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— MALCOLM x CHARTS NEW ‘NEGRO a eee * —: _ DEFENSE’ GROUP WITHOUT CLAY. -= “s Ry ART SEARS JR. . _ The Negro is justified in doing whatever is necessary to arotect himself, declared ex-Black Muslim leader Malcolm X. “That means WHATEVER is necessary,” Malcolm as- seried in am exclusive interview with Jer. His explanation came following the announcement that he planned to head a new black nationalistle organization designed to uplift Negroes and to aid them in their quest for equality, despite the fact that he still feels that “the main Negro problem cannot be solved” because it is "moral and mental.” Maicolm said the new organization would probably be ¢alled “The Muslim Mosque, Inc.” or “The Mosque of Islant, Inc.,” and will be religiously-based and foster biack nationalism politically. While similar in many respects to the Black Muslims, the new organization will have certain unique aspects including plans “to work with established civil rights groups where we can agree on any common objectives. In a question-answer form, Malcolm had the _ explanations about his newly-conceived organization: Q—How large will your organization be? A—We're after 22 million so-called Negroes. Q—What sort of structure will it have, such as staf and headquarters? A—That will be spelled out at a later date. I don’t think that the organizational structure will ever be revealed tO the pubhc. . Q—Will you solicit Junds? A—All of that is in the future. Definitely, however. any religious organization solicits funds and we will scck the backing of the entire community because our ob ecvives wilt be designed for the betterment of the entire com- rranity. Q—How long will it take to establish your basic working orgayization? A-—Well, I was involved in the establishment and ofr- ganization of almost every Mosque the Honorable Flijah. . - Haunammad has above No. 10, I believe. So, I have some ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN JS UNCLASSIFIED DAT BY 209 Ie ra Cp ; CLIPPING FRUM THS EDITI tented — DATED Ae at te eS pack. SP m FORWARDED BY NY DIVIS:0N Vg HOT FORWARDED BY VY DIV" ” &