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FD-350 (4-3-52) b7c (Mount Clipping in Space Below) [MUSLIM LEADER IS SUSPENDED| } Malcolm X, generally believed tO be thé second-in-command of the anti-white Black Muslim sect, was suspended as minister of the group’s New York City mosque yesterday for express- ing joy at the assassination of . President Kennedy . The indefinite suspension was invoked by Elijah Poole, wha beads the sect under the name of Etijah Muhammad. Make me sad; they've always made me glad.” an A statement from Black Mus- lim headquarters in Chicago yesterday said ‘Malcolm did, not speak on behalf of Mr Muhammad, the Nation of! Islam, or any of Mr. Muhamy! tmad’s followers. Mr. Muham=! mad’s statement on the death) of President Kennedy was as! follows: ‘We with the world are {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) 3+ Malcolm, at a Black Muslim| very shocked at the assassina- rally in New York City Sunday, ; tion of our President.’«.—_., had said the assassination of ; — Mr. Kennedy was a case of “chickens coming home to be? 5 -Toost,”” because the President a had been “twiddling his — gibtgs thumbs” over the assassination _— of two Viet Nam leaders, Presi- ,. dent Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nbu. Mal- colm had added, “Being an old farmboy myself, chickens com- , ington to roost “never did _ b7C. 22 CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Date: 12-5-53 Edition: 3 STAR FINAL Author: Editor: W. Dd, MAXWELL Title: NOL | poo- 3773214 Classification: 100-35635 NOT RECOROCD MU DEC 18 1953 Submitting Office: CHICAGO