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a A ae 1. APPENDIX ea ba NATION OF ISLAM, formerly “¥ referred to as the luslim ai Cuit of Islam, also kncwn as hae Muhammad's Temples of Islam aa : In January, 1957, a source advised Elijah Muhammad : has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the 7 "Nation of Islam," (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." mv On May 8, 1964, a second source advised Eli jah iS Muhammad is the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple a of Islam No, 2, 5335 South Greenwocd Avenue, Chicage, Illinois, oe is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, = Muhammad and other NOI officials, when referring to Muhammad's ae organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either eee "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of Islam," The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was sib originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, Muhammad one claims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to (ha lead the so-calied Nezro race out of slavery in the wilderness va of North America by establishing an independent black nation “le in the United States, Members following Muhammad's teachings c nd his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there 1s 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 "War of Armageddon," In the past, officials and members of the NOI, ineluding 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. OT met yee aim TTR SM Teg RO tes aegis Pa Tae es peas ge ee