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zoo i . 4 z. « NATION OF ISLAM formerly referred to as the Musiin Cult of Telam, also know as Muhammad's Temples of islam In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD 8 described his organization on a nationwide basis "Nation of Islan" and d “Muhammad's Temples of Islan.” On July 10, 1963, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD 1s the national leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI); Chicago, Illinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to Muhammad's organization on a nationwide basis, comhenaad - using either "Mosaue" 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 Aliah, 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 Teachings 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 Like ee ee Fee West Wa aaah rire fale a ry & 5 ° * + EEE $ nN Ld Vv u u& v 3 f= & ra] 4 od Ben >» | § Lm —_ — - we 7 In the past, officials and members of the Nor; soe including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the. provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared that members owe no allegiance to the United States. | , . . On May 5, 1958, the first source advised MOHAMMAD hea, upon “gdvice of legal counsel, _ empered his Personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the pri inoipies 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. APPENDIX