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& SR EEN TNA ORE aSITE n Grm OR8) ME A E esNtodeS tee BR oE a e GT BAER 6 7 eg arma pena ge? eh anal tae tee alt Rah ean aa” Saami ys replant Rel CARL. Settee Centbentined See atl taba tle ea a oy C APPENDIX NATION OF ISLAM La In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD had described hie organization on a nationwide basis as the "Nation of Islam" and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam". On. May 2, 1962, a second source advised: ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is. the national leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Muhammad's Temple of Islam Number 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Iliinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI. In mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOI officiais, 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 claims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to iead the se-called Negre 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 ig no euch 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 vast, officials and members of the NOI, including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared that members owe no allegiances to the United States. On May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal ptatements 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 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 benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOI. This policy change, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs. APPENDIX 9