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Malcolm X — Part 24
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1. APPENDIX
MUSLIM MOSQUE, INCORPORATED (MMI)
The March 13, 1964, edition of "The New York Tines,”" a
daily newspaper published in New York, New York. contained an
article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM XK (LITTLE), former
national official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) who broke with the
NOI on March 8, 1964, publicly announced in New York City on
March 12, 1964, that he had formed the Musiim Mosque, Incorporated
(mI}). The MMI, according to the articie,would be a broadiy based
politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only,
financed by voluntary contributions. In this public statenent
MALCOLM X urged Negroes to abandon the doctrine of non-violence
when it is necessary to defend themselves in the civil rights
struggie, and he also suggested that Negroes form rifle clube to
protect their lives and property in time of emergencies in areas
where the government is unable or unwilling to protect then.
Tnanrnaratinan nanaroa af tha Mur FilaA am Mavnh 128 10a4
with the Business Section, Clerk of Courts, New York County, Kew
York, Kew 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 | os
accordance with "accepted Isiamic principals.” The principal
Place of worship to be located in the Borough of Manhattan, New-
York, New York.
The May 23, 1964, edition of the "New York Amsterdam
News,“ a weekly Negro newspaper published in New York City, con~
tained an article by columnist JAMES BOOKER in which he indicated
that he had heard that the visit by MALCOLM X with Muslim leaders
during | his African tour has _ changed hia to become soft in his
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atiownite fesiings aoa ta pSecons wore religious.
On October 6, 1964, a confidential gource advised that
the MMI is apparently affiliated with the true orthodox Islanic
Religion through its affiliation with the Islamic Foundation (of
New York)§ 1 Riverside Drive, New York City. The only teachings
of the MMI are on the Islamic Religion. :
A second confidential source advised on October 20, 1964,
that thea haadnuartare at tha muy ara InvnataA in Ani¢a 198 Hote!
ree TW ese Ye —_ dh was mai GY he oe SS BE ews ew harws
Theresa, 2080 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, where they were
established on March 6, 1964. These headquarters are shared with
the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) which is also
headed by MALCOLM X.
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