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* . f { i 4 _ fThu STATES DEPARTMENT ¢ /3U. ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chicago, Illinois March 15, 1971 ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN On March 12, 1971, Assistant United States ‘Attorney Janes Breen, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, advised ae that on March 11, 1971, counsel for Hoffman had filed a we motion with the United States Court of Appeals (USCA), . Seventh Circuit, Chicago. The motion had requested permission st from the USCA for Hoffman to travel to Paris, France, from on : or about March 14, 1971, through on or about March 17, 1971, According to this motion, Hoffman indicated as the Purpose of this travel an effort to arrange for a French publisher of his books. He had no Paris residence accommo-~ dations as of the date the motion wags filed, advised however that while He was in Paris, he could be contacted through M. Mario) Machueck, Editions RobertWaffont, 24 Rue Poliveau. — = ~ No furthér details regarding this travel were contained 4 in ~ z \ Hoffman's mot ion. Luis ‘b5e c a USCA, Chicago, advised that o e the USCA had ee. UUM entered an order approving Hoffman's travel to Paris as ct requested, - In regard to the above, note that Hoffman is a convicted defendant in the so-called Conspiracy Seven Trial, Chicago, involving those persons indicted earlier for violation of the Federal Antiriot Statute, as a result of their actions surrounding the Auguet, 1968 Democratic National Convention, a on hyo 7 Hid pe Additionally, at the trial’s conclusion, Hoffman was cited for contempt of court by trial Judge Julius J. Hoffman as a result of his actions and statements during the trial, and was ordered incarcerated without bond. “ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. con eee ee EEL]. oe . {76-~-34- iD - cae ENCLOSURE