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CG 176-28 CONFIDNVTIAL HOFFMAN announced his plan to depart fron the United States on Sunday, September 21, 1968, with a group of 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 “yippie-type" people i 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 crossinp is pernitted in order to hcid a music festival to confront Russian “pigs” (police authorities). The group, including HOFFMAN, had United States passports but did not have a visa for entrance into Czechoslovakia. awe tz bs HOFFMAN asserted. . that he and YIP do not approve of Russian "pig" oppresssion in Prague any more than Chicago “pig" oppression during DNC. He said he does not expect any different kind or type of physical obstruction from Russian "pigs" than encountered by YIP from Chicago "pigs." He stated "Pigs are pigs everywhere and beating is beating everywhere." HOFFMAN stated that if the group is not permitted to cross the Czech border they will attempt to infiltrate in small units for an alternate meeting — in Prague for Russian Pig Confrontation Masic Festival. HOFFMAN stated his plans are now interrupted for this trip to Prague because of the Federal charge against hin and he will have to be advised of his legal Situation by his attorney. He said if he goes to Prague he will probably never return to the United States. He said that if there was a lot of work to be done in Europe he would not liké to go.undersuch circumstances because a lot of work remains to be done in the United States. : HOFFMAN ascertained that the series of arrests of him are harrassments by"government pigs” to prevent him from carrying out his work. He pointed out CONFIDATIAL