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UNITED ofATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS1.¢°E FEDERAL AUREAL OF INVESTIGATION dn Reply, Please Refer to * Chicago, Yllinois File Ne. 176-28 March 24, 1971 ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN Reference is made to Chicago memorandum, March 15 1971, under Hoffman's caption, which reflected travel plans for Hoffman to Par is, Frapce, for the period on or about March 14-17, 1971. That memorandum reflected the approval iF this travel schedule by the United States Court of Appeals USCA), Seventh Circuit, Chicago, and the reason for the necessity of USCA approval ot Hotfman'’s traves oursaue “fhe continental United States. Attached to this ucme.indum is a letter, self-. explanatory, cated March 22, 1971, from Thomas M, Haney, attorney for Hoffman, to the United States Marshal, Chicago, which letter reflects Hoffman's deviation from his previous travel, to include a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, A copy of that letter was made available on March 23, 1971, » IC Deputy United States Marshal Chicago. Also attached is a copy of a so-called Emergency Motion, filed with the USCA by Thomas Haney on Hoffman's be- half, This motion, also self-explanatory, requests USCA ’ Pe eee approval of Hoffman S travel to Belfast for the period March 21-26, 1971, A copy of this motion was provided on March 23, 1971, by Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) James Breen, Northern District of Illinois (NDI), On March 24, 1971, Breen advised that late on March 23, 1971, Chief Judge Luther Swygert, USCA, issued an order which denied Hoffman's moticn requesting Court approval of travel to Belfast in the period March 21-26, nF! haere he peror eawen ren eae