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∂CSL Dean Jesse Choper↓Boalt Hall Law School↓
University of California↓Berkeley, CA∞

Dear Dean Choper:

	The following suggestions presume the substantial accuracy of the
enclosed %2New York Times%1 story.

	I am particulary indignant at the approval of the disruption
by the mayor of Berkeley, who is obliged to uphold the law.  This
obligation suggested to me the following action:

	1. Invite Mrs. Kirkpatrick again, or, if she can't make it,
an equivalent speaker, e.g. George Shultz.

	2. If disruption occurs, call the police directly.  Do not
go through University channels.  This is based on the theory that
anyone has the right to report a crime, and the University does
not have the right to decide that the police shall not be called
to stop a crime.

	3. Call the Mayor also and tell him the police are being
called and ask him for police protection for the meeting.

	4. If the police don't come, charge the police and the
mayor with the Federal crime of violation of civil rights and
file a Federal complaint under the civil rights laws.

	5. If necessary for a civil suit, charge a nominal admission fee to the
meeting.  This will allow each legitimate attendee at the meeting
to sue the mayor, the police and those disrupters identified
on videotape for denying them the privilege, for which they paid,
of peacefully hearing the speaker.  They can sue for the cost of
the tickets, gas, baby sitters and whatever else seems appropriate.

	6. Any suits or complaints should be as analogous as possible
to those filed in previous civil rights cases, since the rights being
defended are entirely analogous.

	According to what seems advantageous and appropriate, any
or all of this plan can be announced in advance.  I suppose it is
best to do so, since if the disrupters chicken out, a precedent
will be set that the authorities of gown and town
can be compelled to defend civil rights, and that such defense
will be successful if vigorous.


.sgn