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‘. { - ABBOTT HOFFMAN also know as Abbey Hoffman, Abbey Y¥. Hoffman ANTI-RIOT LAWS The Winter 1957-1958 issue of the literary periodical "Coastlines," contained a poem contributed by Lipton entitled, "I Was a Poet for the FBI," on pages six and seven. Following the publication of this poem, Lipton was interviewed by Special Agents of the Los Angeles Division of the FBI, in connection with his unauthorized use of the initials "FBI." He said he understood that any further instances of that nature would not be tolerated. Nevertheless he had the poem reprinted in the September 1958 issue of "Frontier" magazine, published in Los Angeles, a Xerox copy of which is attached. The Eighth Report of the Senate Fact- Finding Committee on Un-American Activities in California, published by the California State Senate in 1955, characterized "Frontier" magazine in part on page 383 as follows: "This publication, well financed and issued in slick format, modestly refers to itself as the State's only liberal publication. Members of its staff are seen at communist front meetings from time to time...and its repre- sentatives frequently appear as speakers before organizations, ranging through the political spectrum from deep red to pale pink." .