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eras wae : : * tee Dae enn SE ar ee ain ee 1 + AA ce ee Ea cette te te Ma ee ao _ oe 7 (. ¢., . . _ ae G c” : ae: Malcolm K. Little i. APPENDIX NATION OF ISLAM In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationiide basis as the "Nation of Islam" and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." On May 2, 1962, a second source advised: “ELIJAu MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Nation of Islam (Nor). Muhammad's Temple of Islam Number 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national headsuarters of the NOI. In mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S organization on a nationwide. basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD clains to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation in the United States. Members following MUHAMMAD'S teaching and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there is 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." In the past, officials and members of the. NOI, including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions of the Select ve Service Acts and have declared” that members owe no allegiance to the United States. On May 5, 1958. the first source advised MUHAMMAD —- nad, wpon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organizaticn in order to avoid possible prosecution by the United States Government; however, he did not indicate any fundamental changes in the teachings of his organization. On May 2, 1962, a third source advised MUHAMMAD had, — early in July, 1958, decided to de-emphasize the religious aspects of the teachings of Islam and to stress the economic ee ee a ee eee eee 5 ars en. Pe ee ee ee ee eee ee ee re benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOL. This policy change, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his - programs. 3 al et a Ee ee, ee eo? re oe Ck 1. ee eC ne ci