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1 APPENDIX dan NATION OF iSLAM, Formerly Referred to as the Muslim Cult cf Islam, Aka. Muhammad’s Temples of Islam In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the "Nation of Islam" and "Muhammad's Texples of Islan." On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Nation cf Islam (NOI); Muhanmmad’‘s Tempie of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwceed Avenue, Chicago, — se Illinois, ts the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960 MUHAMMAD and cther NOI cfficials, when referring to MUHAMMAD's i organization on a naticnwide basis, ccmrenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when tentioning one cf "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." a The NOI is ar all-Negre crganization which was criginally s. organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD claims to have been selected by Allah, the Suprewe Being, to lead the sc=-called Negro race out cf slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation in the United States. Members following MUHAMMAD's teachings ard his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there is no such thing as a Negro; that the so- called Negroes are slaves cf 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 bh: ass=- trcyed in the apprcaching "War cf Armageddon." In tke past, officials and members of the NOI, intludire MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions ci tre Selective Service Acts ard have declared that members owe no allegiance to the United States, On May 5, 1958, the first scurce advised MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal ccunsel, tempered his personal statements a:a instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order tc aveid possible prosecution by tae United States Governwent, however, he did net indicate any fundamental - changes in the teachings of his crganizaticn. On May 7, 1964, a third source advised MUHAMMAD had, + early in July, 1958, decided to de-emphasize the religicus aspects of the teachings of Islam and to stress the eccnomic 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