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(FES STATES DEPARTMEN’ . » JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIC 10N bn Reply, Phe Ref Indianapolis, Indiana December 16, 1963 a MALCOM XO Te "The Gary Crusader", a weekly newspaper distributed in Gary, — Indiana, in its lsaue dated December 7, 1963, contains sn .-. article captioned "Leader Malcolm xX Bows to Yuhaomad's Will", , Balm Leavell, Publisher of "The Gary Crusader", in this article mentions that he telephonically contacted Elijah — Muhaomad in Arizona on December 5, 1963, because of the | speculations that Malcolm,xX Hs fiery New York leader, had | been given "the bum's rush" from the controversial aarrata cult. Muhammad responded that Malcolm K has only been denied the privilege of making public speeches witii such time as he, The Hessenger of isian, sees fit to Lift the ban on Malcolm x statement that Naleoim KX will still lead the New York Mo the Aargest in the U. 8. According to ‘Leavell, Elijah Mohammad was emphatic in ba g Leavell wrote that although Maleolm y has bowed ‘to ‘the will” of the Messenger, there are many so-called Negroea who openly admired or secretly admired his forthright stamina and ability — to retaliate to criticism from anti-Nuslim forces, Manybelieve Malcolm X has been treated unjustly and Elijah Muhammad is showing evidence of weakening from his former forceful _eriticisia of the so-called "white devils". Leavell explained to his imquirers that what Malcolm X said Was contrary to the religbus teachings of Islam and when one disobeys the laws of the religion he must be disciplined, Elijah Muhaamad stated "This is what t have done to Malcolm Xe. Our organization te funetioning now as in the ene Bae _ rr FOUN CONTAINED HS CASS