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Abbott Hoffman, Aka — Part 22
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
YONFIDENTIAL
eptember 18, 1968
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interviewed concerning her observations in Lincoln Park
during the Democratic Convention in Chicago,
Illinois, CE ee as follows:
She was assigned to Lincoln Park from Saturday,
August 24, to Friday, August 30, 1968, for the purpose
of gathering intelligence information concerning the activities
of the demonstrators who were using Lincoln Park. A second
purpose was that in the event any officer was sprayed with
oven cleaner she was to obtain the can in order to determine
the antidote to be used, Her department had received prior
information that oven cleaner was to be sprayed in the
faces of the officers and she had been informed by the
department doctor that different kinds of oven cleaner
required different antidotes, therefarit was necessary to
obtain the container from which the material came.
ABBIE HOFFMAN came to the attention of SJ on
Monday or Tuesday, August 26 or 27, 1968, when he was
pointed out and identified by a fellow officer, The first
and Only occasion on which she heargd HOFFMAN speak was
around 9:00 p.m. or .9:930 p.m, the day before the mass
march on the Conrad Hilton Hotel. HOFFMAN was in the
ae.:::" middle of the park seated on the ground when
o
eard him speak for approximately one half hour to
rty minutes. She gathered from the speech that the
purpose was to instruct those listening bow to attack the
police and how to protect themselves in case of a police
counter-attack,
Immediately around HOFFMAN was a row of individuals
who were seated. Behind this row was another group standing
and behind f
on 9/18/68, Chicago, * Illinois rite eG 176-28
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tha dovument contains neither cecommendotons ner conclusions of the FBI It is the property of the FBI ond ts iouned to your ogency,
Wand os contents use nol to be dstribuled ovisde your egency. < & ee |
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