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? —_— Se ee ae ee ee. . MUSLIM MOSQUE, ING. The March 13, 1964 edition of "The New York Times", a daily newspaper published in New York, New York, contained an article on pegs 20 which indicated = that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former national official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) Es and Minister of NOI Mosque #7, New York, who broke with the NOI on March 8, 1964, a, publicly announced in New York City on March 12, 1964 shat he had formed the Muslim er Mosque, Ince (MMI). The MMI, according to the article, would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only, financed by 3 voluntary contributions. In this public statement MALCOLM X urged Negroes to 7 abandon the doctrine of non-violence when it is necessary to defend themselves in the civil rights struggle, and he also suggested tnat Negrocs form rifle clubs to protect their lives and property in times of emergencies in ereas where the govern- Ment is unable or unwilling to protect then Incorporation papers of tne Mt filed on March 16, 1964 with the Business Section, Clerk of Courts, New York County, New York, New York, reflect that the MMI was incorporated under the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York to work for the imparting of the Islamic Faith and Islamic Religion in accordance with "accepted Islamic principals." The principal place of worship to be located in the Horough of Manhattan, New York, New York. During an appearance over KYW - Television, Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7, 1964 MALCOLM X stated that the MI does not stand for integration, but for complete freedom, justice, and equality for Negroes. He stated that Islam was the religious philosophy of the it, while the political, economic and social philosophy was black nationalism. On May 15, 1964 a confidential source advised that the headquarters of the mmi are located in Suite 128, Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York City, where they were established on March 16, 1964.