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nl v wee a ce ee cee ee ee Seemeereii a e { mG CONFIDENTIAL ‘During this time it appeared that the marshals of the march lost control of the marchers and at may be that the more radical elements, which were only a small percentage of the ‘marchers, less than five percent I would say, actually gained control or the upper hand in the mob. 1 base this Statement on my person. Ll observation ci what occurred in that the nonviolen: chers prior to the breaking up of the march had not . iny way either -hysically or vocally acted in provocati: toward the Chic...0 police, whereas this action in terms of vocal insults primorily occurred following the breakup of the march, I would say that the majority of the marchers, which later comprised the nob, were individuals who could be swung either way, either to a nonviolent or a violent position. These observations are based on my own T, personal opinion after a week of following these demonstrations and the occurrence. at Lincoln Park, Throughout these demonstrations I found it very evident that a number of people who I would consider young hoodlunms, people generally not concerned with the peace movement or with the Yippie party, generally white or Puerto Rican, had a great deal to do with the actual provocation both in terms of vocal and physical ‘violence directed toward the Chicago police. As an example, I ran into three or four groups composed of twenty or so individuals a piece at Lincoln Park on the night of Tuesday CF, CoNnONQTIAL