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by... The 7G, Wan: ss PTT fue set oe: reeahions not coactupions of tho FBI tt is the Etomeety of the [Bae ib ce) ty poe oy Renan oh aa CONFIDGNTIAL FFOERAL BUVESLS OF UNVESTICAL. | od CONFIDENTIAL uu. 975768 b7C D advised as follows: He is assig¢ned to the 20th District of the Chicayo Police Department and was on duty at Lincoln Park during the dcnonstrations held there and at Balbo and Michipan during the weck of the Democratic Convention held in Chicnso, SG > ):<2v 22 numerous instances during these ccononstrations when the members of the Press covering these demonstrations disobeyed Police instructions and were generally very uncoopcrative at all times, In spite of Police requests and protests, TV cameramen continuously blinded Policeisen on duty witb their television camera lights. It was very hard to distinguish members of the Peess fron other individuals because so many pvople had cameras and professed menbers of the Press without having preper identification, In some instances, when ordered to get behind the Police skirmish line, the Press would nake verbal insults to the Police such as "who the hell do you think you are?" and “we have a right to be here". The demonstrators not only abused the Policemen verbally by shouting obscenitics and personal insults at then, but also hurled such objects as bricks, rocks, bottics, balls with nsils protruding, spears of wood, knives, and bags and bottles filled with human wastes. In addition numerous Police cars were damaged and Policemen injured during these demonstrations. It was obvious that cars, usually old ones, ovned by the demonstrators had their tires punctured by the demonstrators in an effort to cast suspicion on the Police Department. namaste his men showed remarkable restraint ¢ ITace of all the abuse they bad to withstand and he saw no ins stance of more force being used by Policemen - oe —_—_—— - eee - ee ee ee 9/5/68 Chicago, Tllinois 44-1160 ween ee Pile Pe ee ee ee eee 5/68 eT 4 1. 2. Date dictated. o/ 16 deg en tee ae