Vai Vi dee oe NF be re See 0 ee ee ee a eS beers’ baw i Wate baw accused the "Pnilistine leaders" in Washington of not telling the American people the truth and of distorting the true facts of our campaigns in Cambodia and Laos. He termed the Vietnam war “immoral and illegal.” He accused the United Stdes of ruining the ecology of Vietnam with its various weapons, curing “ which time he held up what he said was a ring given to him b Madame Vienh, one of the Viet Cong representatives at the Paris eae peace talks, on the occasion of his having had tea with her Ej recently. HOFFMAN said this ring was made from the metal of an American jet plane shot down over North Vietnam. (ee) 5 . S anenenartieinads oa Tyo ac Scere HOFFMAN then spoke of the peace rally being held in Washington, DC, at this time and invited anyone from the audience who could to attend. He stated that on May 3, sere 1971, his followers planned to enter various buildings in ;7 “Washington, DC, and named the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency specifically. He stated so that they planned to visit J. EDGAR HOOVER and "take a lot/Of pictures." HOFTrMAN also spoke of the arrest of -LESLIEDZACON in Washington, DC, stating the arrest was a frame-up designed to discredit the peace rally. He said the FBI has been "knocking in doors" in every commune and crash pad in Washington, putting guns to people's chins and offering $100 700 000 to $200,000 reward for the where- abouts of ARDINE He added, however, that “nobody squealed. "(u.) HOFFMAN then spoke of his plans to lead a “Youth International Brigade" during the Washington Peace Rally, which brigade he said was composed of students from outside the United States, and is in support of the “People's Peace Treaty." HOFFMAN also announced that his followers are in the process of opening a new radio station, WPAS, which : fe, 1 (fe ran -39- |S