William Thomas
                         P.O. Box 27217
                        Washington, D.C.
                              20038

                          July 12, 1989

Bill Hallenbeck
92 Holbrooke Road
White Plains, New York

Dear Dad:

     It was a very pleasant surprise to see you last month.  It was
a disappointment that we weren't able to meet a last time before
you left.

     Enclosed are a copy of a letter to the D.C. Court of Appeals,
the decision to which the letter refers, and a narration, with
pictures, of the event with which the appeal dealt.  The only
photographs allowed at the trial were those of the sign burning and
the damage to the pillar.  All of the other photographs were not
permitted to be introduced as evidence because the judge held that
they might prejudice the jury against the government.

     Although our conversations were enjoyable it seems rather
likely that I don't understand what you're saying, you don't
understand what I'm saying, or one or both of us are failing to see
reality accurately.  In any event I strongly believe that we could
resolve our misunderstanding if we could only find the time to
talk, or correspond, about it. 

     Hoping to hear from you soon.

                              Love,