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oe \ fr. UNITE STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU. .ICE FEDERAL BUREAL OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to Cnicago, Illinois Hie No. = 176_28 September 21, 1970 176-39 pifeaf 5p RIG — ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN I | JERRY CLYDE RUBIN 7 .’ Be September 18, 1970, be comand ccrassime tas ofthe States Court of Appeals (USCA), even rev Chicago, made available a copy of a motion filed September 17, 1970, with the Ua by counsel acting on behalf of Hoffman and Rubin, A copy of this motion is attached to each copy of this memorandum, Although the motion is seif explanatory in nature it might be noted that it reflects contemplated foreign travel by Hoffman and Rubin to various European countries inclusive of Italy, France, England, the Netherlands, Switzerland and possibly Sweden, This travel is to commence on September 30, 1970, in the event it is approved by the USCA, In this connection it might be noted that both Hoffman and Rubin were defendants in the recent so-called “Conspiracy Trial” held in Chicago during the period September, 1969, to the middle of February, 1970. These two individuals, and others, had been indicted previously for a violation of the Federal Antiriot Law as a result of actions on their part during the course of the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, during August, 1968. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.