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“t : Office Memébvundum « onrrep six ¢ , % ‘Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation 3 4 . . 5 FROM Olney Ill, Assistant Attomey Gensral 2 ¢. s © TENCE TEM?’ Hi et bik SS / a SEDITION + This refers to your memorandum of July 29, 1953 Toqestine are an opinion from this Division as to whether prosecution of the abo x fp 7 ft - gubjects will be authorized or whether further investigation is des <p . a ‘the investigative reports which you submitted have been oe - ; reviewed and it is the opinion of this Division that prosecution for =i , violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act is not 25, warranted at this time. ‘This opinion is based on the fact that the TE subjects while instructing members of the Moorish Science Temple of ; = Ancrica, Inc, to claim to be conscientious objectors did not counsel \ ae them to evade service other than by the exercise of a right granted ei of under the provisions of this Act. Keither does it appear that there, “«.. Db, has been a Violation of the sedition statutes, since subjects! activie — - ties were not directed toward members of the military or navel forces - b7t of the United States, as defined by the statute. during the cauree of any subsequent investiga- fo os t rT, De eee — Citnin, diy DOWeVel, Guia wis eaures any a] tion additional information should cam to your attention indicating @ =\ Div, DUS: Jpossibie viclation of the statutes on the part of the subjects the Criminal Division will be glad to re-examine this matter in the light } of such development. t r » mes | | . . mt ~ aa : 7 . ~~ ac ~ a I he Ae STs TT eee ee