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las : . soos CO et Ce A Se alana ate a - ~ . Disturbance « » Group Called oT “ are ria , ow & “Five Percente ", Harlem, _- oO To men es ps - 3... New York City,4. uly 29, 1965 - Ms Wp Rg ow wet APPENDIK =) a . . ° ad 3 ., NATION OF ISLAM, formerly fe referred to as the Muslim 5 Cult of Islam, also known as bs anon Muhemmad's Temples of Tslam In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide basis.as the |. "Nation of Islam," (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam. (A) . . 5] aie ieAL On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD 48 the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple —. of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, co _. MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S ~ 7 copay ch ote St alin neem oY Diet ke teat] ah eal CO ER ere emer qer: eae Serr ep pee te ere organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of Tslam.Cu> The NOI 18 an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD cleims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilder--. ness of North America by establishing an independent biack nation in the United States. Members following MUHAMMAD'S teachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there. 4s no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are slaves of the white race, referred to as "white devils,” in ; the United States; and that the white race, because of its exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be _ destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon. ) ; - e In .the past, officials and members of the NOT, including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have arares that members owe no allegiance to the United States “w) ” 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 prosecution by the United States Government; however, he did not indicate fundamental changes in the teachings of his orgenization(w) . . we, tte, . om etme - b . fee “a ~, . : ' . . - = -3 7 eet