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od ’ it | FD-36 (Reveas-22064) FBI Date: 6/20/69 a ee ee ee ee oe es Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) ; f Vie AIRTEL Fa ue (Priority) ~ i TO: - DIRECTOR, FBI (100-4,9923) FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-1615) (P) 4 SUBJECT: ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN wy (KEY ACTIVIST) i (00:NY) ReNYtel 6/17/69, regarding subject's travel to Chicago, 6/16/69. ReNYairtel 6/19/69, no copy to Chicago. / "The New York Times" in its 6/19/69 issue on | i page 31, carried an article datelined "Chicago, June 18" and entitled "Hoffman Wins New Trial", which reported that the subject was granted a new trial on charges of possess- ing a dangerous weapon in connection with his arrest on 9/16/68 at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago. The article further reported that the defense argued that the weapon exhibited by the state, was a broken pocket knife. _ . 7 RECA A —eee eee que wN “nN a “2-Bureau (RM) 2-Chicago (100-45292) (RM) mead Mu ea CONTAINED b7e DNB aa BY Seay }; 5 5 j UN 30 196 wpecial Ageng harge . 1969 M Per