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NY 105-8999 1/1/63 -§ & ae: contact withH.LJAH and to1abJe the latter about numerous telephone calls being received from newspapers about the retirement of ELIJAH and the taking over of the NOI by the subject. To this ELIJAH replied that he cannot retire since he was appointed by God YA who would also appoint his successor, + seyle e conversation eferred TO an artic had recently appeare the " imes" which subject overshadewed ELIJAH an asked ELLJAH for his comments on this, HL LJAH refuse comment, it as a “rough one", Subject told "devil" goes it for purposes of divis Subject then pee hat since the above article HeThas told y/ a reporters not only takes orders fromELIJAH but from Ye ELIJAH's family. 5/13/63 - ie Subject was in conversation with ELIJAH and bib informed the latter that he juatcoun had told representatives of "Life" magazine to told wtheir article on the NOI until pictures of ELLJAH caild be obtained, MALCOLM told ELIJAH a t he did th n order to kill rumors that he (MALCOLM Ba wae aking” over the NOI from COVER PAGE —w. mec CONFIGRTIAL