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SECURITY nrvi¢ “ROUTIEG- a Chicago, Illinois Mr. Meoford _ November 6, 1945 Mir. Alden a a Mr. Callan INTERNAL SECURITY « J SEDITION Qn November 4, 1945 GAC DRAYTON discuesed the cap L matter in making a request for technical coverage of subject 7¢ EL, who 1s a leader of a branch of the Moorieh Selence 0 rica, located at 447 East 40th Street, Chicago, Tilinoie. There are in Chicago six branches of the Moorish Seience Temple of America, which organization was founded in 1928 by one ROBLE bac DREA ALI, who died in 1929, after which several persons aspired to leadership including subject Investigation has reflected that this organication is pro= Japanese in sympathy, and it is believed that seditious statements of & pro-Japanese character are ade at meetings conducted by The organisation comprises at least fifty menbers, and efforts obtain confidential informants within the ization have met with negetive results in view of the fact that @ refused to take new members into the subject organization since 1935. __ _ \ b aoe 4s reflected in report of Special ont ; q dated September 21, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois in the captioned matter, subject reportediy has branch organizations in New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, and posalbly Arkansas, and is active in Chicago. ™ . The members of thie organization are negroes but classify thanselvea ag Moors, and have secured the ennity pf the negroes in the neighborhood through their activities, Jive approved the instal=~ )-—- - lation of s microphone surveillance. . & iy ae “ tt - Be/: 4) em P ao... 0 et PO ae ey, FOIE IN, } Bere: Respectfully submitted, — te Assistant Director ie vcore ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED | 14-89 Lee eo a HE: E MM Oo ive a oo Ban ae 4 DATE By BO ppt bet Ze + cnet net US