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FD-302 IREV. 11-27-70) ' y , | - ie! FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION { ! | Det al transcription. __ 5/8/71 The following is a transcription of a tape recording of a speech made by ABBIE HOFFMAN at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahome, on April 29, 1971: An unidentified speaker made the following introduc- tory comments: “The followl tape recording is that of the address made by IE HOFFMAN at the University of Oklahoma on Thursday, the 29th of April, 1971. The first thirty seconds of his comments were not recorded, ey consisted primarily of a negation by HOFFMAN of the invitation to speak from the speaker's stand. He preferred to address the crowd standing in the orchestra pit.” HOFFMAN’ s comments are as follows: “We are finally going to be (illegible). ee There‘re already thousands of young peo le Washington. This Saturday and S y will be a 48-hour rock concert, thee are over thirty rock groups, ARLO GUTHRIE, PETER, PAUL and MARY, MOTHER EARTH, ARETHA FRANKLIN and leads of people. JAMES BROWN just announced two days ago thet he was going to go there and play and there should be somewhere upwards of 100,000 people supporting and celebrating the People's Peace Treaty that's been s d people throughout this country and throughout Vietnam, and indeed in fact hout world, because people throughout the world see the war in Vietnam and U. S. imperialism as a world problem. Rar perv af a ~ = They recognize that they, too, Live in a global village and there are people from at least ten different countries to form youth international brigades that plan to march this weekend in Washington. "On Monday » ,when the Government opens at dawn, t well, I chink 8s about 9 to 5 they work down there. Early birds get the worm, so we'll up early. Oklahoma City ay Interviewed on 5 8 1 at Oklahoma City : Oklahoma File ¥ 6~ This document contoing neither racommendations aor conclusions of the FBI is the property of the FBI and ls loaned to your agency; al Fr at sad its contents ave not ts be disivibuted culside wour caence Hoong is conleat, Gis not to be distributed ouside your agency.