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C c a m. ' FS _ we ENITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Chicago, Illinois In Reply, Please Refer to March 29, 1968 File No. 157~2377 ‘ be c be = or ’. + tr fee MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF ee Reference is made to C orandum dated 1967, captioned SPICE AE boe Charles"kirkman Bey, Supreme Grand Adviser, and Moderator, Moorish Science Temple of America (MSTA), 1042 “North Franklin Street, formerly located 1104 North Sedgwick “and 1032 North vrleans, _fhicaga,: was interviewed on February 5, 1957. Kirkman Rey stated he is the leader of the MSTA, a religious group; also that the MSTA is a religious corporation incorporated on July 20, 1928, in Illinois, and is a religious society and sect, adhering to and deriving its authority and power from tifé Great Koran of Mohammed and teaching and propagating that faith and extending the learning and the truth of the Great Prophet Ali in America, appointing and consecrating missionaries of the Prophet and establishing the faith of Mohammed in America. He stated the Constitution of the National organization of the MSTA provides that its members shall comply with the laws of the United States. He related that this organization has branches throughout the United States, each one chartered in the state where located, which adhere to the same beliefs. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Ny ef 3 J-7-F 44 (- ie a ee Lo ee ne eee. ere oe eee ec ee Le on Ce NT