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ce Cok ea Dp eatee Se whee reed A re APD EL a ay eh hee. cf 7 CONFIDENTIAL ey YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY (YIP) “ie “4 "Behind the announcement was the fact that °F ; the Miami Beach City Council has refused so far or to designate campsites demanded by the YIP and oh other protest groups. Se “In their announcement, YIP Leaders blamed this on the Nixon Administration: “*Our work here leads us to believe the Republicans would welcome a chactic situation which would discredit the Democratic Party . « .« We do not want to be a party to that.’ ; “Adnitting that no one protest group can ! control all others for the conventions, the a Yippies claimed only that their announcement sya would ‘set the tone’ for demonstrators flocking os to the two conventions. “A broader statement from nine protest groups - was expected. Including the YIP, the nine groups ~ were scheduled to present their needs to Gov. Reubin Askew's citizens committee for convention _— planning. “Speaking only for themselves, the Yippies a said they will shift their emphasis af the — Democratic Convention from political protest to . ‘a cultural and artistic expression of new life possibilities.‘ “That means, they said, counter-culture poet Alan Ginsberg will lead ‘chanting,’ while artists will express themselves through such unconventional a y rs a a “ ae ose pe. Tay . . presentations as ‘sky art,’ for which searchlights “| and sky writing planes were included as ‘possibilities.' CONFIDENTI - 22 - ms a dente ae WEN TNE a ee ee te