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{ Disturbance by Group Called "Five Percenters," Harlen, New Yorn 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 ELIJAK MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide becsis as the "Nation of Islam," (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam.) On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leacer of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple of Istam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicégo, Tilinois, is tke national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S org:nization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either "Msque" or "Tempie" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Tepies 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, t lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilider- ress Of North America by establishing an independent “black savion in the United States. Members following MUHAMMAD'S seachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there is no“suck thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are staves of the.white race, referred to as "white devils," in the United States; and that the white race, because of its e:ploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be cestroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon. (> ih the past, officials and members of the NOI, cncluding MJHAMMAD, have refused to register under the provisions tf the Selective Service Acts and heve declared shat member! owe no allegiance to the United Sates (..) Oi May 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD had, upon aivice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements’ and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles cf 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(w | &