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Mr, W. C. Sallivas February 4, 1963 : 1 - Mr, Mobr ii - itr: DeLosch a. i Mr. Sullivas NATION OF ISLAM te j= ee INTESNAL SECURITY - ROI 1 MALCOM X LITTLE I a . \_~ INTERNAL SECURITY - NOI uL_ INFORMATION CONTAINED % BEREIN £5 ACLASSIF ” bisa ps: B memorandum 2-1-63 sdvised a scheduled program called *Biack Muslin® would be presented at 7 p.m., Sunday, Z-3-63 oa Channel 7, WMAL Television, Washington, BD. ¢. *Black Moslins® is the term used by the news media in referring to the Nation of Islam (NOI). WMAL, the "Evening Star* (a Washington, D. C., daily newspaper) atation, advised that one of the reasons they were presenting the program was because they felt it presented Malcom Z and the "Black Muslins* in eo “bad light.” | og _ _ The pretaped program was televised as scheduled, — Malcom X, Minister of Temple Number 7, New York City, replied to questions asked by Matt Warren and Mal LePlace, a colored announcer is answers were asually very general, nonspecific and at tines he even avolded answering questions by uoting Elijah Muhamead, leader of the NOI, end expounding the NOI *Tine* which is used to attract |! Negro people toe the organization, His remarks included such commen ss the group ia a religious organization (Islan) and the term Regro means neuter, nothing or dead. The bisck people were kidnaped the white man when African culture was higher than European ¢ulture Malcom X claimed Muslims were taught to obey the law and to never initiate violence; however, they have the right to defend theaselve The “white press publishes false cherges and does not print the true facts.* For an example, the riots_at the reformatory at. Lorton, Virginia, was not caused by Muslims, Malcom was criticel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People . and those who advocate integration, as these groups are supported by *white people*; therefore, they do not represent the “biack man. During the progran Malcom X did refer to the FBI on one occasion, He said, ‘the Fai spends 24 hours a day infiltrating or trying to infiltrate Muslims and after we hold our religious services they go from door to door and ask questions of persons 28-330971-34 , 1 £02-29932/- 400-399321 ‘NOT RECORDED 370 FEB 13 1963 WS:2ji/tet / YulLy 101903