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ad NS Nhe LE Net oR ee wae ee 2 _APPENDIX_ Ree NATION OF ISLAM ao . sh . On May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD “had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible pe scoution. by the United States Government; however, h d not inditvate -any- fundamental changes in the teachings his organization, On July \O, 1963, a third source advised MUHAMMAD had early in July, 1 » decided to de-emphasize the religious aspects of t @ teachings of Isjam and to stress the economic benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOI. This polity charge, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs,