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Fuge DJ-150 (hu BIEN) ** “UNITED STATES NMENT JEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Memorandum . ; Decenbsr 2°, 1953 TO : Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation DATE: ” BEVsiDOosbks FROM : Fred If. Vinson, Jr. : Assistant Attorney General : Criminal Division o-/ _ SUBJECT: Democratic National Convention Je . Antiriot Laus oD at ' In connection with the investigation currently being conducted, your attention is directed to an article entitled "Press, TV Influenced Both Sides" by “Hilliam Chapman in the “Irshington Post of Dacamber 2, 1968 Ne eae Se a This artis on page 1 and 17 states in mart as follo:s: Abbie Yoffman, the Yinvie leader, is quoted S in the report (study released on December 1, 1968 by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence} explaining how he hoped . to use television as a weapon against the convention. Pad te RS ete (ler | "Je wanted to-up their image on TV. I fight Shrough the jungle of TV, you see. . .its's all in terms of disrupting the image, the image of democratic society being run very peacefully alow wel aes Tor mA ootvrort ng to nse anerAtiea LA khiecte rece : y) tue Ly ana over y thin B to abevluliig to business yf ae Ww Describing the Yippies!' tactics, the report Se PRS seid: "This theatrical concept vas a primery PX ingredient of their epproach. The audience vould : be the American public, the means of comnunication ould be the mess media, manipulated tc create dis- torted imeges of themselves. The stage vould te the streets and the message vould be a demonstration of disrespect, irreverence end ridicule, 1 am eee RECS 76 7 76.24 HD It quotes Hoffman as saving ‘You got a TV se That's a jungle. . .iJe get pn “tube. . .ve get » information out, and our information is heayy, and it 1¥ » ’ i. eticks, and it's exciting, it's alive. we . It is requested that a witness be located Who? one ee, | | ee ae that he heard Hoffman make thés statements os ‘ } “ re / — a" te Cu es os f° _ a rn met : oe b| A kee fo LAG ar Cdi¥ fee: afer ree’ ? ; Od: mt Pre oY PP. (ci - >) Port fe Y TR