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Malcolm X — Part 1
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Letter to Director, FBI C4 yt TEA 7
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Our Own" “in Newark, New Joreyy, SD... ee.
a val th fect was interviewed by SAS: +. care Lo
at which time, EDO ey, Ags en
subject readily a members. I Tanple #7, NYC,: re cae
put would not admit that he was a hiniater. or teacher” of. #
Temple #7, NYC. . The subject was very weogerative in this |
interview and refused to furnish ah information concertiing * “
the officers, names ofmembers, to furnish doctrines or-.: a aoe
beliefs of the MCI or family backgrdtnd dave on himself’. a ag vegeta
The subject did state. that he believes in: the teachings — eee “y
of ELIJAH MOHAMMED of Chicago, Illinois and that. MOHAMMED =
was his leader and that he considered MOHAMMED superioy. . . eS on
to all. He considered the "Nation of Islam" higher and o me a
eater than the US Government, When’ questioned concerning ~ 220 <2 %;
alleged teachings of racial hatned of the MCI, he stated ~ ow,
that they do not teach hatred, but the truth, that the -.°-¢
"black man" has been enslaved in the US by the "White man". 8
and that no one could dispute it. The’ subjeat tated that: ee el
the "black man" has died for the "White ‘man" “all over the “SSH <1
world, He described the “black man” who respects the US mo
Government, as "Uncle Tom" in that they have considered
the "White man" and his government first and placed himself _
in a secondary position. The aubject was questioned concerning -
whether: be ...would'.; serve: in the US Armed Forces and
Af he would defend the US egainst an attacking enemy/ BBY. oe y
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would not answer, The subject wotld not answer a8 ton F505 it: et
whether he considered himself a oitizen of the US. when. <. x * =
asked if he considered the MCI a government as well as a oe op.
religion, the subject would not answer. When asked if. . ge
he considered himself and the Negro race in slavery in the”
US by the White man, the subject remarked that yqnu_ would . aa
have to only read the history books in the library to rei ay a
know that they are in slavery. The subject did admit that - La we
dumng World War II he admired tne Japanese people and _—
soldiers and that he would have liked to join the Japanese _
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Army at that time. He claims to have never been a membapP . Seer hoy”:
. of the CP or the American Youth for Democracy or to have.” es ek
known anyone who was associated with it. "++: a gS
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