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Disturbance by Group Called Five Percenters," Harlem, New York City, July 29, 1965 Racial Matters 1. 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 a nationwide basis as the "Nation of Islam," (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam. (WwW) On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple of Isiam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Iilinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOT officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S orginization on a nationwide basis, commenced using elther "Mcsque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammadts Teyles of Islam. (a) The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD c.aims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, t2 lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilder- ress of North America by establishing an independent black sation in the United States. Members following MUHAMMAD'S veachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" belteve there is no“such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are s-aves of the white race, referred to as "white devils," in tie United States; and that the white race, because of its exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be castroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon. (w>) ih the past, officials and members of the NOI, cncluding MYHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions $f the Selective Service Acts and have declared shat membert owe no allegiance to the United States ba) Oi May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements’ind instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecutim by the United States Government; however, he did not indicete any fundamental changes in the teachings of his organiza$‘on (A wee, Teme, } a