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OProsal Foes nly. 1e ( aere-00 . Dele . aay Ye03 BBINON : J & . q 4s Gin, MG -nO. 27 — waa Tol son ee UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT > Pes M 0 d i - Mr. W. C. Sullivan diner ~ Mr. A. Rosen Callaben em ran um 1 - Mr. T. E. Bishop Ce . m Dalbey To : Mr. c, D. Brenna, DATE: 5/4/71 se 3 Roses 1 ~ Mr. C. D. Brennan walters FROM : R., L. Shackelfor 1 = Mr. RB. L. Sh Soyars 1 _ ur Tele. Room __ ry Holmes Gandy SUBJECT: ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN. q ANTIRIOT LAWS _ . / wis foe Jo! | To advise of intent of Department to proceed against PURPOSE: Subject for violation of Antiriot Laws in connection with his arrest during current “May Day" demonstrations, Washington, B.C. NED. DETAILS: sb Hoffman is one of the "Chicago 7" defendants convicted of Antiriot Laws violation and cited for Contempt of Court. Presently free on bond, he reportedly was arrested in connection with current "May Day" disruptions, 5/3/71, and eens CK 7 released after posting collateral. TION CONTA Department Attorney Kevin Moroney telephonically =. advised on 5/4/71 that Department is considering proceeding =I against Hoffman under several statutes, primarily Title 18, i) > facilities to incite a riot}. Moroney requested on an urgent basi % é , ¥ fh. } Section 2101, U.S. Code, (interstate travel or use of interstate any information in the Bureau's possession which could be utilized to prosecute Hoffman along above lines. Moroney was... referred to several Bureau communications previously furnished ~ | the Department containing recent statements made in Oklahoma by Hoffman urging travel to Washington, D. C., to commit violence. He was advised this did not represent a full review of Bureau files for available information in this regard. Moroney later called requesting the identity of individuals who could testify to the violent statements of subject arnearing in an Oklahoma City Office communication dated 4/29/71, captioned “David Tyre Dellinger, aka, Et Al., (Travel of Defendants); Antiriot Laws ~ Conspiracy; Contempt of Court." He also requested that future information in this matter be furnished Paul Vincent, Int. Sec, Division of the Department, who would be drawing up the complaint. JD _ 2 /_ 7 \ ( _emesne - ~4 3 ij ——n sage — ‘ Peps ft ref ALL INFORMA re HMeUTRAR KER ae. cg A AABY 1 1971