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Abbie Hoffman — Part 39

128 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Sep 10, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 125 pages OCR'd
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i FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA), ON oNNDENTIAL Dore September 13, 1968 _ On Tuesday, August 27, 1968, at approx- imately 9:30 p.m., ABBIE HOFFMAN was observed eiving 4a Speech to 200,or 300 or possibly more, the AB = o8 in Lincoln Park, He said he was in the row and it was difficult to judge the size of the crowd. Most of the crowd were "hippies" and were smoking pot. He related the plans they were going to ensue the following few days. He said there were two groups, the second group being at Grant Park, He said they were in a bad area because the lighting was not very good, while the group at Grant Park had good lighting. He told the crowd they were not going to leave the park that night at 11:00 p.m., and they will meet the police with whatever violence is needed. He suggested that they wear motorcycle or football helmets and gas masks if they have them, He told them to get whatever weapons were available to use to combat the police. He told the crowd to use golf balis and drive Nails and spikes through them. He also said beer bottles are good weapons and half bricks are better than stones because they are sharper. Ha ee4A that ¢75 7 mnt ara nt Cae’ any we ei ele wy oO 7 aN mace vo ube vaseline on their face. He told them to use oven cleaner if they have any, but that is not good because you have to get close to use that. On.9/13/68 . ot. Chicago, Illinois File# CG 176-28 _ SAs 4 by Date dictoted thie document canton nether retommendatons nar cenctuaions of the FAI 1 a the detio eenctuaic ereperty of the FRI and ts logned Io your agency. Hand 12 contents ave not lo be distributed eviside your agency. . 7 AT Seat over fee ea TT ae me”
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