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Clarence Smith Aka 13x — Part 2

36 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: May 31, 1965 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Clarence Smith Aka 13x · 34 pages OCR'd
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$ ! NY 100-150520 The NYCPD is continuing to conduct a full-time CONFIDENTIAL extensive investigation of the "Five Percenters" which includes daily interrogation of f members and nightly surveillances of then. ain deters £ ta tivity. extensive coverage has 4 succeede Setering the asti a) @ gang an opene -+ the way fornhumeréus afrests for absaults, mugging and - marijuang pmoking charges by gang smombors. ou ; "he WYCPD investigation has determined that there are approximately .200 “Five Peroenters” in NYC, ranging in age from 12 t -Approximately 125 of them are centered in Harlen, and the rigiiving 75 are scattered over Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. The gang is responsible for numerous assaults and miggings, chiefly aimed at whites on the fringe area of Harlen. However, if the gang is unable to find a white victim they have no reservations about choosing a Negro victim. The gang has also caused a great deal of trouble in schools where they have disrupted classes, demanded to be called by their Musiim name and have assaulted some teachers. y : The leader of the "Five Percenters”" was CLARENCE EDWARD SMITH who is incareerated and underoing psychiatric examination. He is knorn to gang members as "Allah", Clarence 13X or "Puddin". «wu The gang has no meeting place other than the street, school yard and public parks. ,, The current meaning of "Five Percent” is that 85 percent of Negroes are cattle, 10 percent are Uncle Toms and the remaining 5 percent, which they are, are the real leaders of the Negro people. The Muslim indoctrination they receive in addition to the adoption of a Muslim name is the memori- zation of the questions and answers put out by the NOI which NOI members mist learn before receiving their "X" name. This list of questions and answers appears to have originated with SMITH who was an NOI member under the name of CLARENCE 13X SMIEH, and he undoubtedly obtained it when he joined the MWOl.u The NYCPD investigation has developed no tie or relationship by the "Five Percenters" with the NOI, MMI or the OAAU.' y ° . The investigation has developed nothing to indicate that the gang is armed or has a cache of arms and weapons stored in Harlem. Undoubtedly some of the members have weapons or - C- RAS cpr COVER PAGE CEMENTED
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