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NATION OF ISLAM a 9 1 ot APPENDIX, NATION OF ISLAM, Formerly referred to as the Muslim Cult of Islam, also known as Muhammad's Temples of Islam In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on @ nationwide basis 2S the "Nation of Islam" and ‘iHuhammad's Temples of Isiam." . On April 29, 1966, a second source advised ELIJA MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Neticon of islam (NOI); ‘Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960 MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using ~ either "Mosque or “Temple” when mentioning one of "Yuhamnad's Temples of islam.” The NOI is an all-Negro organization whick was origin- ally organized in 1930. in Detroit, Michigam. MURAHMAD claims to have been selected by Aliah, the Sucreme Being, to lead the so- called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent blac nation in the United States. Members following MUHAMHAD'S teachings and his inter- pretation of the "Yoran" believe there is 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, including 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, On May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecution by the United States government; however, he did not indicate any fundamental changes in the teachings of his organization. - On May 2, 1966, a third source advised NUHAMMAD had, early in July, 1958, decided to de~emphasize the religious aspects of the teachings of Islam and to stress the economic benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOl. This policy change, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs. - 6% -