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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 MAY1532 EDITION Tolson DeLoach UNITED STATES C ERNMENT Mohr Bishop emorandum Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Dsoae DATE: Ap Sullivan ALL INFORMATON COMTADTD Tele.Room FROM J. H. Gale, HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED Holmes go4590 C SUBJECT: PLANED NATION-WIDE ANTIDRAFT ACTIVITIES APRIL, 1968 SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT, 1948 The Sac, Boston, hcs adyised that in connection.with tho proposed nation-wide antidrart activities during April, 1968, the Ney England Resistance Is plaaning a Iarge demonstration on the Bcston Common on Apral 3, l963. This is the group involved in antidrait and anti-Vietnam domonstrations. This demonstration is expected to last'approxiyately tvo to three hours and attrac't scne 10,c0o persons. Howard Zinn, weil-known Boston University proiessor and Security Index subject, and Avram Noam Chomsky, a Solective Service subject, will be among the speakers at this Ceonstration. It is expected that drait cards will either be turned in and/or burned. So that the activities carried out during this demonstra- ton can be adequately covered and the very best possible evidence cbtained regarding antidraft rallies wherein Selective Service roglstrants aze urged to vlolate the Selective Service laws by burning or surrendering their draft:cards, the SAc, Boston. has roguested authority to again utilize the services os independent photographer' and to film this demonstration. Bureau imdices negative regarding b6 b7C Because of the highly expensive equipment required for Eynchronized sound film coverage, which type coverage is considered the most desirable, aporoval was previously given to the Boston Osiico to use. to film the January 29, 1968, demonstration at Bcaton involving Reverend William Sloane Coifin, Jr., the Yale Uuiversity Chaplain who was indicted for counseling, aiding and cbetting Selective Serviee registrants. The results oi this cover- agewere excellent.. 00 D Not recorDeD C. e -3-6 141 APR 8 Sc: Ie. DeLoach 3 - ir. Mohr ..Hr. Gale S. /1968 ..ir.. Eddy 1 - Ls. Devic CcD: tap:tdn CONTENUED - OVER 55ApR 151968.