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OPTIONAL $e met 18 _ 1106 . seat 1063 Peto . ee Ofn. ano. eo. 47 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : Mr, noses |) DATE: May 6, 1971 Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr, Mr. Bishop Mr. Gale ca Che ame cog On 5/5/71, Mr. Paul Vincent, Internal Security - Division of the Department requested that the Public Information f Office of the Department be advised when the arrest of Hoffman 7 Was made. » ied FROM : C. L, McGowan ae \' ANTIRIO sugjecr: ABBOTT H, HOFFMAN A T LAWS VIOLATION a al et oe oe pitoaera At 12:15 A.M., 5/6/71, Robert Stevenson, Public Information Office, U, S. Department of Justice, was advised ,}of the arrest of Hoffman and Stevenson stated that no comment | Should be made concerning the arrest and any inquiries should be referred to the Department. Our New York Office was advised of this. / At 12:30 A.M., Assistant Director Thomas E. Bishop was / . t advised of the above, vA called and ‘ At 12:44 A.M. Jack B. Hushen Director of Public a = . . oll nformation, Department of Justice, “was advised that the arrest Info of Abbott Hoffman took place at 11:20 P.M., 5/5/71, and Hoffman Was arrested at his residence 114 East 13th Street, New York City. ACTION: For information amen, DIC aa nly wae a ‘§ ~ALEINFORMATION CONTAINED war a3 97 HERSHEIS UNCLASSIFIED, —— 4-7 (\ pate zce BYerzeego 5! BSMAY 191.