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NY 100-161445 + o o> + Ae te Noa 7 + 4 ried a do. ae, HOFFHAN stated his plans are now uncertain for the Prague trip because of the pending Federal charge against hin, He will determine his legal status from his attorney. If he decides to proceed to Prague he will probably never return to the United States. He noted even though a lot of work needs to be done in Europe, he did not like to go to Europe under circumstances which would prevent his ret»rn to the United States. He stated he wants to be permitted to return to the United States because a lot of work remains to be finished in this country. He esserted his series of recent arrests in _ Chicago are harrassment and revenge tactics by "Government Pigs" to prevent him from carrying on with his work. He pointed out he hes been arrested 23 times and never convicted, and the current arrests are a continuation of "Pig determination" to stop his work. He advised he voluntarily returned to Chicago to answer city criminal charges against him, whichgrew out of activity at the DNC. He observed the charges against him are absurd and he could not have been extradited for return to Illinois to be tried for his alleged offenses. He reported he voluntarily returned to Chicago to obtain court permission to leave the United States for his planned trip to Prague. He pointed out that the City of Chicago obscenity charge against him is ridiculous in its being based on his arrest for having an obscene word printed on his forehead. He observed such action by him. is not a violation of law. HOFF- _MAN reported that the nation's outstanding freelance photographer is going to exhibit a large, face portrait of HOFFMAN with the obscene word printed on his forehead, which was taken during the demonstration activity at the DNC, in a photography show. HOFFMAN surmised he will be considered, at the very least, an art object. , He commented that the Federal charge regarding a erime on an aircraft is ridiculous. He asserted he did not commit a criminal act on the aircraft. The knife in his ossession when errested was a $3 pen knife purchased in ew York City, which he voluntarily surrendered to Chicago police "pigs". The knife was not a switchblade and was not @ dangerous weapon. He asserted, "I'm living in a police state, but that's the way it goes in this country from the pigs’. HOFFMAN confirmed he is under contract with Dell. ublication Company of New York towrite a book due for release ‘sometime in October, 1968, entitled MRevalution.for. the Hell. “public He stated he may make a mi Yron dollars from ublication of this book and from publication of a children's t ook he is in the “SEGRET . ee eee Ce pee ee ge bm one