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Bd yp 42D t% NY 105-8999 On June 29, 1964 advised that MALCOLM X and his associates were very disappointed over the response of the above mentioned rally held on June 28, 1964 at which time the andience was invited to Join the OAAU following the rally. It was determined that onl persons joined the OAAU out of the audience and only $150 was collected. It was the belief of MALCOLM X that most.of the people did not have the $2.00 initiation fee. Ae) At the MMI sponsored rally held on June 28, 1964, at New York City, at which time MALCOLM announced the organization of the OAAU. As the main speaker he also indicated that he was going to send a telegram to the leaders of the Negro organizations who are active in the south offering them the assistance of his group to defend the black people of the south in the event that the (United States) Government did not come to their assistance. MALCOIM X remarked that the black people should not fight amongst themselves but should unite to fight the whites, "their common enemy”. tion with the formation of the onal advised on 1964, that members of other organi would be allowed to join the OAAU, however, they mist be eareful of Communist and socialist groups trying to infiltrate the organization. Persons from these latter groups would be permitted to join the OAAU but they would not be allowed to hold any position of membership. On ED 96+, WEP 221222 that the number of active members of e based on attendance at various meetings 8 to number approximately 50. On August 26, 196 RE 202 available an OAAU membership ecard which reads as fo : Across the top of the card is written "Organization of Afro-American Unity”. There is then a line for the name of the member followed by "is a member of the OAAU". ‘There is then another line followed by the word "Chairman", ‘The second line also contains the signature of ‘MALCOLM Xx", ~29-