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uni€_ pb STATES DEPARTMENT OF «, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION in Reply, Please Refer ta Chicago, Illinois 60604 File No. 100-45292 September 4, 1970 ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN 6? g On September 3, 1970, GIBB 01000 States Court of = —_ Seventh r cuit, Chicago, made available a copy of a motion filed September 2, 1970, with the USCA by Thomas M. Haney, Chicago, Counsel acting for Hoffman. The motion, requesting permission of the USCA for Hoffman to travel in the Province of Alberta, Canada, in the period September 10, 1970, through September 12, 1970, is attached to this Memorandum and is self-explanatory in nature. In connection with this request for USCA permission for such travel on the part of Haney, it might be noted that Hoffman was a defendant in the recent so-called “Conspiracy Trial" held in Chicago, involving the trial of those indicted earlier on charges of violation of the Federal Antiriot Law during the course of the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, August, 1968. Hoffman was convicted in February, 1970 of the substantive act with which charged in this indictment and additionally was cited for contempt of court by trial Judge Julius J. Hoffman as a result of his actions and statements in court during the course of the trial. Hoffman was ordered incarcerated by Judge Hoffman in Cook County Jail, Chicago, without bond. mr webby r ps : Mtr ANP Ary rorya TAINED ) LIT. BN 5° OBL As a result of subsequent appeals by Counsel acting on behalf of defendants in this trial, on February 28, 1970,the USCA ordered all defendants released - a on bond. However, as a condition of this bond all defendants, inclusive of Hoffman, were ordered to advise vy the United States Marshal, Chicago, of all travel outside the respective states of their residence, and to secure permission of the USCA regarding any travel outside the continental limits of the United States. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Lh f vere efditbea cL neHDe AE enyLUuGY a 4 . MP tg S7'/