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Be « s-" og 176-28 CONTINENTAL he has been arrested twenty times, never convicted, and the current arrest was a continuation of "pig" attempts to Stop his work. HOFFMAN advised he voluntarily returned to Chicaso to answer city criminal charges against him which came out of his activities at the DNC. These charges were absurd and he could not have been extradited on them. He said he returned to Chicago to obtain court permission to leave on the Prague trip. HOFFMAN pointed out the obscene charge against him is also ridiculous and his being arrested for having an obscene word printed on his forehead is not a violation of a law and further the nation's outstanding photographer is going to exhibit a large face portrait of HOFFMAN with forehead printing, in a photography show which makes HOFFMAN an art object. HOFFMAN advised the Federal charge of Crime Aboard an Aircraft is ridiculous. He ascertained he did pot commit a crime on the aircraft. He said the knife in his possession was a three-inch penknife which he purchased in New York City which he voluntarily surrendered to the Chicago Police Department. He said the knife was not a switchblade and was not a dangerous weapon, He stated "I'm living in a police state, but that’s the way it goes in this country from the pigs." HOFFMAN advised he is under contract to Dell Publishing Company, New York City, to write a book to be released Some time in October, 1968, entitled "Revolution for the Hell of It."" He stated he may make a million dollars from the book. He said that if he makes money he will offer $10,000 to each Chicago Police Officer who joins with YIP or will “burn the money.” He Stated he does not need money, does not work, does not have plans to work because he is a “Passive Revolutionary." He stated that everything is free and he is in the process of currently redeveloping New York City and has things well under way from 14th Avenue on and things are well organized, "free sex, free narcotics, the world is a ball.""' He said everyone is invited to join the activity. -1- CONFIDANTIAL