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{ NITED STATES DEPARTMEN 3F JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chicago, Tilinois| CG 176-28 JUN 12 1970 ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN Reference is made to memorandum dated 6/8/70 from Seattle captioned, ‘Seattle Liberation Front, Bobby Seale Day, and Seattle Rock Concert for ‘The Seattle Eight', Seattle, Washington, May 23 - 24, 1970, Information Concerning". This Seattle memorandum reflects the appearance of Hoffman as a speaker, May 24, 1970, on the University of Washington Campus in Seattle, at the above rock concert. It might be noted that Hoffman was convicted in & jury trial in Chicago in February, 1970, of violation of the Federal Antiriot Law Statute, and was also cited by U.S. District Court Judge Julius J. Hoffman for contempt of court in February, 1970, as a result of his statements and activities during this so-called "Conspiracy Trial". Hoffman was Ordered committed to jail without bond by Judge Hoffman, _— .- On February 28, 1970, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Ss Court of Appeals ordered Hoffman admitted to bond with 3 one of the provisions of this bond being that he advise : the U.S, Marshal, Chicago, of all travel outside the bd , state of his residence (New York). ae This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the Federal Bureau of Investi- i gation (FBI), It is the property of the FBI and == is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are e not to be distributed outside your agency. = ALLIRNFORMATION CONTAINED = | HEREIN IS UNCL ASSIFIED “wee / 76-4 “DD. ENCLOSURE