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" ++, OPTIONAL FORM NE. 19 word-y0p May 12 EDITION - ~ @B4 GEN. REG. NO. 27 . UNITED STATES © . RNMENT Memorandum TO > DIRECTOR, FEI DATE: Zeptember 11, 1968 ) ‘iy LOS ANGELES (100-72113) (RUC) FD / / D ABBOYT\HOFFMAN, aka t INTODMATION CONTAINEN y ABPEW , ALL UNG OR VWALIVIN UVALDE va tore HOFTAN,‘ABGIE Ye HOPMAN EER EIN IG UiICLA SIFIED =” F ? 00: CHICAGO DATE Yes /e- BY, it Re Chicago tel to Los Angeles via esti ngton, dated 9/1/68, captioned Ky as above, referring to LA let to New York, 8/19/68, titled, YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY, aka Yippies; IS=<Miscellaneous OO:NY." Chicago requested that the Los Angeles Division interview "Los Angeles Free Press" reporter LAWRENCE LIPTON, for further details concerning an alleged telephone interview he had with subject ABBOTT HOFFMAN relating to possible civil disorder at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. | Y The Los Angeles Division will not conduct any interview with LIFTON a in view of his known antipathy and outspoken aversion to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As the Bureau knows, LIPION is the "beatnik" poet and former coffeehouse owner who authoréd the inflammatory poem, "I was a poet for the FBI" in the mid-1950's. He is the subject of Bufile 100=1,28153, ard LA file 100-3654. Pending Bureau approval of en interview,no interview will be Thi d The Burean will recall that LIPTON waa interviewed by S48 a 441s eae vw on 3/28/58, following the release of the above scurrilous poete was admonished at that time to refrain from publication of such filth, ad nevertheless again attacked the FB1 by Publication of this poemin the September 1958 issue of the left-wing "Frontier" magazine, which has since merged with “Nation® magazine. Previous contacts.with LIPTON resulted in the finding that he is fantastically incoherent, completely senseless and seemingly a person aa considerable mental instability. Tivieion dees not have a evail ahle at this time en or a Tha Tas nreles r¢ AF et tt sir, el wok Tae ae WE ee n o hal i ar Spe ob £46 oe —w ee oe = clipping of LIPTON's article in the weekly avant-gard underground newspger t “Los Angées Free Pressg" however, there are enclosed forthe Bureau and the Chisago Division two Xerox copies each of his article which appeared on Page 7, of the 6/16-22/68 edition of that pertodigaleran , N _ Ze f~ ; EX100 — rec-i38. / hi ae, RECOMMENDATION: As stated above, Mo ie interven th LIPTON ail be conduc without prior Bureau authority; and it is recommend¢d that no such interview be com — , ducted 4 fh view of his un , ntrustyorthiness lity. It is reasonable 7 } | amneh he ae war enue - -B Registered Airmail)(en ENCLOSURE! Sees " (oe ue 17 Eos Angsiss Goo-gah YLANRENCE LIP ri, fers A Ny